Smart Driving Cars Podcast

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 look at the coming launch of Tesla's robotaxis, Musks departurre from Washington and the company's safety report. Plus Aurora bring 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

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.

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.

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.

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Tesla's quarterly earnings surprised many as the company now focuses on driverless mobility. Plus..NHTSA is looking at FSD crashes, GM Cruise quarterly loss, Chinese autonomous testing in U.S. and more. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 383 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The privacy of the data and communications in your car. That's topic one as The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 381 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus...what happened to Northvolt, what will happen at Tesla's robotaxi unveil and more. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Tariffs on EVs from China, is congestion pricing in NYC really dead, Waymo, Tesla and more. Tune in as the co-author of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility, Michael Sena, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 380 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Time to Pivot is the lead in the latest Smart Driving Cars podcast and newsletter. The effort is underway to provide HandyRides for driverless mobility. Plus ..join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-hosts Fred Fishkin for more on micro transit in Hamburg, Waymo, Tesla and the question of robotaxis for school kids. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

So what happened at the 6th Smart Driving Cars Summit in Princeton? A new mobility launch! Michael Sena, co-author of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for the overview...and what comes next. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Waymo is playing chess while Tesla is playing checkers? Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin weigh in on that piece from Understanding AI. Plus NVIDIA's CEO says Tesla is far ahead in self driving, The Boring Company reaches 2 million rides, this week's Smart Driving Car Summit and more. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The Battle for the Streets of New York, Tesla FSD, the Smart Driving Car Summit, Uber, Cruise and more. Tune in to episode 372 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. And subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

NHTSA examines Tesla recall effectiveness while Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas is optimistic about Tesla's FSD. Plus updates from Aurora, Waymo, Daimler, Wayve and the upcoming Smart Driving Cars Summit. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 371 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

What was learned in the Smart Driving Cars interview with NHTSA on the new automatic emergency braking regulations? The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins Alain and Fred to discuss. Plus more on Angela Chao, the Baltimore bridge and even a new lunar rover! Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued automatic emergency braking system requirements carmakers will have to implement by September of 2029. NHTSA's chief of Visibility and Injury Prevention, Markus Price joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a dive into the regulations and what they'll mean. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Smart Driving Cars episode 368 with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Tesla cuts the price of Supervised FSD by a third as investor's await the company's earnings call. A self driving bus in Seoul. Mobileye EyeQ6 Lite launches. Public fears of self driving cars? Fortune: Mercedes first to sell autonomous cars in U.S. without requirement for drivers watch the road. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The NJ AI Summit at Princeton University impresses. Tesla cuts the subscription price of Supervised FSD to 99 dollars as Musk posts about the 10 billion dollar investment. Cruise returns...with drivers. the 6th Smart Driving Cars Summit is coming at the end of May. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that and more on episode 367 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With Alain in Texas for hoped for eclipse viewing, on episode 366 of Smart Driving Cars, we take a look at Tesla's release of Supervised FSD and another offer to license it to other carmakers. Plus NHTSA launching campaign to Put the Phone Away or Pay, NVIDIA, Tesla's 1st quarter deliveries decline and the latest on the upcoming Smart Driving Cars Summit! Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The importance of low earth orbit satellites, Toyota chairman's view of electric cars, Polestar's soap opera, Tesla pushing advantages of supervised FSD. That and more as The Real Case for Driverless Mobility co-author Michael Sena joins Alain and Fred on episode 365 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

NVIDIA's GTC attracted huge crowds and interest and in the words of NVIDIA Automotive VP Danny Shapiro..."We're just getting started." Technologies like Drive Thor, Blackwell, and AI forrobotics and healthcare are attracting new customers and partners almost daily. Shapiro joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin on episode 364 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Ready for a ride? Alain and Fred test out Tesla FSD beta V12.3. Plus more notes on the IIHS partial automation safeguard ratings, thoughts on the death and reporting on the death of Angela Chao, NVIDIA, Mobileye and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Waymo is the good actor in a sea of robotaxi competitors. That's what industry veteran Alex Roy says. Alex joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a spirited discussion on the future of AVs and mobility. Plus the IIHS weighs in, GM sharing data with insurance companies, NVIDIA, SpaceX and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Waymo brings self driving vehicle to the University of Buffalo, NVIDIA GTC coming soon, Apple's Doomed Car Project, GM Cruise, Tesla and more. Episode 361 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

What were the motivations for The Real Case for Driverless Mobility? On episode 360 of Smart Driving Cars, co-author Michael Sena joins the other co-author, Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Plus ...from The Dispatcher...car dealers send another letter to the White House on the EV issue...and more. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

