Will it be 6 or 60 years before the Level 5 (no steering wheel or human intervention) becomes mainstream? That …
How Will Autonomous Vehicles Be Insured?
Will insurance companies insure autonomous vehicles? If so, who will need to be insured; the auto manufacturer, the owner, the …
The Hacking Threat to the Autonomous Vehicle
Local resident and author, Ray Hosler, suggests the future of autonomous vehicles is through sharing. He also poses the question …
Tesla Not Self Driving and Paint Good Lines
Alain Kornhauser points out that the Tesla’s self-driving features do not mean the cars are self-driving. He also suggests infrastructure …
It’s Time to Act
Shannon McDonald, AIA, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Southern Illinois University suggests now is the time to start the planning …
The Car Used to Be the Environmental Savior
There was a huge environmental challenge (PDF) – a challenge so big that some thought that if nothing were done, it …
Private may be the new public transit
An audience member discusses VTA’s project “Flex”, which is a cross between a ridesharing service and “dial-a-ride”, that is struggling …
How Do We Get People to Use Public Transit?
An audience member discusses VTA’s project “Flex”, which is a cross between a ridesharing service and “dial-a-ride”, that is struggling …
Build for Mobility
What should the city of Santa Clara be doing to ensure that the Related Santa Clara project is designed for …
Automated Mobility Could Be a 24×7 Solution that Public Transit Does Not Provide
By eliminating the driver, fully autonomous vehicles promise a future of public transit that is on-demand and point-to-point 24 hours …