Smart Driving Cars Podcast

Are self-driving cars still decades ahead?  Wall Street Jopurnal columnist and author Christopher Mims joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at the progress and roadblocks.  Plus the latest on Tesla, Cruise, the dramatic rise in road deaths during Covid and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The Future of Mobility is Slowly Coming Into Focus.  That's on top in the June edition of The Dispatcher.   From Sweden, publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus better batteries, May Mobility, Tesla and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The Costly Pursuit of Self Driving Cars Continues On and On and On.  That's the headline of a NY Times story this week.  The reporter, Cade Metz, also the author of a new book on artificial intelligence, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser, co-host Fred Fishkin and guest Ken Pyle of Viodi View.   Watch and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

An interview with the chief engineer behind Ford's F150 Lightning EV truck...Waymo shares rider stories and the AFL-CIO tells Congress autonomous vehicles should be required to have human operators.   Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for those stories and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The autonomous mobility competition with China.  What will it take to succeed.  Securing America's Future Energy founder Robbie Diamond dives in with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin.  Plus the latest on #AutoX,  #Tesla,  #GM, #TuSimple and more.   Remember to subscribe! And check out this SAFE panel discussion too.. https://youtu.be/Z6NBRrtTDnI --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Where does Waymo go from here?   Is GM really going to market personal autonomous vehicles?   Viodi View managing editor Ken Pyle joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at those issues plus Volkswagen, Tesla, Argo and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

There's plenty of combustion around the issue of banning internal combustion engines (ICE).   Consultant and The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins us for a look at what makes sense...and what doesn't.  Plus #Tesla, #Toyota, #Volkswagen, #Baidu and progress in Florida. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Passengers at the Las Vegas Convention Center are about to get their first taste of the new underground mobility service from #Elon Musk's The Boring Company.    Princeton student Louis Aaron has been working there and he joins Viodi View Managing Editor Ken Pyle, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at this new horizontal elevator! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

The Texas #Tesla crash that killed two continues to make headlines. The impact on the electric and automated vehicle industries? From the Brookings Institution, senior fellow Clifford Winston joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at what the real focus should be on. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

What does it take to bring about mobility for all in the real world?   With help from the federal DOT and a team at the University of Buffalo...some big steps are being taken there.   Professor Stephen Still joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that...plus, Tesla, Uber, Cruise and more on Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

When a driverless vehicle crashes...what should passengers, other vehicle owners, law enforcement and first responders do? American University Professor Selika Josiah Talbott says the time for planning is now. She joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Tesla, Apple and more in the latest Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

When it comes to future mobility, what will fuel the vehicles?   How can the shortcomings of electric vehicles be overcome?   Stanley Young, Mobility Systems team lead for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Every driverless car should take the same tests that we take..and have the same responsibilities.   So says Michael L. Sena in the latest edition of The Dispatcher.  He joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus the latest from Tesla and more...on Episode 205 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

With GM aiming to upend the car insurance industry, the President of the automaker's new OnStar Insurance Services, Andrew Rose joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.   What advantages will OnStar insurance bring to the table...and a look at the future of auto insurance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

GM's move to transform auto insurance through OnStar Insurance:   Is it a win, win for all?      Is adaptive cruise control prompting some drivers to speed?     And what does Tesla really mean by "full self driving"?   Just some of the questions tackled  in the latest edition of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

When will we be able to purchase cars that can largely drive themselves?  It may not be long...but don't expect to vacate the driver's seat.  That's the view of entrepreneur, tech pioneer and RoadDB CEO Russ Shields.   He takes an in depth look at where we are and where we're headed with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Smarter cars need smarter assembly...and location matters.   The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at that, politics, climate and carmakers...plus Tesla, Velodyne, Foxconn and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

How May Mobility is building confidence in autonomous transportation and is creating a road map for growth through the pandemic and beyond.   CEO and co-founder Edwin Olson joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

How the Biden administration & Congress can pave the path for autonomous vehicles.   Reason Foundation Sr. Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to focus on what's next.   Plus jobs and autonomous trucking, Waymo, GM, Ford and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support

Which autonomous vehicle companies will be the last standing?   And does private ownership of self driving cars make sense?    Compass Transportation and Technology President Dick Mudge joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that...plus the latest on Tesla, GM, Toyota and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smartdrivingcars/support