Tuesday, July 1, 2025
SmartDrivingCar.com/13.07-RoboTaxiLaunch-7.1.25
7th edition of the 13th year of SmartDrivingCars eLetter
Tesla silences FSD critics by posting full video of Model Y delivering itself to customer
S. Alvarez, June 28, “It is no secret that Tesla still has ardent critics today, many of whom remain convinced that the company and its leadership are lying about Full Self-Driving (FSD) and its capabilities. It was then no surprise that when Elon Musk announced that the first Tesla had successfully delivered itself to its owner, critics were quick to question the CEO’s statement.
Videos of the all-electric crossover’s solo drive to its owner soon silenced Tesla critics and their claims. …. Read more Hmmmm… Look for yourself at the video. Since automation was being used to perform a function as safely yet more efficiently than is done conventionally, it is justifiable that the demonstration was done without an on-board attendant, whose costs would have completely negated the automation’s efficiency contribution without improving safety. Consequently, Tesla is fully justified in using this automation technology for this application without incurring the unjustifiable expense of an on-board attendant when that attendant doesn’t contribute any positive to safety or efficiency.
Also, I do realize that this publication is generally favorable to Tesla, so some may prefer to be skeptical about its reporting. It is easy to find reportings presenting other perspectives. Alain
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SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 392 / PodCast 392 – Tesla, Ford, Waymo and more
F. Fishkin, July 1, “What is the significance of a Tesla Model Y delivering itself to a consumer? What happened when Reuters and Business Insider reached out to Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser for comment on Tesla’s robotaxi launch issues in Austin? Join Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Ford, Waymo and more on episode 392 of Smart Driving Cars. Tune in and subscribe!
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0:40 Tesla Model Y delivers itself to consumer
5:18 With Tesla robotaxi launch in Austin … Reuters and then Business Insider contact Alain for comments on reported problems
17:30 Ford CEO favors Waymo’s LiDAR approach over Tesla’s vision only self driving
20:55 OBI lists pricing insights on Waymo, Uber and Lyft..
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Tesla’s robotaxi peppered with driving mistakes in Texas tests
A. Roy, R. Levy & C. Kirkham, June 26, “A first public test of robotaxis by Tesla in Austin, Texas led to multiple traffic problems and driving issues, videos from company-selected riders showed over the first few days.….” Read more Hmmmm… Given the headline and the first sentence, one can tell what message Reuters wished to convey about the robotaxi launch in Austin. I’m not sure if I also got thrown under the bus as a crackpot with their… “… and one expert said some reflected a decision to focus on safety.
“So far so good. It handled the situations very well and likely better than even good drivers,” Alain Kornhauser, Princeton University professor of operations research and financial engineering, said by email. He added that it would be more dangerous to drive at less than the speed of prevailing traffic, for instance…” . Luckily, the bus wasn’t moving so I crawled out unscathed.
What I did send to Reuters are the following in-line comments on the various videos for which they were seeking comments…
Wrong lane driving (at about 7 min) and going straight with left turn signal on (at about 19-20 min) –https://x.com/TeslaPodcast/status/1936922325808562343
This is a problem… Tesla needs to fix its digital map database (probably doesn’t have the lanes coded correctly (easy fix) (our approach to these situations in Trenton is that we will avoid using any road segment that is improperly coded until it is “fixed”. (One only needs about 15% of the road network to adequately serve essentially every “OD”, so why use badly coded or really accident prone locations until they are “fixed”).
A really good thing about this is the “hesitation” that takes place when it finally realizes that it is in the “wrong” lane and the solution that it implements once it realized that it is in the wrong lane. I bet human drivers find themselves in this situation. The left lane restriction isn’t visible until 7:13. Maybe the white left line “implies” that the lane is a “left turn lane”, but it is poorly marked… no sigh showing which lane is for what and there should probably be 2 left turn arrows in the pavement. I’d avoid until the paint/signs/internal digital map database are fixed!!
What it did do when it found itself in “no man’s land” was pretty good!
“… Any thoughts on these videos?
