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Fast Forward explores revolutionary technologies, ideas, and developments that are just around the corner and examines the ways they will reshape society.

Matthew Boutte


    • Jun 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 103 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Fast Forward

    Spring Season Finale: Secretary Pete at CoMotion MIAMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 38:46


    With CoMotion Miami behind us, Greg Lindsay and Jonah Bliss recap this spring's season of Fast Forward — Elon! EVs! SPACs! Stonks! — plus Secretary Pete's Miami keynote conversation with CityFi's Gabe Klein. Listen in!

    The Preview Show: CoMotion MIAMI with Anthea Zeng

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 28:58


    The Preview Show: CoMotion MIAMI with Anthea Zeng by CoMotion

    Greg Lindsay chats with REEF Co-Founder & SVP, Philippe Saint-Just

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 38:34


    Greg Lindsay chats with REEF Co-Founder & SVP, Philippe Saint-Just by CoMotion

    Leading the Charge — Greg Lindsay chats with Enel X's Giovanni Bertolino

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 36:48


    A world of EVs won't make much difference if we're unable to charge them all — and do it cleanly. Greg Lindsay chats with Giovanni Bertolino, head of e-mobility at Enel X North America, to discuss the utility's charging solutions and the future of personal electric mobility.

    Funding the Emerging Mobility Landscape of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 31:36


    Funding the Emerging Mobility Landscape of the Future by CoMotion

    The Brains Behind Shared Mobility — Greg Lindsay chats with INVERS CEO Alex Kirn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 44:34


    INVERS doesn’t make the scooter; they make it profitable. Greg Lindsay chats with CEO Alex Kirn about the firm’s nearly 30-year history of building the technology to make shared mobility possible, and about where micromobility may be headed next. Listen in!

    Curb Your Disruption — Greg Lindsay chats with Gene Oh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 37:47


    The days of docklessness and drop-off-and-pick-up from anywhere are numbered. Greg Lindsay chats with Tranzito’s Gene Oh about “curbside mobility hubs” and a new generation of transit infrastructure offering mobility-as-a-service from the ground-up rather than the top-down.

    China, Chips, and Supply Chains — Greg Lindsay chats with Scott Malcomson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 30:53


    Every week, geopolitics seems to throw another monkey wrench into the future of mobility — whether it’s chip shortages, lithium mines, or the race to build better batteries before China’s automakers do. Greg Lindsay chats with the Strategic Insight Group’s Scott Malcomson about the ripple effects from superpower rivalries and splintering supply chains.

    Scooters and Smoke-Filled Rooms — Greg Lindsay chats with Superpedestrian’s Paul White

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 34:21


    Scooters and Smoke-Filled Rooms — Greg Lindsay chats with Superpedestrian’s Paul White by CoMotion

    EV Incentives and Biden Bucks - Jonah Bliss chats with Chargie CEO Zach Jennings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 32:34


    EV Incentives and Biden Bucks - Jonah Bliss chats with Chargie CEO Zach Jennings by CoMotion

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    The EV revolution needs to be for everyone! Jonah Bliss chats with Kameale C. Terry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 36:20


    The EV revolution needs to be for everyone! Jonah Bliss chats with Kameale C. Terry by CoMotion

    On Parisians Sharing Scooters and Data - Greg Lindsay chats with Blue Systems' Christophe Arnaud

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 35:12


    On Parisians Sharing Scooters and Data - Greg Lindsay chats with Blue Systems' Christophe Arnaud by CoMotion

    Dollar vans, Jeepneys, Matatus, oh my! Greg Lindsay talks with Benjamin de le Pena and Su Sanni

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 35:52


    Dollar vans, Jeepneys, Matatus, oh my! Greg Lindsay talks with Benjamin de le Pena and Su Sanni by CoMotion

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    Miami, Monaco, and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 32:56


    Miami, Monaco, and Beyond by CoMotion

    Can Gig Work Ever Be Good Work? - Greg Lindsasy chats with Managed by Q Founder Dan Teran

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 35:04


    Can Gig Work Ever Be Good Work? - Greg Lindsasy chats with Managed by Q Founder Dan Teran by CoMotion

