In this installment we take a look at the famed kidnapping of Juan Manuel Fangio. A five-time Formula One World Champion by 1958, the Argentine Grand Prix driver arrived at the burgeoning Cuban Grand Prix looking to repeat his previous year’s victory. Fate, however, would have other plans as Fidel Castro and his revolutionary 26th of July movement sought to publicly embarrass Cuba’s President, Fulgencio Batista, by kidnapping the event’s biggest star. In this episode, we examine the kidnapping itself, including interviews with some of the people who were there.

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Motortrend’s Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Rivian Founder & CEO, RJ Scaringe! RJ talks about EV adoption, Rivian R2, Rivian R3 & R3X, Rivian Commercial Van, Autonomy, Improvements from Gen 1 to Gen 2, NVIDIA partnership, Android Automotive, Unreal Engine, VW partnership, GenAI, international markets, NACS, Halloween mode, and a lightning round!

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2:40 – Are EVs really InEVitable?

5:00 – EV adoption rate.

8:04 – How much is cost a factor in adoption?

8:55 – Excitement around release of R2 & R3.

10:35 – R3, & R3X Benchmarks.

13:18 – Suspension, electro hydraulic damper.

17:51 – Approach to R2.

21:04 – R2T? Or R3T?

22:12 – Rivian Commercial Van. Consumer delivery van?

24:45 – RoboTaxi? Autonomy?

27:57 – Improvements from Gen 1 to Gen 2.

31:48 – Dual NVIDIA drive.

33:12 – Why NVIDIA?

35:08 – Android Automotive.

36:59 – Unreal Engine.

42:08 – AR.

43:10 – Uses of GenAI.

46:38 – Tactile buttons vs full digital controls?

48:41 – VW partnership with XPENG.

50:33 – Chinese market vs US market.

56:22 – VW partnership.

01:04:15 – Lightning Round! FSD App? Heavy Duty Truck? NACS? Open roof? Quad?

01:11:07 – R2 & R3X timing?

01:13:41 – Electric door handles.

01:14:22 – Subscriptions.

01:18:55 – Halloween mode!

01:19:16 – New colors coming.

01:19:59 – Bi-directional charging?

01:23:20 – DTC vs Dealerships.

01:25:45 – Tesla.

01:27:00 – Porsche.

01:30:28 – Rivian sports car??

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