Going through last-minute yellow light (at 4:06:50) and red light drop off (at 4:12:00) – https://x.com/herbertong/status/1936854541271744518
The yellow is the way folks drive around here, (and even worse) Hard to see the 4:12:00 red light. I may have jumped the light ???? I have never seen it jump a light. I have seen it start to move and then catch itself at the initiation of left turn green. I’ve done that myself many times. (I’ve not experienced a “it didn’t catch it” it continuously (or 36 time a second) re-evaluates the situation so it has the opportunity to catch itself.
Vehicle stopping on the two-way left turn lane (At about 2:20 min) – https://x.com/heydave7/status/1937276198603882888
This is a setup…. “Dave” waited until it was in a left turn lane and “demanded” that the trip end. The car did the right thing. It continued on its route until it had a safe place to pull over and didn’t try to pull over right away where there wasn’t a safe place to pull over. The car (me the driver) gets to make the call as to where I’m going to pull over (or land the plane) if the rider changes their mind as to where they wish to go.
Phantom braking https://x.com/ItsKimJava/status/1937527353598705807
Nothing “Phantom” here… It is approaching an unprotected left and it was being careful and not running it in a situation in which sun-glare is likely. My driving is not good in these situations. What Tesla has not done is to modify its behavior to avoid sun-glare (easily definable orientations given {weather, date & time.} These situations should be avoided and when not avoided one should slow down and even weave and even implement a “Plan B”.
Stop in the middle of the road – https://x.com/DirtyTesLa/status/1937404704029553126
What do you think is causing the issues — for example, with stopping in the middle of a multiple lane road to drop someone off?
It stopped “… in the middle of a multiple lane road…” because the traffic ahead had stopped behind a bus that was picking up/dropping off folks at a bus stop in the lane ahead. I suspect the human attendant over-rode FSD and let the passenger out because that’s what the customer wanted and the attendant deemed the situation safe -enough to let him out.
Dropping off passengers in the middle of an intersection (at about 38 min) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_pSZv6THfA&t=2300s
This was also a setup. We won’t allow such behavior in Trenton. It was a “safe place to drop off ” because the traffic was stopped for the stopped bus ahead, but I would not be surprised that the rider tried to get the car to stop in the middle of an intersection without the traffic stopped (which I doubt it would have done, but he failed to test it for that scenario. Again… possibly a person trying to get it to fail. As I mentioned to you today… there are really two major problems associated with giving people rides who really need a ride… 1. Getting them from A to B starting at time T safely and pleasantly and 2. Picking them up safely, efficiently and without stepping on other people’s toes near A (what I call “the rendezvous problem”) and Dropping them off safely & efficiently near B & providing them with effective directions to allow them to get to where they are actually going safely and efficiently. (Two things that taxis and current ride-hailing do very poorly (my opinion).
Going straight with left turn signal on (at about 19-20 min) – https://x.com/TeslaPodcast/status/1936922325808562343
The left turn signal went on too early for my preference. They should be able to improve this, but human drivers do this often (which drives me nuts)
I realize lidar and radar have their own issues =but could adding them help prevent some of the issues in these videos for Tesla?
short answer is NO! (except possibly a sun glare issue but there are ways without liDAR to address sun glare).
Do the videos provide enough info to give a reasoned view of Tesla’s technology? If so, how close to a safe deployment of self-driving is Tesla?
So far so good. It handled the situations very well and likely better than even good drivers handle similar situations. It would be more of a safety threat if it went slower than the prevailing speed or made sure it never went through a “yellow” and didn’t stop at all stop behind the stop line at all stop signs and weren’t as polite as it is in conflicting situations and didn’t yield to pedestrians or allow left-turning traffic to pass in front while in a stop&go lane, etc.! My personal assessment of FSD’s behavior in New Jersey is that it drives better than I drive. It is smoother, more courteous and a better neighbor.
There is still work to do, but there are “Operational Design Domains” where it is certainly safe enough to use it to provide rides to some people whose quality-of-life (happiness) could be substantially improved by the high-quality affordable attributes of a driverless mobility system.
Whatever!
