A new step for Tesla FSD with Beta 10 69 release and the company's "Occupancy Network".  Princeton's faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering, Alain Kornhauser, weighs in on that plus oversized EVs,  Toyota's view of autonomous mobility,  Pittsburgh's Guaranteed Basic Mobility Program and some excitement surround SpaceX and NASA and more.

How can Tesla data help with the understanding of car crashes?   NY Times reporter & author Cade Metz joins Alain and Fred to explore the latest Tesla news, including the new higher price for FSD.  Plus NHTSA reports a continuing rise in traffic deaths, Lyft in Vegas,  Cruise and Waymo.  And Princeton and NBA great Brian Taylor joins us to remember legendary basketball coach Pete Carril. 

After announcing it will spend 1.2 billion dollars on EVs and rapidly expand its vehicle subscription service, what does the future hold for Autonomy. Serial entrepreneur & CEO Scott Painter joins us for episode 279 of Smart Driving Cars.  Plus Tesla, Argo AI and more.

Elon Musk talked about his vision for Tesla robo-taxis and more during his Q&A following the 2022 shareholders' meeting.   Weighing in on that and more is Princeton's Alain Kornhauser on episode 278 of Smart Driving Cars with co-host Fred Fishkin.  Plus TuSimple, GM Cruise, Lucid, Argo and more.

A look at cities & mobility, turmoil at VW, the cash problem at Cruise & more.   "The Dispatcher" publisher Michael Sena joins Alain Kornhauser & Fred Fishkin for another spirited discussion on episode 277 of Smart Driving Cars.

Following the TRB gathering in California, what was accomplished?  Compass Transporation & Technology President Dick Mudge joins us for a look.   Plus the latest on Tesla, Cruise, Baidu, Zoox & more.   Smart Driving Cars episode 276 with Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin.

What lies ahead for May Mobility following the closing of a 111 million dollar funding round...including the participation of State Farm?   Director of Policy and Advocacy Daisy Wall joins Alain Kornhauser & Fred Fishkin for a look ahead.   Plus layoffs at Nuro and Argo AI, news about Cruise and the amazing Webb space telescope images.   Episode 275 of Smart Driving Cars.

More MOVES progress in NJ, NHTSA investigates a Cruise crash, and two fatal Tesla crashes, Musk makes more headlines and layoffs at Argo AI.   Plus from the 5th annual Smart Driving Cars Summit, Anil Lewis of the National Federation of the Blind and ITN America founder Katherine Freund.  Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 274 of Smart Driving Cars.

The June Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit brought the players together.  Now the real game begins.  "The Dispatcher" publisher and consultant Michael Sena joins us for that plus...Einride's autonomous electric transports, Cruise takes paying passengers and a critical checkpoint for Zoox.

With NHTSA releasing the data on 392 crashes involving driver assistance systems, we dive into the significance and take-aways with guest Ed Niedermeyer, author, journalist and co-host of the Autonocast.   Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 272 of Smart Driving Cars.