Reflections on Cruz's Technology and Ford's Approach in Autonomous Vehicles Industry

This week on the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Joann Muller, co-author of the Axios What’s Next newsletter, offers her thoughts on trends in the automotive industry, including electric vehicle (EV) sales and more. 

Three recent stories explored the rapidly changing landscape: 

• How consumers are finding comfort in hybrid vehicles before fully adopting EVs. From the story: “Car buyers - not politicians, regulators or carmakers - will dictate the pace of the electric transition.”
• What car dealers are telling the Biden administration about EV sales. 
• What needs to be done to gain public trust in automated vehicles. 

Also discussed: how the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program can help states build out charging networks to provide more certainty for travelers. This includes the $110 million awarded to Michigan for that work.