Smart Driving Cars Podcast

AI, driver monitoring systems and safety are on top in Michael Sena's latest issue of The Dispatcher.   He joins Alain and Fred for that and much more on Tesla, Elon Musk, Aurora, a look at the year that was and a look ahead.  Smart Driving Cars episode 297. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The driving force behind Florida's 10th annual Automated Vehicle Summit, former State Senator Jeff Brandes, joins Alain and Fred for a dive into the progress to date and what's to come.   Plus Waymo, Uber Eats, TuSimple and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Squad Mobility is bringing its solar powered mini vehicle, the Solar City Car to CES next month. CEO Robert Hoevers joins Alain and Fred on episode 295 to show and tell. Plus the upcoming Florida AV Summit, Tesla, the Everyday Astronaut and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

With The Dispatcher publisher, Michael Sena, joining Alain and Fred this is a meaty episode 294 of Smart Driving Cars.   On the agenda: the driverless car landscape shifts, China's car strategy, is AI really AI, can Tesla make it big in trucking and what is happening to sidewalks?   And there's more...in this deep December discussion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The reported Argo lifeline from Amazon that never arrived,  The Ambarella/Continental deal, a safety report from Cruise, and Tesla opens up FSD and moves to block cheating on attentiveness.  Episode 293 of Smart Driving cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Chuck Cook, pilot and airline industry veteran, has been a prominent Tesla FSD Beta tester, well known inside and outside the company.  Recently featured in the NY Times, Chuck joins Alain Kornhauser and Fred Fishkin on episode 292 of Smart Driving Cars for a look at where FSD is today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

As GM expands Super Cruise,  assistant program engineering manager Jonathan Vitale joins Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at the capabilities now and in the future.   Plus Ouster, Velodyne,  Trenton Moves, TuSimple,  Waymo, Tesla and more.   Smart Driving Cars episode 291! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

On episode 290 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser shares a presentation just delivered in Vancouver titled...A New Deployment Framework for Autonomous Vehicles.  Plus..he chats with co-host Fred Fishkin about Waymo, Lyft, Aurora, Tesla and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The demise of #Argo AI, the joint Ford-Volkswagen venture..is a step forward for autonomous vehicles, not a step back.  So says Princeton's Alain Kornhauser on episode 289 of Smart Driving Cars. Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin are joined by The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena for that plus #Tesla, Elon Musk and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Waymo is bringing Robotaxi service to L.A..   But Princeton's faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering is concerned the focus may not be in the right places.   Alan Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin zero in on Waymo, Lyft, Tesla and a test drive in the Ford F-150 Lightning on episode 288 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

A special webinar edition of Smart Driving Cars:  From the Reason Foundation , The Brookings Institution and Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, welcome to the ABCs of Autonomous Vehicles: Technology, Economics and Policy.  Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser, Cliff Winston of Brookings and Marc Scribner of Reason and moderator Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The biggest take-away from Tesla's 2022 AI Day?  Princeton's Alain Kornhauser says it's the massive compute power.  Why?  Join Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 286 of Smart Driving Cars.  Plus Kodiak Robotics, Mobileye, Uber, Motional and an upcoming webinar on The Present and Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Will the world be facing a Mad Max scenario for battery components as electric vehicles fill the roadways?   The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena has some advice for decision makers on episode 285 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.   And more on the EV tax credits, tire pollution, a tech solution to railroad crossing dangers and some hood ornament nostalgia. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

What will NVIDIA's DRIVE Thor mean for companies looking to deliver autonomous mobility?   VP of Automotive Danny Shapiro joins us for episode 284 of Smart Driving Cars.  Plus the Biden administration is funding Smart Transportation Technology, GM Cruise aims to develop chips for self driving and the NTSB pushes tech to combat impaired and reckless driving. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The strategy for survival at Aurora, new Detroit testing for Mobileye, NVIDIA's coming virtual developer conference and another AI upcoming for Tesla.  Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin share the latest on those stories and more on episode 283 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Is there really a battle over building and maintaining roads?   "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena on the history and outlook on episode 282 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.   Plus... the Saudi linear city plan, GM, #Tesla, Baidu, Waymo and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

A new step for Tesla FSD with Beta 10 69 release and the company's "Occupancy Network".  Princeton's faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering, Alain Kornhauser, weighs in on that plus oversized EVs,  Toyota's view of autonomous mobility,  Pittsburgh's Guaranteed Basic Mobility Program and some excitement surround SpaceX and NASA and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

How can Tesla data help with the understanding of car crashes?   NY Times reporter & author Cade Metz joins Alain and Fred to explore the latest Tesla news, including the new higher price for FSD.  Plus NHTSA reports a continuing rise in traffic deaths, Lyft in Vegas,  Cruise and Waymo.  And Princeton and NBA great Brian Taylor joins us to remember legendary basketball coach Pete Carril.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

After announcing it will spend 1.2 billion dollars on EVs and rapidly expand its vehicle subscription service, what does the future hold for Autonomy. Serial entrepreneur & CEO Scott Painter joins us for episode 279 of Smart Driving Cars.  Plus Tesla, Argo AI and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Elon Musk talked about his vision for Tesla robo-taxis and more during his Q&A following the 2022 shareholders' meeting.   Weighing in on that and more is Princeton's Alain Kornhauser on episode 278 of Smart Driving Cars with co-host Fred Fishkin.  Plus TuSimple, GM Cruise, Lucid, Argo and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support