NVIDIA logs a one day market cap jump of 272 billion dollars, robotaxi woes continue for Waymo while Cruise may resume in Texas. Plus the little delivery robot from Princeton spin-off Vault Robotics and a lunar landing. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 359 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The CEO of GM looks to unlock the value of the Cruise self driving unit. No arrests yet a week after the burning of a Waymo vehicle in San Francisco. Plus Tesla, EV sales, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility and the upcoming Princeton Smart Driving Car Summit. Tune in to episode 358 of Smart Driving Cars with Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The burning of a Waymo vehicle in S.F. may be shocking, but not surprising according to Princeton's Alain Kornhauser. In the latest Smart Driving Cars with co-host Fred Fishkin, Alain again points to The Real Case for Driverless Mobility (new book co-authored with Michael Sena). Plus..Waymo collision with cyclist investigated, Apple Vision Pro headsets behind the wheel (Tesla), MOVE mobility for rural areas and Ken Pyle's Texas EV rental adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

An E-Scooter insurance battle in NJ, GM says Cruise will return, Aptiv abandons Motional, Volvo, Tesla, Bill Bradley and... The Real Case for Driverless Mobility. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 356 Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With the publication of the new book The Real Case for Driverless Mobility, co-authors Alain Kornhauser and Michael Sena join co-host Fred Fishkin. The book, the latest news on driverless mobility from The Dispatcher and the Smart Driving Cars newsletter -Tesla, Volvo, GM/Cruise, Waymo-and more on episode 355 of Smart Driving Cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

In Sunnyvale, not far from Silicon Valley, officials are looking for ride sharing solutions for students. On episode 354 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin, Alain says why aren't the tech neighbors stepping up. Plus..Why are American Drivers So Deadly, big American caremakers avoiding the Super Bowl, Driverless Trucks in Dallas and more. Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

NVIDIA VP for Automotive Danny Shapiro joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and Viodi's Ken Pyle for an interview from CES 2024. With AI, Kia, LG and more making headlines at CES, Alain and Fred look at the innovations, plus Hertz, a letter to the editor of the NY Times from Alain and more. Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Aurora and Continental finalize design for self driving trucks, Mobileye hits speed bump, Cruise continues to pay tuition and Tesla gets more real. Episode 352 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Still trying after a trying year that featured some significant milestones in driverless mobility. Michael Sena joins Alain and Fred for a 2023 wrap up and a look ahead...which will see the publication of the new book from Michael and Alain (and audio book from Fred)..."The Real Case for Driverless Mobility" #Waymo, #Cruise, #Tesla and more. Remember to subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The latest report from Waymo again shows it is significantly outperforming human drivers in mobility safety. Plus Space X, Tesla, May Mobility, the Hyperloop and more on episode 350 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

The Tesla autopilot safety recall and the job cuts at GM Cruise top the headlines on episode 349 of Smart Driving Cars. Bryant Walker Smith, Affiliate Scholar at Stanford Law and Assoc. Professor of Law and Engineering at the University of So. Carolina, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Plus May Mobility, a new AI Center at Princeton and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

What is the real business for Waymo at Alphabet/Google? Michael Sena, publisher of The Dispatcher and co-author of The Real Case of Driverless Mobility joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Cruise, Tesla and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With GM Cruise "substantially" cutting spending on Cruise autonomous mobility, should GM turn the keys over to someone else? The Dispatcher Publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Plus...Tesla's big truck week and troubles in Sweden, the upcoming book, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility...and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With the two co-founders having resigned, where does GM's Cruise go from here? GM CEO Mary Barra spoke to employees Monday. Forbes Senior Staff Writer Cyrus Farivar has had a listen and written about it. He joins Alain and Fred on episode 346 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus we add thoughts from The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena. Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With a group of his students on hand from the South Padre Island vantage point, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser joins Fred Fishkin to witness the second launch of Starship by SpaceX. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

It's a special edition of Smart Driving Cars. A preview of the planned weekend launch of Starship. Princeton's Alain Kornhauser chats with co-host Fred Fishkin from Starbase in Boca Chica. Compared with autonomous vehicles... he says this is easy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

So much Cruise news and not much of it good. Where do robotaxi's go from here? Forbes senior staff writer Cyrus Farivar joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Plus Waymo, Britain's Automated Vehicles Bill, Geely's Zeekr and more. Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

With "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena looking at The Business of Transport Systems and whether Tesla or Toyota will be first to twenty million, episode 342 of Smart Driving Cars offers in depth insights. Michael joins Alain and Fred for that plus Geely, Waymo, Uber and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

In the wake of an early October incident and action by the state of California, GM's Cruise has suspended robotaxi services. Where does it go from here? LA Times reporter Russ Mitchell joins Alain and Fred to discuss. Plus, Waymo cracking down on misbehaving riders and partners with Uber in Phoenix...and more. Tune in and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

What has China done to Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt AB? "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena joins Alain and Fred for episode 340 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus...robotaxi travails in San Francisco, Honda plans robotaxis in Tokyo with GM and Cruise, Amazon delivering drugs by drone, Xpeng, Tesla and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support

Driverless car communication with pedestrians? On episode 339 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin chat about a report in The Verge on how Waymo is doing it. Plus Bill Gates invests in Glydways, Tesla battery production breakthrough, Model Y ridesharing in Tampa & more. Tune in and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartdrivingcars/support