Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.
DoorDash, Uber Eats... and Tony
Today on the flagship podcast of scaled EV production:
02:50 - Verge producer Will Poor tags along with a former Uber Eats driver who ditched the delivery apps and is trying to start a one-man gig work revolution.
18:54- The Verge's David Pierce and Andrew Hawkins discuss Rivian's new vehicles they announced last week, and what it will take for the company to compete with Tesla.
- Rivian R2, R3, and R3X launch event: the EV company’s more affordable SUVs are here
- Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he has ‘complete certainty’ EVs will win
- Rivian R2 revealed: a $45,000 electric off-roader for the masses
- Rivian owners now have access to Tesla Superchargers
- Rivian surprises with R3 and R3X electric SUVs
54:37 - David and Allison Johnson answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about foldable phones.
- Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough
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