Smart Driving Cars Podcast
Episodes
Smart Driving Cars: On the road at Starbase (episode 308)
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser takes us to Boca Chica, Texas and pays a visit to Starbase, the SpaceX Spa...
Smart Driving Cars: Here comes GM's Ultra Cruise (episode 307)
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
GM says Ultra Cruise will arrive with the 2024 Cadillac Celestiq and will ultimately enable hands free driving in 95 percent of driving situations. &n...
Smart Driving Cars: #Waymo, #Tesla, #Ford and more (episode 306)
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Waymo passes a million miles with Waymo Driver and issues a safety report. Tesla addresses investors and the future, Ford creates Latitude AI and more...
Smart Driving Cars: The De-Industrial Revolution Has Begun (episode 305)
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With shrinking populations and vacant office space, Michael Sena says the de-industrial revolution has begun. "The Dispatcher" publisher and con...
Smart Driving Cars: Missy Cummings battles for smarter, safer, automated driver assistance (ep. 304)
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
She was among the first female fighter pilots in the Navy, was recently a senior NHTSA safety advisor, and is a professor of engineering and computer ...
Smart Driving Cars: Evaluating Driver Assistance -episode 303
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ford's BlueCruise comes out on top in an evaluation of active driving assistance systems by Consumer Reports. Manager of Vehicle Technolog...
Smart Driving Cars: Autonomous Chaos in SF? (episode 302)
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robotaxi chaos in San Francisco? Tesla boosting production in China. Level 3 launch from Mercedes. Layoffs at Rivian. More SpaceX su...
Smart Driving Cars- Driverless work vehicles leading way-#Tesla-#Ford & more. episode 301
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Driverless work vehicles advance while driverless passenger cars seem stalled. The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins Alain and Fred ...
Smart Driving Cars: Alain in Africa, #Mobileye, #Tesla, #ToyotaBoshoku & more. Episode 300
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 300 of Smart Driving Cars! Alain returns from Africa, Mobileye eyes robotaxis in Israel and beyond, Tesla demand rises after price cuts,...
Smart Driving Cars: Shuttling off to Buffalo, #Tesla a top seller, more from CES (episode 299)
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 299 of Smart Driving Cars rolls in with Buffalo advancing plans for autonomous shuttles, Tesla becoming the number one luxury car brand in the...
Smart Driving Cars: CES 2023 (episode 298)
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CES 2023 brought out crowds and innovation once again. The Smart Driving Cars team, with Alain Kornhauser, Ken Pyle and Dr. Elizabeth Monroe, c...
Smart Driving Cars: #AI #Elon, the year that was and the year ahead. episode 297
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AI, driver monitoring systems and safety are on top in Michael Sena's latest issue of The Dispatcher. He joins Alain and Fred for that and...
mart Driving Cars: Florida's 10th annual Automated Vehicle Summit, Waymo, TuSimple & more
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The driving force behind Florida's 10th annual Automated Vehicle Summit, former State Senator Jeff Brandes, joins Alain and Fred for a dive into the p...
Solar powered urban mobility? Squad Mobility, Tesla, Everyday Astronaut & more on ep. 295
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Squad Mobility is bringing its solar powered mini vehicle, the Solar City Car to CES next month. CEO Robert Hoevers joins Alain and Fred on episode 29...
The Driverless Car Landscape Shifts, is #AI really AI, can #Tesla make it big in trucking. Ep. 294
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With The Dispatcher publisher, Michael Sena, joining Alain and Fred this is a meaty episode 294 of Smart Driving Cars. On the agenda: the ...
Amazon, Ambarella, Cruise, Tesla & Mercedes: Smart Driving Cars episode 293
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The reported Argo lifeline from Amazon that never arrived, The Ambarella/Continental deal, a safety report from Cruise, and Tesla opens up FSD a...
Behind the wheel with Tesla FSD Beta tester Chuck Cook ep. 292
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Cook, pilot and airline industry veteran, has been a prominent Tesla FSD Beta tester, well known inside and outside the company. Recently ...
Smart Driving Cars: #GM expands #SuperCruise ep. 291
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As GM expands Super Cruise, assistant program engineering manager Jonathan Vitale joins Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at ...
Smart Driving Cars: A New Deployment Framework for Autonomous Vehicles ep.290
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 290 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser shares a presentation just delivered in Vancouver titled...A New Deployment Framewo...
Smart Driving Cars: #Argo AI demise not a setback for future of AVs (episode 289)
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The demise of #Argo AI, the joint Ford-Volkswagen venture..is a step forward for autonomous vehicles, not a step back. So says Princeton's Alain...
