Smart Driving Cars Podcast
Fred Fishkin/Alain Kornhauser
Updated 4 days agoWhat's the latest in smart driving cars? Listen in to lively discussions with Princeton University Professor Alain Kornhauser, co-host tech journalist Fred Fishkin and guests. How soon will you be riding in a self driving car? This is the podcast to tune in to for real info without hype or spin.
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Episodes (416)
Smart Driving Cars episode 387
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.
Smart Driving Cars (episode 386): DeepSeek, HandyRides, Waymo, Tesla
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.
Smart Driving Cars 385: GM Cancels Cruise and NHTSA's New Rules for Driverless
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.
Smart Driving Cars: The Election, Musk, Tesla, Waymo & more with guest Michael Sena (ep. 384)
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!
Smart Driving Cars- Tesla profits & driverless mobility (episode 383)
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.
Smart Driving Cars: SpaceX, Cybercab and John Hopfield. Episode 382
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!
Smart Driving Cars episode 381 with guest Michael Sena: data privacy, Northvolt, Tesla and more.
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!
Smart Driving Cars episode 380 with guest Michael Sena
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 379: Time to Pivot-Hamburg-Waymo-Tesla & more
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 378 Cruise abandons Origin
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 377 What would GreenVille Moves look like
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 376 -a mobility start-up is launched
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 375 Elon Musk talks Tesla robotaxis and more. Maybe for Brownsville?
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 374- a launch at 6th Princeton Summit!
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 373 Waymo-Tesla-NVIDIA-SDC Summit & more
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!
Smart Driving Cars episode 372-Streets of NYC-Tesla-Cruise & more
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!
Smart Driving Cars episode 371- NHTSA examines Tesla recall effectiveness-Aurora-Waymo & more
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 370-AEB rules, Angela Chao, Baltimore Bridge & more
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 369-NHTSA issues AEB requirements for carmakers
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 368-Tesla cuts price of Supervised FSD
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 367 -NJ AI Summit-Tesla cuts price of Supervised FSD-&more
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.
Smart Driving Cars (episode 366) Tesla out with Supervised FSD and offers to license it to others
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!
Smart Driving Cars episode 365 with guest Michael Sena- Toyota, Tesla, AI and more
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 364-focus on NVIDIA GTC
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.
Smart Driving Cars episode 363 IIHS-Angela Chao, Tesla FSD beta V12.3
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.