Alain
Ford CEO favors Waymo’s LiDAR approach over Tesla’s vision-only self-driving
S. Alvarez, June 28, “Ford CEO Jim Farley shared some skepticism about Tesla’s camera-only approach to self-driving during a recent appearance at the Aspen Ideas Festival. When asked to compare Waymo and Tesla’s autonomous driving systems, Farley stated that Waymo’s LiDAR-based approach made “more sense,” citing safety, consumer trust, and the limitations of camera-based models.
Waymo’s LiDAR vs. Tesla’s Vision-Only Approach
Farley was speaking with author Walter Isaacson when he made his comments about Tesla and Waymo’s self-driving systems. As they were conversing about autonomous cars, Isaacson asked Farley which approach to self-driving he preferred.
“To us, Waymo,” Farley said, though he also stated that both Tesla and Waymo have “ made a lot of of progress” on self-driving, as noted in a Fortune report. He also confirmed that he has had conversations about the matter with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Despite this, he said that Ford still considers LiDAR as a pivotal part of autonomous driving.
“When you have a brand like Ford, when there’s a new technology, you have to be really careful. We really believe that LiDAR is mission critical… Where the camera will be completely blinded, the LiDAR system will see exactly what’s in front of you,” the Ford CEO stated. …. Read more Hmmmm… While the last statement is not necessarily true, un-manufactured situations where that might be true are readily avoidable (persistent sun glare is predictable based on weather date, time, location, and orientation, making it readily avoidable). All systems, including LiDAR, are susceptible to manufactured mischief most, if not all, is not effectively addressed by adding any other sensory suite, including LiDAR.
The bottom line here is the “why”, the use case for the technology. Since Farley favors the LiDAR approach, then he must feel that his use case needs it. Unfortunately, he hasn’t described that use case. It may well be that Tesla’s approach isn’t good enough for that use case. There are many use cases for which vision without LiDAR is more than good enough.
Let’s let Tesla deliver value to those use cases and leave the use cases that need LiDAR to Waymo and Ford.
Waymo and Ford won’t be able to efficiently compete to serve the non-LiDAR use cases where cost-of-goods sold will allow tesla to be the natural market leader. Ford and Waymo can efficiently serve the LiDAR necessary markets where Tesla won’t be able to compete technologically. This way everybody is correct and everybody wins. (And certainly, don’t force Waymo & Ford to serve the Waymo necessary market without LiDAR. And, of course, don’t make Tesla add LiDAR to serve the “Don’t need LiDAR use cases”.)
Alain
Tesla’s robotaxi hit the streets of Austin. I watched 2 hours …
K. Li, June 26, “…” Read more Hmmmm… Behind pay wall so I could not see what she wrote, but she did email me prior to writing this article with the following request: On 6/26/2025 8:00 AM, Katherine Li wrote:
Dear Professor Alain Kornhauser,
Hello, my name is Katherine Li, and I’m a reporter with Business Insider.
We’re reaching out to gain some insights on some of the errors that Tesla’s newly launched robotaxis are making. Most early access rides have gone pretty smoothly so far, but we have also seen a running list of errors it has made, such as speeding, random braking, and difficulty parking or pulling over. We would love to hear from you on how lidar or Tesla’s radar, or any other tech out there, may be able to help prevent these errors.
I can be reached at this email at all times or by phone at XXXXXX. Thank you!
To which I responded:
Thanks for reaching out, Katherine.
I am happy to talk with you about the advances Tesla has made, and the incredible, life-improving opportunities it presents for the thousands, millions of people who need affordable, safe transportation.
I am also happy to talk with you about ways human behaviors (both inadvertent and deliberate – drunk driving, texting, speeding, in addition to reckless undermining of full self-driving technology, etc) will need to change in order to fulfill the promise of FSD to improve the lives of many people who lack equitable transportation options.
In other words, if you are only looking to repeat sensationalized, hand-wringing, “gotcha” stories, then I am not your source.But if you are interested in learning and in reporting a more visionary and inclusive version of this story that focuses on people who actually need rides to improve their lives, then, by all means, let’s talk.
Alain
She did not call. Oh well!?