Smart Driving Cars: #Waymo heading to L.A.-#Tesla touts growth (Episode 288)
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Waymo is bringing Robotaxi service to L.A.. But Princeton's faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering is concerned the focus may not...
Smart Driving Cars: The ABCs of Autonomous Vehicles: Technology, Economics and Policy (episode 287)
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special webinar edition of Smart Driving Cars: From the Reason Foundation , The Brookings Institution and Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Enginee...
Smart Driving Cars: (episode 286) #Tesla, #Musk, #AI Day and more
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest take-away from Tesla's 2022 AI Day? Princeton's Alain Kornhauser says it's the massive compute power. Why? Join Alain an...
Smart Driving Cars: The looming battery battle (episode 285)
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will the world be facing a Mad Max scenario for battery components as electric vehicles fill the roadways? The Dispatcher publisher Michae...
Smart Driving Cars: NVIDIA unveils DRIVE Thor (episode 284)
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What will NVIDIA's DRIVE Thor mean for companies looking to deliver autonomous mobility? VP of Automotive Danny Shapiro joins us for episo...
Smart Driving Cars episode 283: #Aurora #Mobileye #NVIDIA #Tesla and more
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The strategy for survival at Aurora, new Detroit testing for Mobileye, NVIDIA's coming virtual developer conference and another AI upcoming for Tesla....
Smart Driving Cars 282: The battle over roads. Really?
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is there really a battle over building and maintaining roads? "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena on the history and outlook on episod...
Smart Driving Cars episode 281: New #Tesla FSD Beta and more
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new step for Tesla FSD with Beta 10 69 release and the company's "Occupancy Network". Princeton's faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineer...
Smart Driving Cars: Can Tesla data help car crash understanding? (episode 280)
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can Tesla data help with the understanding of car crashes? NY Times reporter & author Cade Metz joins Alain and Fred to explore th...
Smart Driving Cars episode 279: #Autonomy's CEO, #Tesla & more
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After announcing it will spend 1.2 billion dollars on EVs and rapidly expand its vehicle subscription service, what does the future hold for Autonomy....
Smart Driving Cars: Elon Musk, Tesla & robo-taxis (episode 278)
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk talked about his vision for Tesla robo-taxis and more during his Q&A following the 2022 shareholders' meeting. Weighing in o...
Smart Driving Cars: Cities & Mobility episode 277
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at cities & mobility, turmoil at VW, the cash problem at Cruise & more. "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena joins Alain...
Smart Driving Cars: TRB wrap-Tesla-& more Episode 276
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following the TRB gathering in California, what was accomplished? Compass Transporation & Technology President Dick Mudge joins us for a loo...
Smart Driving Cars: May Mobility moves forward (Episode 275)
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What lies ahead for May Mobility following the closing of a 111 million dollar funding round...including the participation of State Farm? ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 274: NHTSA investigates Cruise and #Tesla crashes and more MOVES progress
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More MOVES progress in NJ, NHTSA investigates a Cruise crash, and two fatal Tesla crashes, Musk makes more headlines and layoffs at Argo AI. &nb...
Smart Driving Cars episode 273: Getting Moves moving
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The June Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit brought the players together. Now the real game begins. "The Dispatcher" publisher and consul...
Smart Driving Cars episode 272: The NHTSA driver assist crash report
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With NHTSA releasing the data on 392 crashes involving driver assistance systems, we dive into the significance and take-aways with guest Ed Niedermey...
Smart Driving Cars: What was accomplished at the 5th annual Smart Driving Cars Summit (episode 271)
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the people living in Trenton's Donnelly Homes, to Trenton Central High, to Princeton University, there were lessons to be learned at the 5th annu...
Smart Driving Cars (episode 270) Qualcomm looks to power autonomous vehicles along with your phone
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Qualcomm may be best known for supplying the brains behind many mobile phones. But the team led by automated driving lead Anshuman Saxena aims to make...
Smart Driving Cars (episode 269) Did government car ratings take a wrong turn?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The star rating system for new cars doesn't offer the protections it should. That's the view of consultant and "The Dispatcher" publisher Michae...
Smart Driving Cars (Episode 268): Why wireless #EV charging is key to autonomous mobility
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wireless electric vehicle charging can make autonomous mobility services more affordable for all. How? Momentum Dynamics Chief...
Smart Driving Cars episode 267: #Tesla Autopilot Safety & the Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit is less than a month away, focused on making mobility for all a reality through Trenton Moves. Plus Tesl...
