Arrival's Avinash Rugoobur: "No one has ever made vehicles this way"

The Times Tech Podcast

• Episode: Arrival's Avinash Rugoobur: "No one has ever made vehicles this way"
• Website: The Times Tech Podcast
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• Duration: 00:46:33
• Published: 2022-05-27 06:19

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Avinash Rugoobur, president of Arrival, to talk about the challenge of creating an electric vehicle company from scratch (3:30), micro-factories (6:20), how the EV shift has already happened (10:30), why small is beautiful (15:50), the problem with paint (19:50), starting at GM’s innovation unit (24:20), when he started a “chocolate lounge” (25:45), meeting Arrival founder Denis Sverdlov (30:10), the importance of mentors (35:10), what keeps him up at night (38:30), and operating in a bear market (42:00).

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