    Tracking SPACs - Jonah Bliss chats with SPAC Track’s Nick Gershenhorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 48:30


    Tracking SPACs - Jonah Bliss chats with SPAC Track’s Nick Gershenhorn by CoMotion

    On privacy, disruption, and cities - Greg Lindsay chats with Tusk Strategies’ Bradley Tusk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 42:26


    On privacy, disruption, and cities - Greg Lindsay chats with Tusk Strategies’ Bradley Tusk by CoMotion

    All I Want for Christmas Is a SPAC - 2020 in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 38:34


    All I Want for Christmas Is a SPAC - 2020 in Review by CoMotion

    Stonks, SPACs, and the S&P 500 - Greg Lindsay chats with Ludicrous Author E.W. Niedermeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 36:24


    Stonks, SPACs, and the S&P 500 - Greg Lindsay chats with Ludicrous Author E.W. Niedermeyer by CoMotion

    Dreaming of Computer Vision - Jonah Bliss chats with Automotus’ Jordan Justus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 29:04


    Dreaming of Computer Vision - Jonah Bliss chats with Automotus’ Jordan Justus by CoMotion

    Fast Forward comes to you from CoMotion LA LIVE. Keynote Conversation with Wayne Ting, CEO of Lime.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 32:52


    Fast Forward comes to you from CoMotion LA LIVE. Keynote Conversation with Wayne Ting, CEO of Lime. by CoMotion

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    The CoMotion LA LIVE Preview Extravaganza!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 34:42


    The CoMotion LA LIVE Preview Extravaganza! by CoMotion

    Envisioning Mobility's Future - Jonah Bliss chats with Hoag + Co’s Marc Hoag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 38:47


    Envisioning Mobility's Future - Jonah Bliss chats with Hoag + Co’s Marc Hoag by CoMotion

    Electrifying Public Transport - Greg Lindsay chats with Arrival's Avinash Rugoobur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 29:48


    Electrifying Public Transport - Greg Lindsay chats with Arrival's Avinash Rugoobur by CoMotion

    Accelerating LA Innovation — Greg Lindsay chats with Urban Movement Labs’ Julia Thayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 32:07


    Accelerating LA Innovation — Greg Lindsay chats with Urban Movement Labs’ Julia Thayne by CoMotion

    From Slow Streets to Essential Places with Oakland’s Warren Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 39:26


    From Slow Streets to Essential Places with Oakland’s Warren Logan by CoMotion

    Micromobility is Here to Stay - Greg Lindsay chats with Avra van der Zee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 35:22


    Micromobility is Here to Stay - Greg Lindsay chats with Avra van der Zee by CoMotion

    Right of Way - Greg Lindsay Chats with Angie Schmitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 33:38


    Right of Way - Greg Lindsay Chats with Angie Schmitt by CoMotion

    A New Path Forward for Mobility - Announcing Fast Forward, with Gabriella Gomez-Mont

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 38:22


    A New Path Forward for Mobility - Announcing Fast Forward, with Gabriella Gomez-Mont by CoMotion

    The Intersection Between Food and Technology - Greg Lindsay chats with Matt Newberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 33:10


    Episode 77. Greg Lindsay sits down with Matt Newberg, Founder of HNGRY, to discuss the intersection between technology and the way people eat, the food delivery wars, insider insights into Amazon’s soon to be announced revamped grocery store format, dark convenience stores, and much more. Greg and Jonah also discuss GM’s whopping $806 million loss, Boeing's irrational optimism, and other happenings of the week.

    Public Transit In The Age of COVID - Greg Lindsay chats with Rachel Haot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 35:58


    Episode 76. Greg Lindsay sits down with Rachel Haot, Executive Director of Transit Innovation Partnership, to discuss her organization's COVID-19 inspired Challenge and the post-coronavirus future of urban mass transit. Greg and Jonah also chat about the public response to The Boring Company's latest tunneling plans, autonomous (or teleoperated) deliverybots hitting the streets across US cities, AutoX’s AV milestone, and other happenings of the week.

