Smart Driving Cars Podcast

Smart mobility innovation in France.    Dr. Michel Parent founding member of SuburVan is aiming to provide fully autonomous mobility on the outskirts of Paris and more.    He joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that...plus the latest on Ford, GM, Tesla, VW and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Will more safe vehicle technology dampen the push for driverless mobility?  Measuring the progress and challenges ahead with Dr. Steven Polzin..former Sr. Advisor, Office of the Ass't. Secretary for Research and Technology in the DOT.   He joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin ... plus GM going zero emission, Tesla, Waymo and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

What progress has been made towards smarter, safer mobility?   The push for a back-up to GPS.  Why the jump in vehicle fatalities last year? Those issues and more as former deputy assistant U.S. Transportation Secretary for research and technology Diana Furchtgott Roth joins us.  Plus...Microsoft, Cruise, Tesla and more  on Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

When it comes to vehicle safety technology...should manufacturers be sharing instead of competing?   Should there be standardization?  Anuj Pradhan, co-director of the Human Performance Lab at UMASS Amherst joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that...plus the latest from GM, Tesla, Mobileye, Nio and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Bobby Hambrick started AutuonomouStuff in a barn in Morton, Illinois....and has pioneered much of the technology moving the autonomous industry forward, now as part of Hexagon.  Bobby joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to look back and look ahead.  Plus...Apple, Hyundai, Waymo, Tesla and more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

NVIDIA continues on a roll powering the Zoox robo taxi unveiled this month by Amazon.    NVIDIA senior director of automotive Danny Shapiro outlines the progress and looks ahead to 2021 in the latest Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

College student Joel Johnson has been keeping a log of dozens of trips in Waymo's self driving service in Chandler, Arizona, and posting videos on YouTube. Louis Aaron, another student, has been working with Elon Musk's Boring Company in Las Vegas. The two share their thoughts with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin in the latest Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

With Aurora taking over Uber's self driving efforts,  what is on the horizon for the start up whose leaders have roots at Waymo,  Tesla and Uber?    Co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin in this special edition of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

With the 4th Annual Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit about to get underway...a preview of what's to come.   Plus..Aurora takes over Uber's self-driving car project,  Cruise tests fully driverless behind the wheel, is Apple planning a self-driving surprise and more.   Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin ...and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

The Nikola saga continues, AutoX goes fully driverless with robotaxis in China...plus Luminar, Tesla, TuSimple and more.   Join Princeton University's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for Episode 188 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

What you should know about electric vehicles and climate change.  Important perspectives from The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena as he joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.    Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

When it comes to active driver assistance systems, what works and what needs improvement?  Some answers from Kelly Funkhouser… program manager for vehicle interface, head of connected and automated vehicles at Consumer Reports.  She joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 186 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Only Waymo has been transporting customers in driverless vehicles without a safety monitor on board. What goes into that kind of decision? Waymo Assistant General Counsel Dan Smith joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin in this special edition of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

So when are driverless vehicles safe enough to be deployed?   Senior Rand Corporation policy researcher Marjory Blumenthal joins Princeton University's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to examine her latest report and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Rivian's hands free driver assistance will be standard equipment...while Ford unveils the E-Transit.    TechCrunch Senior Transportation reporter and editor Kirsten Korosec joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Nuro, Tesla, Uber, Lyft, Cruise and more.  Plus the coming changes for mobility under a new administration! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

What will a new administration mean for autonomous mobility?   And what about the passage of Proposition 22 in California after Uber's big campaign? That plus luxury EVs coming from Bentley....and cheap EVs from China.   Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkinfor that and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Waymo releases self driving data...while traditional car dealers enjoy surprisingly strong profits during the pandemic.   Why?  What about the coming autonomous mobility?  Bell Air Partners' Sheldon Sandler and researcher-consultant Glenn Mercer explain in Episode 181 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Ford and Argo AI have unveiled their next generation self driving test vehicle.  Once again, Ford's Director of Autonomous Vehicle and Technology Development John Rich joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to unveil the technology and the company's self driving business plans. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Which autonomous vehicle platforms will survive?   The director of Ford's Autonomous Vehicle and Technology Development says there may only be two...and Ford /Argo AI will be one of them.   John Rich joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Here we go!  Waymo going fully driverless in Phoenix suburb service.   The Verge senior transportation reporter Andrew Hawkins joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Tesla...Amazon...Rivian and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support