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Waymo CEO John Krafcik opens up about the company netting $3 billion in funding amid the pandemic, resuming self-driving vehicle testing on public roads in Phoenix. He also weighs in on the renewed desire for personal mobility; autonomous deliveries; emerging ''smarter'' from the crisis and more.

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Having worked in everything from manufacturing and engineering to marketing, John Krafcik saw the auto industry from almost every possible angle before becoming the CEO of Alphabet's Waymo division. Now, as head of one of the leading self-driving technology outfits, he's taking on a whole new set of challenges. In an extended conversation recorded just before The Autonocast's 2020 CES party, Krafcik talks moonshots, business models, partnerships and much, much more.

Kaum ist mein letzter Blogpost online gegangen, der den (vorläufigen?) Gewinner zum Thema "Selbstfahrende Fahrzeuge", nämlich Google's Waymo, gekührt hat, mehren sich die Stimmen, dass wir niemals durchgehend Level-5 erreichen werden. Diesmal hat sich in die Reihe der kritischen Stimmen gestellt: John Krafcik. John Krafcik, Chief Executive Officer, Waymo // Quelle: Brian Hadden/Trucks.com Im letzten Blogpost, der erst ein paar Tage her ist, schrieb ich, dass Waymo, die Google Tochter, die sich dem Thema selbstfahrende Fahrzeuge angenommen hat, das Wettrennen um die ersten Fahrzeuge ohne Sicherheitsfahrer in Kalifornien (Mountain View, Palo Alto und Teile von San Franciso) sowie Phoenix (sorry, im letzten Blogpost ganz vergessen - schließlich testet Waymo hier bereits die ganze Zeit!) gewonnen hat! Mittlerweile wurde aus dem "sofort" ein "bis Ende des Jahres oder zum Jahresanfang 2019". Man darf also gespannt sein! Alles nicht weiter schlimm, weil keiner sonst in der Branche auch nur annähernd so weit ist wie Waymo, da kann man sich selbst problemlos noch ein paar Wochen Zeit lassen. Auch hatte ich das Zitat von Steve Wozniak erwähnt, der bereits kund tat, dass wir nie überall und komplett mit autonomen Fahrzeugen unterwegs sein dürften. Doch dann kam auch noch John Krafcik, der Waymo-Chef persönlich, in einem wired-Artikel um die Ecke und hat eine identische Aussage getätigt. Wirklich - DER WAYMO-CHEF SELBST? Aber nun mal langsam! Nicht schon wieder im Atombunker verstecken und das Ende der Welt näher kommen sehen! Woz bezieht seine Aussage, auf von unperfekten Menschen gebauten Straßen, und auf seine Erfahrungen, die er bisher mit dem Tesla gemacht hat. Dazu ist kurz einzuwerfen: Auch wenn Tesla, das bei neuen Auslieferungen Features davon mittlerweile zurück gezogen hat, immer noch so tut, als könnte es autonom fahren, bewegt sich deren Eigenentwicklung irgendwo auf Level 2 Niveau - bestenfalls mit ersten Schritten zu Level 3... aber nicht weiter. Damit reden wir bei Tesla nun mal nicht von einem autonomen Fahrzeug - Werbevideo mit Anfahrt und Parken auf dem Tesla Gelände hin oder her. Man vergesse auch nicht den Warnhinweis, den Tesla einblendet, wenn das System anläuft - es ist NICHT autonom und sowieso bestenfalls eine Beta-Version. Beim Waymo macht mir die Aussage ein wenig mehr Sorgen - schließlich ist der Start ohne Sicherheitsfahrer inkl. der Transportbeförderung von Personen, egal wie man es betrachten möchte, eine autonome Fahrweise. Wie also kommt diese Aussage zu Stande? „Autonomie wird immer ein paar Einschränkungen haben“, zitiert wired von einer Konferenz des Wall Street Journals, während Krafcik darüber spricht, dass autonome immer Probleme haben werden, bei allen Wetterlagen selbstständig zu fahren - was nicht abwägig ist, da auch viele Menschen damit Probleme hätten (und ja, damit hat er recht: EINE einzelne Schneeflocke kann in der ganzen BRD tagelang den Verkehr zum erliegen bringen! Denkt in den kommenden Wochen an meine Worte!). Doch nach den mahnenden Worten kommen noch ein paar Relativierungen: die größten (kurzfristigen) Chancen sehe er im Speditionswesen und in Summe werden wir vor 2050 wohl alle mit autonomen Fahrzeugen noch nicht weit in Kontakt kommen. Also, kein Abgesang auf das autonome Fahrzeug, bevor es überhaupt wirklich und richtig das Licht der Welt erblickt hat! Nur ein kurzer realistischer Moment, der uns darauf einstimmen soll, nicht schon morgen die erste Bestellung für ein Level-5-Fahrzeug aufzugeben? Warten wir es ab. Was Krafcik NICHT gesagt hat, ist, dass Waymo nicht nur mit Lyft und UBER oder eben Tesla in Konkurrenz steht - sondern der geballten Power der chinesischen Automobil-Industrie. Und damit schlagartig eben auch mit einem Großteil der weltweiten Autobauer, die dort, dank Joint Ventures über ihre chinesischen Partner, ebenfalls an diesem Thema arbeiten. Gucken wir einfach weiter gespannt und "open-minded" in die Zukunft. Für meinen Teil warte ich nun erst mal ab, wie sich die ersten "echten" massenmäßigen Fahrten von Waymo "ohne Fahrer" nun bewähren und wie wir "Fahrende" damit klar kommen. Das wird ein deutlicher Indikator für die Zukunft des, wenn auch unaufhaltbaren, Themas sein. Meinen PodCast abonnieren: | direkt | iTunes | Spotify |