Alain
The Road Ahead: Pricing Insights On Waymo, Uber and LyftJune 2025rideobi.comThe Global Leader
Staff, June, 2025, “Obi is a global real-time aggregator that compares millions of pricing and pick-up ( ETA ) data points providing consumers and businesses with actionable data. The free consumer app allows riders to compare taxis, black cars and major rideshare providers instantly. Riders can search by car type, or pick up ETA and always book the lowest priced vehicle or quickest pickup. With over 1,000,000global users, Obi has partnered with dozens of ride share and taxi providers around the world to help provide transparency in ride fares. The app provides real-time pricing data across all the major rideshares including Uber, Lyft, Waymo, Bolt, Curb, Indrive, Yango, Ola, Didi, Careem, Free now, Grab and many more. Obi is available as a free download for iOS and Android. More information on the app is available atrideobi.com Read more Hmmmm… Very interesting. Alain
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Previous SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast/PodCasts
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 391 / PodCast 391 – Robotaxis from VW-Waymo-Tesla
F. Fishkin, June 19 “VW ID.Buzz Robotaxis coming? Waymo expands. Tesla robotaxis launching. All that and more on epsidoe 391 of Smart Driving Cars. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin and subscribe!
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00:39 VW ID. BUZZ robotaxis coming? Alain says call me!
3:30 Teslas safer than Waymo?
7:20 Waymo expanding…
9:49 to NYC too?
10:12 Some Texas legislators ask for a delay in Tesla robotaxi launch
21:20 Elektrek reports Amazon to test humanoid robot deliveries with Rivian vans
24:55 The Verge reports US DOT wants more self driving cars without pedals or steering wheels
27:47 Yahoo Finance headline..Nearly 75 percent of riders fear robotaxi safety, yet pay more for Waymo
29:45 The Times of London headline on UN report that terrorists could hijack AI driven vehicles
32:15 Techcrunch report on Wayve and Uber plan robotaxi launch in UK
33:15 Tesla robotaxi rollout can be tracked online
35:00 Real case for driverless mobility… and update on ITN America
38:00 MSN report on FRA and FTA project to receive funds from previously awarded grants
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 390 / PodCast 390 – w/ Michael Sena: Gov’t. roles-Musk-Waymo-Uber & more
F. Fishkin, June 6 “What should governments be doing for robotic vehicles? What did they do for human driven vehicles? Mobility Industry Insights publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to explore that plus the latest on Elon Musk as robotaxis are readied, Waymo, Uber, TRB and more. Tune in and subscribe.
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0:44 Mobility Industry Insights: Should governments do any more for robot driven cars than they did for human driven vehicles?
16:20 What governments could do if they wanted to make driving more safe
18:18 Governments are doing things…but doing the wrong things
24:14 In Japan they are planning for some separate roadways for robotic vehicles
26:17 Tesla has planned to launch robotaxis in Austin next week- how would they be controlled? Differences from Waymo?
33:00 FinanceBuzz report on autonomous vehicle safety, accidents and reporting
39:00 Why aren’t intelligent cruise control and automatic emergency braking systems working together?
44:20 How old does a person really need to be to drive? Why is age relevant? Does it need to be a human? What about responsibility in robotic vehicles?
50:29 From TechCrunch …a patent infringement case that could disrupt Uber and others
51:22 The Transportation Research Board revamping committee structure and activities- TRB value.
1:02:00 What is needed to solve the safety problem?
1:08:00 Space X posts video titled Elon Musk, Mars and Beyond: The Road to Making Humanity Interplanetary
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 389 / PodCast 389 – Tesla, Aurora, Waymo and more
F. Fishkin, May 29 “We’re back with episode 389 of Smart Driving Cars as Alain Kornhauser wraps up his 53rd year teaching at Princeton University. Today, Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin looks at the coming launch of Tesla’s robotaxis, Musks departure from Washington and the company’s safety report. Plus, Aurora brings back human drivers, a battle over autonomous farm equipment in California, Waymo continues to grow and more. Plus…a tip of the cap to some great senior thesis work by Alain’s students. Tune in and subscribe.
