Map of places where the public can ride in self-driving cars Brad Templeton/Google Many people are disappointed they don’t have or ride in a self-driving car yet, expecting it sooner. In part-one of t...
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Why Don’t You Have A Self-Driving Car Yet? This 2-Part Series Explains The Big Remaining Problems
When will you have or ride in a self-driving car? What’s stopping you? Brad Templeton / Cruise People often ask, “Where’s my self-driving car?” “Why don’t I have one and when will it come?” A lo...
Will Transit Agencies Fight Or Yield To The Self-Driving Revolution?
Transit line in San Francisco. What role should transit operators have in policy around … [+] self-driving cars? Brad Templeton Transit operators and transit fans have, since almost the beginnin...
You’ll Get (Slow) Satellite Communications From Your Tesla. How Will You Use It?
Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Sievert announce the new connectivity in front of Starship rockets SpaceX/TMobile The cellular world was rocked yesterday by a story that SpaceX/Starlink and TMobile would d...
Robotaxi Services Must Go Beyond To Be Car Replacements, And Maybe Even Link Up
Waymo’s planned robotaxi vehicle, body made by Geely/Zeekr Waymo Most self-driving players are aiming to build a robotaxi (and even Tesla recently announced even more effort on that plan, though...
It’s Not Where You Charge An EV, It’s What You Do While Charging
As the world moves away from fossil fuel to electric vehicles, billions of dollars are being invested, spent or planned to put in more EV charging. Recently the White House unveiled a $5B plan to put ...
Tesla FSD 10.9 Review Update; Three Averted Crashes
Previously, I published a review of Tesla FSD 10.8 where I gave it an “F” from my perspective as a robocar industry consultant. The system, while called a “beta” isn’t yet at that level. Here’s a new ...