Smart Driving Cars: No Hands on the Wheel? Episode 266
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Germany has given the green light for no hands on the wheel mobility. What does it mean? The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins us fo...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 265: Designing the robotaxi rider experience. Uniphy CEO Jim Nicholas
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Smart Driving Cars Episode 265: Designing the robotaxi rider experience. Uniphy CEO Jim Nicholas is forging partnerships to help transform consumer ex...
Smart Driving Cars episode 264: Massive Robotaxi Move by Musk?
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is saying Tesla will make a massive move into robotaxis. And what about his attempt to buy Twitter? Princeton's Alai...
Smart Driving Cars episode 263: Providing mobility to Ukrainian refugees
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mobility takes on a different meaning for Ukrainian refugees. Henry Posner II and his Railroad Development Corporation has been helping to trans...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 262: Laws for driverless cars & more with Michael Sena
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest from the Symposium on the Future Networked Car, the UK investigates laws for driverless cars, cars....politics and Russia, Tesla and ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 261 with Sven Beiker and Dick Mudge
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where autonomous mobility vehicles operate matters. But why does too. And Mercedes takes a leap. That and more as Sven B...
Smart Driving Cars episode 260: The disappearing Apple car & more
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Apple reportedly has dissolved its car team and why is Alain now eating at McDonald's? Episode 260 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 259: Cruise on road to autonomous ride-sharing mobility
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cruise, with GM and Honda as operating partners, has gone truly driverless in San Francisco and is seeking permission to eliminate steering wheels in ...
Smart Driving Cars episode 258: EV charging stations as a business?
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How will electric vehicle charging stations make money? The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena poses that question and many more on episode 258 o...
Smart Driving Cars 257: Marc Scribner & Cliff Winston
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So what about these reports and opinion pieces casting doubt on the future of autonomous mobility? The Brookings Institution's Cliff Winston and...
Smart Driving Cars episode 256 with #NVIDIA's Danny Shapiro
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jaguar Land Rover signing on to partner with NVIDIA for advanced driver assistance and autonomous capabilities in all of their vehicles starting ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 255 with guest Brad Templeton
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The engaging debate over disengagements. In episode 255 of Smart Driving Cars, Forbes.com Sr. Transportation Contributor Brad Templeton engages with P...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 254 with Alex Roy
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Self Driving Isn't a Race, It's a Game. That's what Alex Roy, Director of Special Projects at Argo AI writes at www.groundtruthautonomy.com....
Smart Driving Cars Episode 253
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Trade Commission looks to level the tech playing field...but "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena has some words of warning. &nbs...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 252: IIHS will rate vehicle partial automation systems
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The IIHS has announced it will rate vehicle partial automation systems. Spearheading is research scientist Alexandra Mueller who joins us....
Smart Driving Cars 251: Making it Happen- Trenton Moves presentation
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and his presentation: Making it Happen: Trenton Moves-a framework for the ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 250
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The end of the road for Local Motors, the robotaxi arms race in China, Tesla trouble in California, a GM-Qualcomm partnership and more in episod...
Smart Driving Cars: Does GM really plan to sell customers AVs? Episode 249
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At CES, GM CEO Mary Barra said the company will be selling autonomous vehicles to the public by the middle of this decade. Princeton...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 248: The why behind the push for new mobility & a tussle over Tesla
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a new book in the works to explain the why behind the push for autonomous, affordable mobility...co-authors Michael Sena and Alain Kornhauser out...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 247: Cruise, #Tesla, Waymo and more
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 247 of Smart Driving Cars: a shift at GM's Cruise as the the CEO is fired? Tesla faces editorial fire. While Waymo posts ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 246 Autonomous Affordable Mobility Beyond Trenton
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Affordable autonomous mobility is what the State of New Jersey is aiming to bring to Trenton and beyond. But the need is everywhere.  ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 245: Trenton MOVES & more
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The State of New Jersey MOVES to create the first autonomous vehicle-based urban transit system in America. What will it mean? Join ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 244
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smart Driving Cars EpisodGermany’s Automotive Industry in Transition… Consultant and The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena shares his insigh...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 243: AutoX, Gatik, #Tesla & more
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AutoX advances with fully driverless RoboTaxis in China, Gatik and Walmart are doing full driverless deliveries in Arkansas, Tesla full self driving c...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 242
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has determined that advanced driver assistance systems are helping insurers. Should they lower premiums? Senior ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 241: NVIDIA's everything autonomous declaration
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NVIDIA's GTC GPU Technology Conference was filled with innovations that can change lives...and save lives. The company's CEO declared someday ev...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 240
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla, full self driving and the need for a fix. Cruise goes driverless in San Francisco, Waymo Driver heads to NYC while Aurora debuts on Wall ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 239: The EV battle to come
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will there be an uprising if a crush of electric vehicles results in overwhelmed power grids? The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 238: Futurist & Author Chunka Mui
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With his new book "A Brief History of a Perfect Future..Inventing the World We Can Proudly Leave Our Kids by 2050", author and futurist Chunka M...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 237: Aurora, Motional, Tesla & more
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aurora is planning subscription services for autonomous trucking & ride hailing. Passenger buttons to stop and start are part of Motio...