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0:37 Tesla sets June 12 date for robotaxi launch
2:24 Tesla hiring humans to control robotaxis
4:13 Battle over automated farm equipment in California
6:03 Tesla safety report claims autopilot 10 times better at avoiding crashes
12:03 Aurora putting humans in driver seats again
13:40 NY Times reports driverless trucks are here with big promises
17:46 Way expanding to San Antonio and Houston
21:10 Warren Buffet asked about insurance shift with self driving cars
29:27 Senior Thesis work highlight in Smart Driving Car newslettter
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 388 / PodCast 388 – Aurora, Waymo, NHTSA & more
F. Fishkin, May 4 “Commercial driverless trucks are on the road in Texas. A big accomplishment for Aurora! Plus.. a DOT research grant gets terminated, Waymo’s safety study and partnership with Toyota and NHTSA amends ADAS reporting rules. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 388 of Smart Driving Cars.
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0:30 Aurora launches commercial driverless trucks
6:05 DOT cancels grant to Research Foundation of CUNY
7:50 Waymo releases study showing reduction in serious crashes and improved safety
13:45 Waymo partnering with Toyota
16:12 NHTSA amends order for ADAS reporting
19:40 Star Base now an official city in Texas
21:50 Alain wrapping up another semester at Princeton
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 387/ PodCast 387– The Last(?)Dispatcher w Michael Sena
F. Fishkin, Feb. 25 “Keeping cars out of cities? The parking meter is turning 90 this year. We learn more about that and more from The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena. Plus ..self driving cars, AI, the Black Hawk tragedy and more. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 387 of Smart Driving Cars.
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1:10 Michael Sena on parking meters turning 90 and what they are being used for now
8:15 The Pope and a cautionary approach to AI
13:05 For now…at least…the last edition of The Dispatcher
16:57 There’s another book on the way
18:30 Henry Ford…and the road today to driverless mobility
29:35 AI and Deep Research
37:10 the Black Hawk – American Airlines tragedy. What we’re learning.
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 386 / PodCast 386 – DeepSeek, HandyRides, Waymo, Tesla & more
F. Fishkin, Feb. 2 “DeepSeek and AI, HandyRides Inc. arrives, women providing taxi rides on motorcycles in Kenya, Waymo expanding to more cities and Tesla bringing front bumper camera to Model Y. Welcome back to Smart Driving Cars! Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for all of that and more on episode 386. And remember to subscribe.
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1:21 AI code editor, DeepSeek and more
6:22 HandyRides Inc. now exists
7:05 From NY Times: Women on motorcycle taxis giving rides in Kenya and a piece on driving in Vietnam
14:36 Timothy Lee piece…speculating DeepSeek not responsible for crashing NVIDIA stock
16:50 Waymo expanding to more cities including Las Vegas and San Diego
19:58 More DeepSeek discussion
25:16 new edition of The Dispatcher out from Michael Sena
26:17 The work that lies ahead to provide mobility to those who need it
29:15 Why are there still rear ending crashes
29:35 New Tesla Model Y will have front bumper camera
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 385 / PodCast 385 – w Michael Sena … GM Cancels Cruise, Waymo progresses and NHTSA’s New Rules for Driverless
F. Fishkin, Dec. 22 “With GM putting an end to the Cruise robotaxi venture, Waymo reaching 5 million rides and NHTSA proposing new rules for driverless vehicles, there’s plenty of news to end the year. The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at those stories and more on episode 385 of Smart Driving Cars! Tune in and subscribe.
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1:17 Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Princeton’s John Hopfield. Alain’s tribute.
1:54 GM shutters Cruise robotaxi venture
13:26 Waymo has now delivered over 5 million driverless rides
26:49 NHTSA proposes new rules for self driving cars
34:55 The Dispatcher Musings…back to Scranton
38:14 Closing out the year with long time friends and kudos to Alain’s students
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 384 / PodCast 384 – The Election, Musk, Tesla, Waymo & more with guest Michael Sena
On episode 384 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin are joined by The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena. This time out- the election, Elon Musk, Tesla, Waymo, Aurora and a tribute to the late Paul Michel Lion III
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0:55 From The Dispatcher -a look at the presidential election and the process
10:01 Princeton’s Bob Vanderbei maps out the electorate one again
14:30 The involvement of Elon Musk, pre-election and post-election and Michael’s look at the Robotaxi event.
42:20 Tesla’s quarterly vehicle safety report 47:48 A tribute Alain’s PHD Advisor at Princeton, Paul Michel Lion III.
