Smart Driving Cars Podcast

Cybertrucks will wind down to make way for more Cybercabs while Tesla agrees to lower speed limits for Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe. The Waymo Toyota deal, Yann LeCun, the elections and the Morristown and Erie Railway. Plus more on episode 420 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.

A sneak peak at "Driverless Vehicles- Enabling Mobility to Work for Riders" by Alain Kornhauser and Michael Sena! Michael joins Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for Episode 419 of Smart Driver Cars as they dive into a New Yorker report on Waymo, Tesla's safety report, Cybercab, Roadster and Semi and GM's new technology strategy. Plus a fun video from Ken Pyle and more. Tune in and subscribe!

Safety reports from Waymo and Tesla, NHTSA looks at Cybercab self certification, and AV Weekly launches on the Transportation Channel. Tune into episode 418 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Plus Aurora, Tesla Semi factory, Space X and more.

So what are the motives behind the robotaxi efforts of Waymo, Tesla and Zoox? Michael Sena, publisher of Mobility Insights and co-author of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 417 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus Zoox vehicle gains NHTSA approval and seniors are buying Teslas for FSD. Tune in and subscribe!

What will be the impact of the latest WP 29 regulations on driverless mobility? Consultant and author Michael Sena joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 416 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus the path forward in NJ for driverless, Waymo, Tesla and more. Tune in and subscribe!

Welcome back to Smart Driving Cars, episode 415. This time out: the Fed proposal to eliminate the requirement for brake pedals in automated vehicles...and how it was reported. Misbehavior in a Waymo vehicle. Tesla's Texas response and the reporting on the tragedy. And a visit to Big Boy 4014. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for all that and more.

Driverless mobility needs the right laws for the right reasons. That’s the focus of the latest Mobility Industry Insights. Publisher, author and consultant Michael Sena joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 414 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus, Alain takes part in the fifth annual Autonomous Vehicle Conference in Boca Raton. (https://youtu.be/6lym95Et90U?t=10758) And so does Assistant Transportation Secretary for Research and Technology Seval Oz. We bring you her remarks from the conference (https://youtu.be/6lym95Et90U?t=335) and some analysis. Tune in and subscribe!

SpaceX files for an IPO, Waymo pauses for flooding, Seval Oz to keynote an AV Conference plus NVIDIA, Uber, May Mobility and more. Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 413 of Smart Driving Cars!

What is it like at the 2026 Auto Show in Beijing? On episode 412 of Smart Driving Cars, we get a look at the show floor, courtesy of CCNY Professor Camille Kamga, Director of the University Transportation Research Center. EVs, automation and more! Plus robotaxis, long haul trucking, Tesla, Waymo and more. Tune in and subscribe.

It's episode 411 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. In this edition, Aurora's Chris Urmson fields questions at the MIT Mobility Forum, AMI's Yann LeCun on campus in Princeton, Uber commits 10 billion to robotaxis, Axios reports mobility's new big three and more. Join Alain and Fred for the latest and subscribe!