Have questions about Waymo’s partnership with JB Hunt to test autonomous trucks in Texas?  So do we…and Waymo’s Product Manager, Xinfeng Le joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin to provide answers.   Plus.. Waymo raises 2 and a half billion dollars, MacKenzie Scott gives away billions, start-up Waabi comes out of stealth, Argo AI plans an IPO and more.

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Are self-driving cars still decades ahead?  Wall Street Jopurnal columnist and author Christopher Mims joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at the progress and roadblocks.  Plus the latest on Tesla, Cruise, the dramatic rise in road deaths during Covid and more.

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The Future of Mobility is Slowly Coming Into Focus.  That's on top in the June edition of The Dispatcher.   From Sweden, publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus better batteries, May Mobility, Tesla and more.

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The Costly Pursuit of Self Driving Cars Continues On and On and On.  That's the headline of a NY Times story this week.  The reporter, Cade Metz, also the author of a new book on artificial intelligence, joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser, co-host Fred Fishkin and guest Ken Pyle of Viodi View.   Watch and subscribe!

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An interview with the chief engineer behind Ford's F150 Lightning EV truck...Waymo shares rider stories and the AFL-CIO tells Congress autonomous vehicles should be required to have human operators.   Join Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for those stories and more.

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The autonomous mobility competition with China.  What will it take to succeed.  Securing America's Future Energy founder Robbie Diamond dives in with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin.  Plus the latest on #AutoX,  #Tesla,  #GM, #TuSimple and more.   Remember to subscribe!
And check out this SAFE panel discussion too.. https://youtu.be/Z6NBRrtTDnI

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. LinkedIn has named Amazon as the number one company where Americans want to work.
“We’re looking at things like the ability to get a promotion or the opportunity to develop your skill set while you’re there.”
Linked in senior managing editor Laura Lorenzetti.  When the job market went south during the pandemic…Amazon added 400 thousand jobs during 2020 in the US….and half a million around the world. Amazon Vice President of Workforce Development Ardine Williams..
“Whole industries can change very quickly. We saw areas like travel and hospitality just turned on their head in a very, very short period of time. And Amazon had the opportunity to hire some people with very strong customer skills.”
Plus more to help keep up with the jump in online shopping. And the hiring continues at www.amazon.jobs.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

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What will the future of wellness and health tech look like with 5G connectivity?  T-Mobile is taking applications for the Fall 2021 T-Mobile Accelerator Program focused on digital health and wellness.  VP Bryan Fries chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  They have had to go online this year….but the world’s largest student robotics competition returns this month.  The first ever Live Remote Vex Robotics World Championship takes place from May 17th to the 29th….with students from nearly all grade levels and from all over the world…involved.  At the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation..CEO Dan Mantz says..
“Our students learn a lot of tech schools, but it’s also important for them to collaborate and then also strategize.  So the REC Foundation decided to develop a new platform, something unique to the world, where students could still socially distance, but actually play our robotics competitions with real robots on real fields with real scoring elements.”
With real excitement.  For more info…head to www.roboticseducation.org.
You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.

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Where does Waymo go from here?   Is GM really going to market personal autonomous vehicles?   Viodi View managing editor Ken Pyle joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at those issues plus Volkswagen, Tesla, Argo and more.

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