The Tesla automatic braking mystery.
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tesla automatic braking mystery. Los Angeles Times reporter Russ Mitchell joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to to expl...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 235 ..The shifting picture of what is a car company
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So what is a car company? Appearances can be deceiving. Join The Dispatcher publisher & consultant Michael Sena on E...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 234
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 5th annual Princeton Smart Driving Car Summit is coming this fall. The latest announcements! Tesla reportedly has built 300 thou...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 233: Making mobility happen in Europe, Trenton and beyond.
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What will it take to deliver autonomous mobility for all? For one thing, improved road systems, says Professor Adriano Alessandrini at the...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 232: Can cameras alone get to driverless mobility?
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cameras alone aren’t enough to get Tesla or anyone else to driverless mobility. So says UC Berkeley’s Steven Shladover, a leading auto...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 231: Tesla, Waymo & the future of car making
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What’s wrong with the concept of building electric vehicles on a skateboard type platform? Consultant and The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sen...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 230: Teslas, Humanoids and Elevators
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teslas, Humanoids and Elevators! What Elon Musk and Tesla delivered at AI Day 2021 was insight into the company’s remarkable technology and that may...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 229
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration having opened an investigation into Tesla autopilot crashes involving emergency vehicles…Los...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 228
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Planes, trains and automobiles. From battery powered electric light rail to the confusion over the difference between driver assistance and self drivi...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 227: autonomy, responsibility and Arizona
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Arizona…the trial of a former Uber autonomous vehicle attendant om the death of Elaine Herzberg is still pending. Her attorneys say it is t...
Smart Driving Cars 226 with Tim Higgins, author of Power Play
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins has a new book arriving August 3rd titled POWER PLAY: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century. Y...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 225
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chandler, Arizona is the one place where paying customers can take advantage of driverless robo-taxis to get where they are going. How did that happen...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 224
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does there need to be a White House appointed autonomous and electric vehicle czar to open up new mobility possibilities for all? Th...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 223
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can Tesla (and others) make automatic emergency braking work? Princeton's Alain Kornhauser continues his push and is joined by the R...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 222
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is it time for autopilot to not break the law? Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser says yes. And if technology can save lives, prevent in...
Smart Driving Cars 221: The Zoox Safety Report
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Zoox…the Amazon owned autonomous mobility company out with a comprehensive safety report.. Chief Safety Innovation Officer Dr. Mark Rosekind jo...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 220.. The electric car race
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sociology not technology will decide the electric car race. That's a Financial Times headline from a piece written by Innovation Edi...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 219
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why couldn't a smart driving car prevent Alain's crash with a deer? And How important is exact location for highly automated driving? &nbs...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 218
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have questions about Waymo’s partnership with JB Hunt to test autonomous trucks in Texas? So do we…and Waymo’s Product Manager, Xinfeng Le...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 217
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are self-driving cars still decades ahead? Wall Street Jopurnal columnist and author Christopher Mims joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser &...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 216
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Future of Mobility is Slowly Coming Into Focus. That's on top in the June edition of The Dispatcher. From Sweden, publisher Mich...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 215
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Costly Pursuit of Self Driving Cars Continues On and On and On. That's the headline of a NY Times story this week. The reporter, Cade ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 214
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with the chief engineer behind Ford's F150 Lightning EV truck...Waymo shares rider stories and the AFL-CIO tells Congress autonomous vehi...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 213: SAFE founder Robbie Diamond
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The autonomous mobility competition with China. What will it take to succeed. Securing America's Future Energy founder Robbie Diamond dive...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 212
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where does Waymo go from here? Is GM really going to market personal autonomous vehicles? Viodi View managing editor Ken Pyle ...
Smart Driving Episode 211
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's plenty of combustion around the issue of banning internal combustion engines (ICE). Consultant and The Dispatcher publisher Michae...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 210
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Passengers at the Las Vegas Convention Center are about to get their first taste of the new underground mobility service from #Elon Musk's The Boring ...
Smart Driving Cars Episode 209: The Texas Tesla Crash
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Texas #Tesla crash that killed two continues to make headlines. The impact on the electric and automated vehicle industries? From the Brookings In...