#373: Are Robotaxis Anti-Human? Waymo, Tesla Cybercab and the Religious Backlash Against AI
Ed, Kirsten & Alex tackle religious backlash against AI as Baptist pastors challenge driverless cars on theological grounds. Does automation threaten humanity, jobs, and social connection? Also, more on Tesla Cybercab’s controversial controls, FSD safety interventions, driver monitoring, insurance surveillance, and privacy. Finally, did the AV industry lose the cultural argument before robotaxis even reached mass adoption?
Ed, Kirsten & Alex tackle religious backlash against AI as Baptist pastors challenge driverless cars on theological grounds. Does automation threaten humanity, jobs, and social connection? Also, more on Tesla Cybercab’s controversial controls, FSD safety interventions, driver monitoring, insurance surveillance, and privacy. Finally, did the AV industry lose the cultural argument before robotaxis even reached mass adoption?
#372: FUKT.Purist Reveal, Dumb Headlines, Flock, and CyberCabs
Ed’s in Venice, so Alex Roy and Kirsten Korosec discuss the FUKT.Purist Satirical Hypercar Reveal, fake engine sounds and smells, privacy, surveillance, Angeles Death Highway, Waymo in San Diego, Dumb Headlines, the Rivian R2, CyberCab challenges for 1st Responders, and Alex makes a prediction.
Ed’s in Venice, so Alex and Kirsten discuss the FUKT.Purist Hypercar Reveal, fake engine sounds and smells, privacy, surveillance, Angeles Death Highway, Waymo in San Diego, dumb headlines from the Sf Chronicle, the Rivian R2, CyberCab challenges for 1st Responders, and Alex makes a prediction.
#371: Will Your Kids Ever Drive? Waymo, Uber and the Robotaxi Endgame
Alex, Ed and Kirsten debate whether autonomous vehicles will make driving licenses obsolete. Also, how will Tesla and Waymo resolve school drop-off lines, and does Uber need Waymo, or is it the other way around?
Ed and Kirsten debate whether autonomous vehicles will make driving licenses obsolete. Also, how will Tesla and Waymo resolve school drop-off lines, and does Uber need Waymo, or is it the other way around?
#370: Uber’s $10 Billion Robotaxi Bet, Lucid’s Reset, and Will Ford’s $30K EV Kill Slate?
What should Ed wear to the Venice Film Festival? Also, Alex, Ed, and Kirsten discuss Uber’s $10 billion autonomy bet, Uber’s AV strategy, Waymo’s latest moves, the Lucid/Nuro partnership, Lucid’s Cosmos delay, Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup and its threat to Slate. Plus…the usual banter, barbs, and make-up.
What should Ed wear to the Venice Film Festival? Also, Alex, Ed, and Kirsten discuss Uber’s $10 billion autonomy bet, Uber’s AV strategy, Waymo’s latest moves, the Lucid/Nuro partnership, Lucid’s Cosmos delay, Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup and its threat to Slate. Plus…the usual banter, barbs, and make-up.
#369: Mobileye CEO Exit, Tesla Robotaxi Controversy & the Battle for Autonomous Vehicle Regulation
Alex Roy, Ed and Kirsten discuss Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua’s transition from CEO, Tesla’s expanding robotaxi ambitions, Waymo’s latest safety research, and the growing regulatory battle shaping autonomous vehicles. Also, Kirsten presses Alex on his uncharacteristic reticence.
Alex Roy, Ed and Kirsten discuss Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua’s transition from CEO, Tesla’s expanding robotaxi ambitions, Waymo’s latest safety research, and the growing regulatory battle shaping autonomous vehicles. Also, Kirsten presses Alex on his uncharacteristic reticence.
#368: How Aseon Labs Is Solving AV Operations, w/Co-Founder George Kalligeros
Alex, Ed, and Kirsten sit down with George Kalligeros, CEO and co-founder of Aseon Labs, to explore the overlooked infrastructure required to scale autonomous vehicles and robotaxis. The discussion covers robotic vehicle servicing, decentralized charging, autonomous fleet maintenance, Waymo and Tesla operations, fleet economics, deadheading, EV charging networks, and the future of robotaxi deployment. George explains how Aseon’s mobile robotic service pods could dramatically improve fleet utilization while reducing operating costs, paving the way for scalable autonomous transportation.
Alex, Ed, and Kirsten sit down with George Kalligeros, CEO and co-founder of Aseon Labs, to explore the overlooked infrastructure required to scale autonomous vehicles and robotaxis. The discussion covers robotic vehicle servicing, decentralized charging, autonomous fleet maintenance, Waymo and Tesla operations, fleet economics, deadheading, EV charging networks, and the future of robotaxi deployment. George explains how Aseon’s mobile robotic service pods could dramatically improve fleet utilization while reducing operating costs, paving the way for scalable autonomous transportation.
#367: SpaceX, Waymo, Lucid, and Alex’s Tesla Solar Obsession
Alex goes long SpaceX, Ed goes on even longer, and Kirsten brings the show down to earth to talk Waymo, Uber, Wayve, and Motional…until the boys drag it back to Tesla Solar, Porsche 928s, and much, much more.
Alex goes long SpaceX, Ed goes on even longer, and Kirsten brings the show down to earth to talk Waymo, Uber, Wayve, and Motional…until the boys drag it back to Tesla Solar, Porsche 928s, and much, much more.
#366: Sex, Family, and the Ferrari Luce EV
Alex offends everyone with his POV on automotive design, Ed wants to talk Tesla, and Kirsten brings it back around to Waymo, Zoox, and actual analysis of the AV/EV business.
Alex offends everyone with his POV on automotive design, Ed wants to talk Tesla, and Kirsten brings it back around to Waymo, Zoox, and actual analysis of the AV/EV business.
#365: How To Insure Autonomous Vehicles w/Steve Miller of Hub International
Steve Miller, SVP Innovation @ Hub International, explains one of the least understood but most critical aspects of autonomous vehicles: insurance. From the earliest days of self-driving startups like Drive.ai to today’s robotaxi deployments, Steve explains how insurers evaluate risk, liability, safety cases, software updates, and autonomous driving systems. Also: Tesla, Waymo, ADAS, AV legislation, trucking, fraud prevention, and the future economics of self-driving cars.