    Talking Tesla - Greg Lindsay chats with Gregor Macdonald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 32:17


    Episode 75. Greg Lindsay sits down with Gregor Macdonald, the mobility, climate change and renewable energy expert behind The Gregor Letter, to discuss Tesla's massive market cap and what its future trajectory is as part of the energy stack. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Fisker and Karma Automotive's multimillion dollar funding rounds, Uber’s latest ambitions, Revel's West Coast launch, and other happenings of the week.

    The Future of Hydrogen Fuel - Greg Lindsay chats with Oliver Bishop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 34:04


    Episode 74. Greg Lindsay sits down with Oliver Bishop, General Manager, Shell Hydrogen, to discuss hydrogen fuel, how far it's come in recent years, and the EU's epic plans for H2. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Uber's tie-up with Postmates and their unending battle against California and the classification of their workers, Tesla's Cybertruck opening up pre-orders in China, the UK's major order for a commercial fleet of EVs, and other happenings of the week.

    Mexican Mobility in a Time of Pandemic - Greg Lindsay chats with Adriana Zenteno

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 32:32


    Episode 73. Greg Lindsay sits down with Adriana Zenteno, who recently stepped down as the CEO of MaaS Latam, to discuss how new mobility modes are faring in Mexico, from ride-hailing to micromobility and each technology's associated triumphs and challenges in the region. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Uber's acquisition of Postmates, Indian ride hailing giant Ola's latest feature additions, Lyft's return to on-road AV testing in CA, and other happenings of the week.

    CoMotion MIAMI LIVE - Greg Lindsay chats with Jonah Bliss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 30:10


    Episode 72. Jonah Bliss and Greg Lindsay talk through the latest mobility happenings, with a special emphasis on all the exciting developments coming out of South Florida and Latin America. Plus, listen in for a special walk-through of the top sessions and most exciting elements of this week’s CoMotion MIAMI LIVE.

    The Rise of Wynwood - Greg Lindsay chats with Albert Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 32:22


    Episode 71. Greg Lindsay sits down with Albert Garcia, Chairman, Wynwood Business Improvement District, to discuss how Wynwood in Miami went from a rundown neighborhood to a hotspot for art, nightlife, and urban innovation. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about DoorDash's recent $400M in fresh funding, Hertz's stalled IPO, Ford's upcoming ADAS, and other happenings of the week.

    Equality In Transportation Planning - Greg Lindsay chats with Dr. Destiny Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 37:56


    Episode 70. Greg Lindsay sits down with Dr. Destiny Thomas, Founder and CEO of Thrivance Group, to discuss and challenge conventional (white) narratives about transportation planning. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about a California agency fighting back against Uber and Lyft re AB5, the ACLU joining in on an Uber lawsuit against LA's MDS, Tesla's skyrocketing stock, and other happenings of the week.

    A Boutique Hotel in the Back of a Van - Greg Lindsay chats with Scott Kubly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 36:58


    Episode 69. Greg Lindsay sits down with Scott Kubly, Founder and CEO of Cabana, to discuss how his company combines vanlife, car-sharing and a boutique hotel all into one unique service. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about the fight for open streets and the protests sweeping cities across America (as well as the world) and other happenings of the week.

    How COVID Might Change Urban Mobility - John Rossant chats with Alvaro Ramis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 42:20


    Episode 68. John Rossant sits down with Alvaro Ramis, Vice President of BD and Strategic Alliances at Bestmile, to discuss how the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the future of urban mobility. Greg Lindsay and Jonah Bliss also chat about car rental stalwart Hertz going under, Uber trashing thousands of JUMP bikes, Amazon moving into autonomous delivery, and other happenings of the week.

    The Emerging Ecosystem of Electric Charging - Greg Lindsay chats with Henrik Holland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 33:36


    Episode 67. Greg Lindsay sits down with Henrik Holland, COO of Greenlots, to discuss the burgeoning future of electric charging as EV adoption drives forward. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about cities creating open streets, the new face of food delivery (and how some restaurants are rebranding on delivery apps so as not to dissuade more discerning customers — we're looking at you Chuck E. Cheese), and other happenings of the week.

