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Feb 2019
45m 11s

Raj Kapoor (Lyft) and John Viera (Ford M...

Stanford Ecorner
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Cars can be much more than just boxes that get their owners around. John Viera, a former director and sustainability lead at Ford Motor Company, and Raj Kapoor, chief strategy officer at Lyft, join Stanford adjunct professor Pedram Mokrian to discuss opportunities for innovation in the field of transportation, particularly in the context of sustainability co ... Show More
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