48:28 Waymo is now valued at 45 billion dollars 49:59 Aurora’s Chris Urmson says we are on the brink of a new era in mobility and logistics 52:25 Michael comments further on Waymo and its role at Alphabet (Google)
59:54 The Autopian report on Google/Waymo patent application for system to take over automatically if it detects a bad driver behind the wheel.
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SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 382 / PodCast 382 – SpaceX, Cybercab and John Hopfield. Space X wows with catch, Tesla’s Cybercab event and the potential impact on mobility, and Princeton’s John Hopfield captures 2024 Nobel Physics Prize. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for the takeaways from the latest headlines and more. Tune in and subscribe! 0:00 open 0:30 SpaceX wows with landing 8:38 Tesla’s Cybercab event-Alain’s take on the ups and downs 18:22 Elon uses the elevator analogy! 21:12 Forbes piece- Can’t Get a Cybercab? Wave Down a Waymo. 22:40 AutoEvolution: 5 Polarizing Facts from Tesla’s We Robot Cybercab Unveiling Event 26:26 Presentation from Alain’s students on shared mobility at Next Generation Systems Conference 27:45 More on Cybercabs and questions about insurance 39:02 Princeton’s John Hopfield wins Nobel Physics Prize! SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 381 / PodCast 381 – w Michael Sena: data privacy, Northvolt, Tesla and more. 0:00 open 0:54 Vehicle telecommunications and data privacy battle 22:40 What happened to Sweden’s Northvolt 27:17 The efforts to stop the importing of inexpensive Chinese vehicles. Is the rest of the world toast? 45:55 Tesla prepares for the robotaxi unveiling October 10 54:35 Reuters reports Waymo discussions with Hyundai on vehicle platform and remarks from Waymo co-CEO at University of Michigan 1:00:35 Two of Alain’s students deliver at the Next Generation Systems Conference SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 380 / PodCast 380 – w Michael Sena SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 379 / PodCast 379 – Time to Pivot-Hamburg-Waymo-Tesla & more SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 378 / PodCast 378 – Cry’n Shame GM’s Cruise abandons the Origin purposely designed robotaxi in favor of the Chevy Bolt. Former CEO Kyle Vogt calls it disappointing. Plus the audiobook version of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility arrives. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 378 of Smart Driving Cars. SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 377 / PodCast 377 – What would GreenVille MOVES look like The push towards affordable driverless mobility continues on episode 377 of Smart Driving Cars. Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin show what GreenVille Moves would look like. Plus ..the EU mandates speed limiters, Tesla adding parental controls for teen drivers and more. 0:00 open 0:49 Congrats to Alain’s students who took part in the Henley Royal Regatta 2:04 Launching of HandyRides continues for affordable mobility 3:15 Demo of what GreenVilleMOVES would look like 33:30 EU is mandating speed limiters 34:15 Tesla update to give parents control over teen driver speed and more 39:50 The Drive report on Mercedes engineer criticism of Tesla FSD and its impact on public attitudes toward autonomous driving tech. 42:04 The Verge report on Distance Technologies windshield AR heads up display 45:00 Ken Pyle’s Viodi piece on Smart Driving Car Summit SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 376 / PodCast 376 – a mobility start-up is launched July 1st marks the launch of a new mobility start-up! Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for details. Plus..GM Cruise pays for crash report delays, Rimac robotaxis and automakers ask for reconsideration of automatic emergency braking rules. SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 375 / PodCast 375 Elon Musk talks Tesla robotaxis and more. Maybe for Brownsville? F. Fishkin, June 15, ” With Elon Musk divulging more about how Telsa robotaxis may operate, Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser demonstrates how they could be used to serve Brownsville, Texas. And the plan could be replicated anywhere. Plus the latest on Waymo and Cruise. Join Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 375 of Smart Driving Cars. 0:00 open 0:30 Musk talks robotaxi business, Tesla Semis and more new vehicles 15:27 Alain shows how a Brownsville MOVES mobility service could work. 36:19 Waymo issues software and mapping recall following telephone pole crash in Phoenix 43:10 GM investing 850 million dollars in Cruise and resuming operations in Houston
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