Would You Trust a Robo-Taxi?

IKEA's new buy-back-for-store-credit program, Spotify's latest product and feature launches, and the impending reality of autonomous taxis. Episode Navigation:2:35 – IKEA Buy Back Program Being Piloted in Pennsylvania22:05 – Spotify Adds a Ton of New Features, Expanding its Market Dominance32:30 – Hyundai Debuts its Ioniq 5 Robo-Taxi, Due Out in 2023Featured and Related:Ikea is launching a furniture buyback program – Fast CompanyBuy Back program – IKEAInside Ikea’s plan to reinvent itself as a circular company – Fast CompanyHow Ikea plans to be climate positive by 2030 – Fast CompanyIkea’s Offering to Buy Back Your Old Furniture—If It Can Survive the Journey – GizmodoIKEA Is Now Selling a Hot New Product: Renewable Energy – Architectural DigestIKEA Is Increasing Refunds on Returned and Unwanted Office Furniture by 50 Percent This Week – Concrete PlaygroundNew Spotify Feature Will Make You and Your BFF a Playlist of Songs You'll Both Like – GizmodoSpotify is taking over Delta's entire in-flight audio section – EngadgetPhilips Hue partners with Spotify to turn all your lights into a music visualizer – The VergeHow Spotify’s Newest Personalized Experience, Blend, Creates a Playlist for You and Your Bestie – SpotifySpotify’s Podcasts Subscriptions service is now open to all US creators – Tech CrunchIn early 2020, Spotify accounted for 30% of global streaming service usage – StatistaHyundai reveals self-driving Ioniq 5 'robotaxi' – AutocarAutonomous Tech Developer Motional Unveils Hyundai Ioniq 5-Based Robotaxi – ForbesHyundai reveals the robotaxi it built for Lyft, and a version for its very own metaverse – The RegisterMotional reveals its Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric robotaxi – Tech CrunchMotional websiteWaymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco – The VergeWaymo Is 99% of the way to self-driving cars. The last 1% is the hardest – AutoblogTesla Crashes Into Police Cruiser. Self-Driving Cars Have to Learn how to Drive. – Barron'sVolvo invests in Israeli developer of testing platform for autonomous vehicles – The Times of IsraelRainbow road sign film would be easier for autonomous vehicles to read – New AtlasToyota pauses Paralympics self-driving buses after one hits visually impaired athlete – The Guardian