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Video version of the 2024 Robocars year in review
Submitted by brad on Sat, 2024-12-21 17:42I made a video version of my 2024 countdown of self-driving stories...
Robocars 2024 In Review: Top Ten Stories And More
Submitted by brad on Fri, 2024-12-20 12:30Waymo & SwissRe Show Impressive New Safety Data
Submitted by brad on Thu, 2024-12-19 09:21Tesla should be Cruise and other musings on the fall of Cruise
Submitted by brad on Wed, 2024-12-11 15:39GM has killed Cruise's robotaxi project. In this article, I muse about some consequences, including why Tesla should buy it, what it means for global competition and what role the DMV played in the death of Cruise and what it should think about that. Link to the article in the comments.
Read my Forbes site story at Tesla should buy Cruise
In 2009, Waymo's Caddy Was A Campus Robotaxi Long Before Cybercab
Submitted by brad on Mon, 2024-12-09 11:29Waymo To Launch Robotaxi In Miami In 2026 With Logistics Partner Moove
Submitted by brad on Thu, 2024-12-05 11:56Long Airport Security Lines? The TSA Knows How To Fix That
Submitted by brad on Wed, 2024-11-27 10:34Stuck in a Thanksgiving line? Turns out the TSA knows a lot of things that can fix that, but we won't get them anytime soon. They can start with remote X-ray screeners.
Top 11 Myths About EV Charging Even Industry Insiders Believe
Submitted by brad on Mon, 2024-11-25 13:21People who don't drive EVs don't understand them well, but there are some myths even the owners of EVs don't fully understand. You might believe some of them!
9 videos on some of today's big topics
Submitted by brad on Wed, 2024-11-20 21:19Speaker Associates is a speaking agency which has me in their catalog, and they asked me to record short videos answering a series of big questions. Here they are:
Got Solar, An EV And Net Metering? Here's Your Best Price Plan
Submitted by brad on Thu, 2024-11-14 13:14When you have solar, you still pick a pricing plan for your electric utility. Here's some hints about how to do that. In California, it's less complex than expected.
Waymo Robotaxi Now Open To All In Los Angeles
Submitted by brad on Tue, 2024-11-12 09:02Musk's Political Efforts Paid Off, What About For Tesla, Robotaxis?
Submitted by brad on Thu, 2024-11-07 15:10We need better "Needle" visualizations for election night results
Submitted by brad on Sun, 2024-11-03 16:19Waymo Builds A Vision Based End-To-End Driving Model, Like Tesla/Wayve
Submitted by brad on Wed, 2024-10-30 11:50Custom Robotaxis Are Cool, But A Boring One, You Can Take To The Bank
Submitted by brad on Fri, 2024-10-25 14:46Tesla Wireless Charging, Swap And Robots How Will Robotaxis Recharge?
Submitted by brad on Tue, 2024-10-22 13:03Robotaxis have different charging needs than regular cars. Will they want Tesla's new promised wireless charging, or is battery swap made for them>
Trump is (sort of) the Democrats' fault
Submitted by brad on Sat, 2024-10-19 13:26Ok, No, the Republicans certain take first blame for not standing up to Trump when he took over their party. They have been cowards. But because of that failure, it fell to the Democrats to do what it takes to stop him returning to the White House, and the election remains a dead heat, which it shouldn't be, and only they could have stopped that. I hope they don't fail, but it shouldn't even be close.
Waymo Timeline Also Ranks All Robotaxi Players, With Tesla In Last
Submitted by brad on Thu, 2024-10-17 06:31Since Tesla has no Robotaxi, just what will they show on Robotaxi day?
Submitted by brad on Mon, 2024-10-07 16:50Tesla has said their Oct 10 "We Robot" day will be one for the history books. But they are very far from having a working robotaxi you can bet your life on. So just what can they show off to live up to the hype? I've collected various speculations on what they might show off at Warner Brothers, in hopes of not disappointing.
Read it at Forbes.com in Since Tesla has no Robotaxi, just what will they show on Robotaxi day?