Why Site Selection Matters for Autonomous Vehicle Fleets | Alex Pischalnikov, Senior Director of Strategy at MN8-Energy

🔋🚘 Just reserved my next car! I’ve been an advisor and investor to Chip for a couple years and happy to say that I’m now a customer. Most excited to drive this thing to the beach and then have it go park itself :) You can reserve yours here 👉 chipmotors.com/reserve

🚨🎙️ New Podcast Episode: This week we discussed AV fleet charging with Alex Pischalnikov, Senior Director of Strategy at MN8 Energy. 🧵 (1/5)

Autonomous Vehicles Are AI on Wheels | Alex Pischalnikov, Senior Director of Strategy at MN8-Energy ​

How a Self-Driving Car Performs a Lane Nudge | Matt Cragun, Director of Product for AVs, NVIDIA⁩ ​

Had a great time attending my first SAE International ATS conference in San Diego and speaking on a panel about AV journalism! Thank you, Jane Lappin and Edward Straub for the invite, already looking forward to attending next year‘s event again in San Diego. 🧵 (1/3)

“These are the early innings, and we are looking to be engaged and involved across the [AV] ecosystem, and support our customers in scaling their business as a partner” 🧵 (1/3)

The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🚘 Top story: Amazon’s Zoox wins first US approval for paid robotaxis without human controls. 🧵 (1/6)

🚌✨ First time sitting inside the MOIA America autonomous Volkswagen ID. Buzz! The vehicle looks great and it of course reminds me of the class VW bus. Also lots of leg room and space for luggage - excited to see these on the streets of LA in the future with Uber. 🧵 (1/2)

The Backup System That Keeps AVs Safe | Matt Cragun, Director of Product for AVs, NVIDIA ​

Robotaxi Edge Cases are Really Data Problems | Matt Cragun, Director of Product for AVs, NVIDIA

🌏🚕 AVs Are Coming to Southeast Asia. The Global Playbook is Not. This is the view of Dominic Ong, General Manager for Autonomous Vehicles at Grab, who led the introduction of some of Singapore’s first AVs. 🧵 (1/6)

🚨🎙️New Podcast Episode: This week we discussed NVIDIA’s autonomous vehicle strategy with Matt Cragun, Director of Product for AVs. 🧵 (1/5)

🚨🎙️ Had a blast being a guest on @motortrend.com The InEVitable podcast to discuss how Uber Drivers Make Money—and When Robotaxis Take Over. Thanks Edward Loh and Jonny Lieberman for having me on! 🧵 (1/3)

There's been a lot of talk about the Waymo x Uber relationship as of late but this line in @natalielung.com recent @bloomberg.com article stood out: 🧵 (1/7)

“Every year, the promise of L4 has been perpetually 5 years away… I feel we’re at this point where it’s within 5 years” 🧵 (1/3)

The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🧵 (1/5)

The Seams Are Coming Off the AV Industry | Junko Yoshida

🤖🚖 Just a few days until SAE International’s Automated Transportation Symposium in San Diego where I’ll be speaking on the Journalist Panel “The Final Word: Business Journalist Perspectives on the Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles” on Thursday, July 30th at 11:45 a.m. 🧵 (1/13)

Waymo's Lead Is Real: It's Biggest Test Is What Comes Next This week we had Eduardo Rojas, a startup advisor and former founding member of Uber’s Autonomous Mobility & Delivery team, contribute a guest analysis on where the robotaxi race stands. 🧵 (1/6)

The Real Challenge for Self-Driving Cars Isn't Everyday Driving | ⁨Junko Yoshida

🚨🎙️ Our latest podcast episode is live. Featuring Junko Yoshida, a veteran tech journalist and one of the industry's leading voices on autonomous vehicles, we discuss the state of the AV industry and what still needs to happen to scale robotaxis. 🧵 (1/3)

“What lessons did they learn in the San Francisco blackouts and which did they apply in the July 4 mishap” 🧵 (1/3)

The top picks from this week's edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter covering all things autonomous mobility are: 🚘 Top story: Volkswagen Launches MOIA Robotaxi Service in Hamburg. 🧵 (1/4)

Stop Trash Before It Reaches the Ocean | Michael Arens, CEO of Clean Earth Rovers

Waymo’s robotaxis keep blocking bike lanes. It’s emblematic of a bigger problem. When passenger convenience and public safety conflict, robotaxi companies will favor the former. 🧵 about my guest essay in @driverlessdigest.bsky.social

Why Are Waymos Still Blocking Bike Lanes?

Waymo's robotaxis are marketed as dramatically safer than human drivers. But persistent bike lane incursions reveal an uncomfortable tradeoff: when safety and convenience collide, which one wins?

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Why are Waymos still blocking bike lanes? 🤔 This week’s column on The Driverless Digest comes from @davidzipper.bsky.social, a transport expert who regularly contributes to Bloomberg and co-hosts the Look Both Ways with David & Wes podcast. 🧵 (1/5)

How Environmental Forecasting Prevents Disasters | Michael Arens, CEO of Clean Earth Rovers

Cool seeing this feedback about our recent podcast with Eduardo Rojas 🙌🎙️ Eduardo is a former Uber autonomy and delivery leader, and we had a great conversation about Uber's AV strategy, the massive potential of autonomous delivery, and Uber’s relationship with Waymo 🧵 (1/2)

How Smart Buoys Monitor Water Quality | Michael Arens, CEO of Clean Earth Rovers