A fair criticism of Tesla — we need more Tesla taxis!
I have watched every single Elon Musk interview I can find. People often ask the same questions of him (which is unfortunate since there...
Read MoreCongress needs to tighten up AV legislation (opinion)
Self-driving cars are the future. An innovation that is projected to be an $800 billion business by 2035 — double the size of the...
Read MoreHow V2X will affect the future of automobiles
“Can you hear me now?” I think many of us can remember Verizon’s well-known advertising campaign from a few years ago. While communication...
Read MoreDriverless future a long way off
“Without drivers to pay, to carry, or to protect, autonomous vehicles will be much less expensive to produce than conventional delivery...
Read MoreRiding in Waymo One, the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service
Waymo, the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet, launched its first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service here in the Phoenix suburbs...
Read MoreWaymo’s service launch highlights its lead — and how much farther it has to go
There’s a decent amount of fine print attached to Waymo’s launch of a commercial self-driving service in Phoenix, and little...
Read MoreJourney: the picture history of the driverless car
For nearly 100 years, researchers have chased the same goals....
Read MoreWhy autonomous vehicles won’t reduce our dependence on cars in cities
The technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is progressing rapidly, but have we really thought through how they’ll work in reality?...
Read MoreThe pitch: Survive the autonomous era
Auto industry analysts from Bob Lutz to the consulting firm McKinsey foresee a decline in private auto sales in the approaching autonomous...
Read MoreSlow & steady: A case for driverless shuttles
As I’ve engaged in conversations about autonomous vehicles – and not just with engineers and industry experts, but with everyday citizens...
Read MoreThe marketing fallout of autonomous vehicles
Auto industry analysts from Bob Lutz to the consulting firm McKinsey foresee a decline in private auto sales in the approaching autonomous...
Read MoreWhere is demand for autonomous?
TO THE EDITOR: Being in automotive sales, I spend much of my day discussing the future of the industry, not with outside experts or...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles will completely change how we shop
Since 2015, there have been at least 57 major retail bankruptcies. And after more than 5,000 store closures in 2017, we are on track to...
Read MoreThe dawn of self-driving companies
If you’ve already imagined how profoundly self-driving vehicles will change our lives, think of what self-driving companies could do. I’m...
Read MoreWhy self-driving vehicles need a crystal ball
A pedestrian stands along a street with one foot on the curb and the other in the crosswalk. A bicyclist lifts a foot off the ground and...
Read MoreHow autonomous cars will reshape our world
Nobody, not even transportation experts like me, had an inkling that ride-on-demand services like Uber would change our travel habits so...
Read MoreWhy General Motors shifted gears in its manufacturing strategy
The decision earlier this week by General Motors to close five plants in North America, lay off some 14,000 workers, and retire six of its...
Read MoreIs it working? How testing and good data can enable autonomous innovation
Innovation is the key to progress, but true innovation means tackling new challenges. When you’re breaking new ground, there are...
Read MoreCan driverless cars scale into industrial-strength businesses? (Part 2 Of 3)
Will driverless cars (AVs, for Autonomous Vehicles) live up to the revolutionary potential imagined by many, including me? In part one of...
Read MoreCan driverless cars gain market acceptance? (Part 3 Of 3)
Successful industrialization of driverless cars will depend on getting over many significant hurdles. Failure only requires getting...
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