    The UK's Transportation Revolution - Greg Lindsay chats with Bronwen Thornton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 29:22


    Episode 66. Greg Lindsay sits down with Bronwen Thornton, CEO at Walk21 Foundation, to discuss the ways that the UK is investing in revamping its transportation across the country, focusing on walking and cycling, and reducing the demand on public transport during the pandemic. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about Elon Musk's embattled attempt to reopen his California Tesla plant, GM's canceled e-bike, Uber's desire to buy Grubhub, and other happenings of the week.

    Open Streets for Cities - Greg Lindsay chats with Mike Lydon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 30:58


    Episode 65. Greg Lindsay sits down with Mike Lydon, Principal at Street Plans, to discuss how he helps guide cities as they move to open street space for pedestrians and cyclists. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about cities' open streets initiatives, recent micromobility tie-ups, and other happenings of the week.

    Outlook on EV Adoption - Greg Lindsay chats with John Voelcker and Loren McDonald

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 36:30


    Episode 64. Continuing our examination of EVs, Greg Lindsay sits down with John Voelcker, a provider of global auto industry analysis, and Loren McDonald, content marketer and EV analyst, to discuss the rapidly approaching future of electric vehicles across the world. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about how the EV ecosystem will fare during and after the coronavirus crisis.

    Micromobility in the UAE - Greg Lindsay chats with Dheeraj Bhardwaj

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 37:26


    Episode 63. Greg Lindsay sits down with Dheeraj Bhardwaj, CEO of Arnab Mobility, to discuss how his company is bringing micromobility to the United Arab Emirates. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about the plummeting prices of oil, airlines, and used cars, as well as how cities are continuing to react to the ongoing lockdowns.

    Pandemic: Mobility In Cities Adapts To A New Way Of Life - Greg Lindsay chats with Ivo Cré

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 32:50


    Episode 62. Greg Lindsay sits down with Ivo Cré, Director Policy and Projects at Polis, to talk about how the pandemic is changing the face of mobility in cities, and how those areas are adapting to this new way of life. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss to discuss how the world is already thinking about reopening global economies, and how the auto industry is having, and will continue to have, serious financial woes.

    How Has Cities' Mobility Data Changed? - Greg Lindsay chats with Tiffany Chu

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 32:42


    Episode 61. Greg Lindsay sits down with Tiffany Chu, CEO and Co-Founder at Remix, to learn what sorts of trends she's seeing in cities regarding all facets of mobility. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss to discuss the coronavirus' continued effect on the world of mobility.

    Rideshare Drivers On The Frontlines - Greg Lindsay chats with Harry Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 30:46


    Episode 60. Greg Lindsay sits down with Harry Campbell, Founder & CEO of The Rideshare Guy, to get some real insight into how coronavirus is affecting gig economy workers like rideshare drivers and delivery people. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss again, to discuss the pandemic's continued effect on the world of mobility.

    Where Is Transit Heading Post-Pandemic? - Greg Lindsay chats with Paul Comfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 40:08


    Episode 59. Greg Lindsay sits down with Paul Comfort, Vice President of Business Development at Trapeze, to discuss how transit agencies are pivoting to stay solvent during these troubled coronavirus times. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss to fill you in on the latest happenings in mobility as the world goes into quarantine.

    The 21st Century: The Asian Century - John Rossant chats with Parag Khanna

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 30:28


    Episode 58. John Rossant sits down with international relations guru and best-selling author Parag Khanna in Singapore about where our world is heading: Khanna believes this century will be an Asian century -- though not necessarily a Chinese one. And the coronavirus pandemic will only be a setback to that future, not its death knell. John also chats with Greg Lindsay about the pandemic and its effect on the world of mobility.

    Open Source Software For Cities - Greg Lindsay chats with Hugh Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 35:36


    Episode 57. Greg Lindsay chats with Hugh Martin about how Lacuna helps cities and transportation agencies to better manage the public right-of-way. Lacuna supports an open source software community focused on enabling modern urban mobility, helping cities make use of open source programs so cities and citizens both benefit.

    Michigan Fostering Mobility Innovation - Greg Lindsay chats with Amanda Roraff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 34:00


    Episode 56. Greg Lindsay chats with Amanda Roraff, PlanetM's Managing Director, on how Michigan is reshaping itself to be a seedbed for mobility innovation. Once known only for autos, the Wolverine State is hoping to usher in a more equitable, transit-friendly future.

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