Looking Out - The Podcast
Connecting the dots across mobility, design, and culture. The partner show to Looking Out - The Newsletter.
Episodes
22 episodes
EP22 - Bugatti's poorly-parked wiper problem & a massive miss for CarPlay
Hoo boy, it's been a beat!But: Joe and Drew are back with a dissection of everything that's wrong with the Bugatti Tourbillon's windshield wiper, and the massively missed opportunity that is Apple's second-generation CarPlay.
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46:06
EP21 - How to design characterful cars
This episode gets personal! Join Joe and Drew as they explore the sensory and emotional components of car design through the lens of their beloveds: the Mercedes W140 S-Class and the Porsche 911. In this episode, they ...
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43:08
EP20 - Making Sense of The Software-defined Vehicle
In this episode, we dive in to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and what they mean for the customer experience. We cover why car makers are developing them, including their need to diversify revenue streams in saturated markets, an...
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Episode 20
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46:47
EP19 - From Milan Design Week to the Beijing Auto Show
Joe and Drew take a look at the most significant exhibits and announcements coming out of Milan Design Week, and the Beijing Auto Show. And they touch on Tesla. How couldn't they?📨 Subscribe to Looking Out - The Newsletter, the partner ...
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Episode 19
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51:32
EP18 - Revisiting The EV Inferno: how has the EV market changed, five months on?
Five months ago, we recorded our most incendiary episode yet. In The EV Inferno, we wondered whether EV sales were about to fall off a cliff, or whether we’d just hit a bump in the road.With the benefit of time, the picture’s becoming a ...
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Episode 18
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52:31
EP17 - Gandini's Top Trumps, BMW's Neue Klasse X, knobs, and our favourite gas station meals
Sibilio. Bravo. Stratos. Magnum. And Shamal. Joe and Drew celebrate Gandini’s life and his greatest hits.We also cover the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X, Euro NCAP’s physical button mandate, and a conversation about great gas station meals l...
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Episode 17
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53:17
EP16 - The hatchback renaissance - the Rivian R3 and Renault R5. Plus the death of the Apple Car, and the state of design leadership.
The death of the desirable hatchback has been exaggerated. In the space of two weeks, we've been gifted the new Renault R5 and the Rivian R3 and R3X. We discuss their design, and what they mean for their respective manufacturers.Meanwhi...
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Episode 16
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1:06:17
EP15 - Has technology ruined cruise control? Drew rides in a Waymo!
Tesla Autopilot. Hyundai Highway Driving Assist 2. GM SuperCruise. Oh, and a Waymo robotaxi. This episode has it all. Joe and Drew talk about their experiences of each and ask the crucial question: what's it all for?📨 Subsc...
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Episode 15
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58:27
EP14 - Drew reports on CES 2024: AI-powered interfaces, grid independence, and calm technology
For over a decade now, the Consumer Electronics Show has also been one of the most significant automotive shows in the world.In January 2024, after the year in which generative AI changed everything, Drew’s hopes were high for a few rad...
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Episode 14
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49:04
EP13 - CyberWTF?! - What the new Tesla says about the state of design, and humanity.
Back in 2019, Drew and Joe disagreed on what the Tesla Cybertruck represented. Has anything changed in the past four years?In this episode, Drew and Joe take a look at what the most polarising car in living memory means as a piece of te...
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Episode 13
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43:00
EP12 - Why China has the most exciting car market right now. Joe reports from Shanghai.
For two decades, China has been the goose that laid the golden egg for Western automakers.Now, it might just be the market that screws the pooch.Joe heads to Shanghai after a few years away to see just how far the Chinese manufa...
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Episode 12
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44:22
EP11 - The Japan Mobility Show review: Toyota's spray-and-pray EVs, Mazda's stunning new RX, and Honda's disappointment.
The Tokyo Motor Show, now known as the Japan Mobility Show, has always been one of the most surprising on the circuit.Historically the launchpad for some of the wilder concepts the industry has seen, Tokyo has also represented something...
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Episode 11
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54:58
EP10 - The EV inferno - two car designers discuss why EV sales might be coming off the boil.
There’s been a flood of news these past weeks about the slowdown in EV sales.Challenging market conditions and the high cost of funding the transition to EVs is giving manufacturers cause for pause. Tesla is halting work on further f...
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Episode 10
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45:42
EP09 - The Criticism of The Century: why Toyota's new SUV is a bit of a lump, and why it's important to be able to say that out loud.
This episode is *really* visual. To see our line-by-line review of the Toyota Century SUV in real time, watch along at https://youtu.be/BtDJNCnuVlY?si=WAzJXEJ55_KeWa8cCriticism and the automotive industry make for uncomfortable bed fell...
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Episode 9
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1:08:22
EP08 - The Tesla Model 3 "Highland" and the Lormauto Renault Twingo
📺 Watch this episode on YouTube!Take a peak at the design secrets behind the new Tesla Model 3, also known as Highland, and how they give Tesla an incredible pricing advantage ag...
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Episode 8
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39:16
EP07 - The Munich Motor Show Review
In this special episode, Joe and Drew take a look - both macro and micro - at the recent IAA, also known as the Munich motor show. The motor show itself:This is the second coming of the biennial motor show in Munic...
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Episode 7
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54:36
EP06 - Reimagining GM's culture for a post-CarPlay world, the Paris Scooter ban, and generative AI in design studios
In this episode:GM's post-CarPlay Culture So GM's gone out on a limb and said they're ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for their next generation of cars. To help them on their way, they've hired Mike Abbot, formerly he...
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Episode 6
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46:27
EP05 - Horace Dediu on micromobility, and what it means for car makers
In this very special episode, Joe and Drew revisit Drew's interview with the father of micromobility, Horace Dediu.This isn't the first time this interview's gone to air. You may have heard it first time around on Drew's other podcast, ...
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Episode 5
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1:38:45
EP04 - BMW's slightly scary i Vision Dee, Joe's EV run across Europe, and what CES teaches us about systems design.
In this episode of Looking Out - The Podcast, Joe and Drew discuss:BMW's i Vision Dee, why some folk find her scary, and what she says about BMW's futureJoe's surprisingly normal Christmas run in an EV from Gothenburg to Le...
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Episode 4
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31:04
EP03 - Hyundai happiness, the death of design at Apple, and more bad news for small cars
Joe and Drew dive deep on the most popular topics from our recent newsletter.In this show, they explore:why Hyundai is giving us reasons to be happy,what it means when design no longer matters to Apple,
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Episode 3
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37:06
EP02 - The EV charging clustercuss, the unbelievable costs of owning a car, and cars in the cloud
Joe and Drew dive deep on the most popular topics from our recent newsletter.In this show, they explore:the EV charging clustercuss, why a car costs more than your house, and cars in the cloud.
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Episode 2
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38:21
EP01 - Apple's CarPlay, Micromobility in Europe, and how to name a car
Joe and Drew dive deep on the most popular topics from our recent newsletter.In this show, they:cast a critical eye on Apple's expanded CarPlay offer, explore some of the challenges facing shared micromobility ...
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Episode 1
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