I founded ClariNet, the world's first internet based business, am Chairman Emeritus of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a fellow of the Foresight Institute. My current passion is self-driving vehicles and robots. I worked on Google's car team in its early years and am an
How To (Barely) Make Sense Of Tesla Sacking Its Supercharger Team
What reasons could Tesla possibly have to lay off its Supercharger team when most consider it to be one of the company's prized jewels? Here are a few possibilities.
Future Self-Driving EVs Must Plug Themselves In. How Will They?
Cars that go charge themselves are the ideal, and also a solution for the power grid, plugging themselves in when solar power is surplus and cheap
Serve Robotics Goes Public With Ad Plan; What Do Ads On Robots Mean?
Some day robots may roam the streets without cargo, just showing ads. What will we do about it?
California Supreme Court To Hear Home Solar Rate Case, And It’s A Mess
California's home solar net metering standards changed last year and crashed the solar industry. Could neighbors selling power to neighbors' cars fix it?
Tesla, Waymo, Nuro, Zoox And Many Others Embrace New AI To Drive
Machine learning AI and large language models (similar to ChatGPT) are taking over software development at self-driving car companies
Tesla Teases A Robotaxi And Other Big Changes
There's a lot Tesla has to do to make a robotaxi, but if they do, it might be a cheaper car to buy than a low cost EV
Waymo Runs A Red Light And The Difference Between Humans And Robots
A serious Waymo incident turned out to be a mistake by a human remote assistance operator. How do the errors of people and robots differ, particularly to the public?
Are Uber and Lyft Right In Their Threat To Leave Minneapolis?
A study said TNC drivers don't make minimum wage, including their idle time but Uber and Lyft say they'll leave once the city regulated fares. Here's the math.
Waymo’s Double-Crash With Pickup Truck, Cyclist & Arson Examined
A look into the implications of two Waymos hitting the same poorly towed pickup, as well as a crash with a cyclist and the recent arson.
Waymo Wins Permission For Major Expansion To Los Angeles, San Francisco Peninsula
San Mateo tried to fight them, but they've been quickly approved, and now can try their hand at really scaling up.