Decoder with Nilay Patel

7 CEOs and one secretary of Transportation on the future of cars

Regular listeners of Decoder know car CEOs love coming on the show. There is a lot of change in the car industry, a lot of big ideas about how to manage that change, and a lot of big problems to solve: the transition to electric vehicles, the fact that cars are basically turning into rolling smartphones, how to make self-driving work safely, and more. And, of course, we always end up talking about Tesla — because how can you not?

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Luminar CEO Austin Russell
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Argo AI CEO Brian Saleski
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath
Waymo CEO Tekedra Mawakana
Jeep CEO Christian Meunier
﻿Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess 

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Credits:
Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone, and Jackie McDermott with and it was edited by Callie Wright.
The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan. 
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Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.