Po być może najdłuższej przerwie w historii beer talks - wracamy! Niczym feniks z popiołów! Reaktywację zaczynamy od włożenia kija w mrowisko, czyli rozmowy o powiązaniach piwa rzemieślniczego z muzyką. Z jakimi gatunkami kraft jest parowany i dlaczego z „ciężkimi brzmieniami”? Co zrobić, żeby przetrwać wydarzenie/festiwal, na którym jesteśmy raczeni (hehe) taką muzyką (tak naprawdę to nie wiemy)? Oraz jak się miał do tych stereotypów OMBF 2018? Lub nas: www.facebook.com/podcastbeertalksEmail: podcastbeertalks@gmail.com

Saturday 7th April 2018. LEAF SALES IN JAPAN Last month in Japan it was a fantastic time for Nissan LEAF sales. And by fantastic I mean up 91%. Over 10,000 have been sold in Q1 in Japan and a total of over 18,000. And since they first went in same in January 2011, 100,000 LEAFs have been sold over the three variations. Add on top over 2,000 in Norway, 1,500 in the U.S., there heading towards selling 10,000 per month of the new model. HONDA GO DRIVERLESS AND WIRELESS There’s a full BEV version of the new Honda Clarity coming soon and Honda, whilst they’re not giving up on fuel cells, are moving forward with EVs. Two stories coming via Clean Technica. Firstly they say Waymo: “may be working with Honda on an entirely new kind of delivery vehicle that drives itself. It bases its information on a recent profile of Waymo CEO John Krafcik by  In his interview with Bloomberg, Krafcik said not to expect the new service to take the form of a “traditional car driven on roads.” Engadge tbelieves that comment means Waymo is ready to create a vehicle from scratch with an automaker like Honda rather than modifying existing models. Krafcik hinted the new self-driving vehicle from Honda might be smaller than a truck but larger than a car and would come without a steering wheel. Secondly, how to charge a vehicle which doesn’t have a driver, apart from when it returns to base or depot. What about when it needs a midday top up. Well the same article continues: “WiTricity and Honda will make a joint presentation about wireless charging technology to the Society of Automotive Engineers World Conference Experienceon April 11. Kosuke Tachikawa, head of Honda R&D Americas, will discuss how EVs — and particularly those powered by wireless charging — will connect to the grid and enable bi-directional energy flow that will stabilize the grid and create a truly seamless, renewable energy source.” MCLAREN RULING OUT ELECTRIC CAR…FOR NOW Jens Ludmann, chief operating officer at McLaren Automotive, talking to Wheels about the ideal specs for a supercar EV, “We are investigating the pure electric technology for our products,” said Ludmann, speaking to Wheelsat the Geneva motor show. “We very closely look at what the technology can deliver, however we think for a pure electric vehicle the technology is not yet mature enough – and that has to do with the battery performance.” Energy density is the issue. According to Ludmann, current battery technology is more than sufficient for everyday driving, but can’t manage the extreme charge/discharge e requirement of racetrack use while also remaining light enough to preserve chassis agility. “To talk in numbers, the battery technology should achieve 500 watt-hours per kilogram. That is a level where it really makes sense. Today we are around 180 watt-hours per kilogram. So there is significant improvement required to get it where we want it to be.”  CONGRATULATIONS TO EVOKE com.au say that: “Australia’s first chauffeur-driven Tesla service, Evoke, has surpassed more than one million kilometres of zero-emission motoring by transporting passengers in its electric vehicles. In reaching this milestone, the Sydney-based company, founded by Pia Peterson in 2015, has offset more than 325,000 kilograms of carbon emissions and avoided burning 130,000 litres of petrol. As well as keeping the air cleaner, Evoke’s achievement enables many of its corporate customers to claim emission reductions delivered by the sustainable transport service as Scope 3 carbon offsets.” RENEWABLES PLUS TESLA BATTERIES And finally, Energy Matters have been talking about using batteries alongside renewables: “Danish company Vestas hopes to solve the problem of creating reliable energy from intermittent sun and wind sources by using commercial energy storage in new ways. The company has invested €10 million ($16m) to help its partner Northvolt build Europe’s biggest battery cell plant backed by major car investors. Northvolt is headed by former Tesla executive Peter Carlsson. The companies plan to develop industry energy storage based on the latest car battery technology. Vestas will use Tesla batteries in a utility-scale project harnessing wind and solar energy for dispatchable power. 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Soofa Benches' Ed Krafcik comes on GovLove to talk about smart urban furniture appliances. Soofa creates solar powered charging stations that double as park benches. He and Kirsten also discuss smart cities and the role of technology in government.

- Google Hires Krafcik - UAW Targets FCA - Automakers Pledge to Add Auto Brake - Nissan Reveals Gripz Concept - Mercedes Teases Concept IAA - Frankfurt Show Preview

- April Sales Show Signs of Weakness - Krafcik Named President of TrueCar - Toyota Helps Expand Hydrogen Network - FTC Looks to Change MPG Claims in Ads - Volvo Begins Real World Autonomous Tests - Autoline This Week Preview

- EU Mandates Emergency Call Systems - New Kia for China - BMW Vision Future Luxury - VW Reveals New Midsize Coupe - Lincoln MKX Concept - Krafcik Shares Insight on GM Defect

- John Krafcik Joins TrueCar - Kia to Show Minivan Concept - Subaru Teases New Outback - BMW Drops Its Top with M4 Convertible - Was Mary Barra Thrown Under The Bus? - Autonomous Cars Can Help Improve Safety

- Diesels More Popular Than Hybrids? - Krafcik Out at Hyundai - Fiat Completes Chrysler Takeover - Dr. Evil’s Favorite Car - Shumi in Critical Condition - You Said It!

GM is all in a tizzy because it says Volkswagen has been spreading the speculation that Opel is up for sale and that it's hurting GM. Hyundai's home office in Korea wasn't very happy with the new Sonata, saying it was too radical. But that didn't matter to consumers as sales increased 30 percent over the old model. Instead of measuring things gone wrong, Strategic Vision is measuring things gone right and overall ownership experience. Their unique system shakes up the rankings compared to more traditional schemes used by J.D. Power and Consumer Reports. All that and more. Plus, a look at Ford's vehicle to vehicle communication technology.

This week we talk with the man who's running the little car company that want's you to "Think About It." John Krafcik, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America, sits down with the AAH crew to discuss the Korean company's philosophy, and how that thinking has brought it recent success. Mr. Krafcik will also answer your questions about the future of the company and how it will keep from becoming the next Toyota. All that and we discuss the news of the week and take your pressing Rapid Fire questions. John McElroy's in studio with the Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo, and they welcome After Hours newcomer Stephanie Brinley from AutoPacific.