In Part 3, we discuss recent progress and prospects for widely available, substantially autonomous vehicles.  We'll look at advances and leaders.

In this 3-part segment, we ask and answer: What's real and what's not in "self-driving?"  Which advances have near-term applications, and which vehicles are driving themselves already?  In Part 1, we quantified the enormous size of the transportation industry, and how that size means there's no reason to exaggerate autonomy claims: partial autonomy and unrelated technology advances are making a big difference in everything from energy sources, to safety, to infotainment, and to utilization rates. In Part 2, we reviewed the history, challenges, and over promises in the field of vehicle autonomy.

This 3-part segment is a companion to our publication, Driverless Cars are Mostly Fake News, but the real parts are Big News to which you can subscribe here.

Craziness on the roof, unshapely warts all around, lots of stuff in the trunk. We explain self-driving car components, why you probably shouldn't pay Tesla for "Full Self Driving," and where to invest.

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What's real and what's not in "self-driving?"  Which advances have near-term applications, and which vehicles are driving themselves already?

We start by quantifying the enormous size of the transportation industry, and how that size means there's no reason to exaggerate autonomy claims: unrelated technology advances are making a big difference to everything from energy sources to safety to infotainment to utilization rates.  We'll review the history, challenges, recent progress and forecast for widely available, substantially autonomous vehicles.  We'll look at advances and leaders.

This episode is a companion to our publication, Driverless Cars are Mostly Fake News, but the real parts are Big News to which you can subscribe here.

In Part 2, we review the history, challenges, and over promises in the field of vehicle autonomy.

In this 3-part segment, we ask and answer: What's real and what's not in "self-driving?"  Which advances have near-term applications, and which vehicles are driving themselves already?  In Part 1, we quantified the enormous size of the transportation industry, and how that size means there's no reason to exaggerate autonomy claims: partial autonomy and unrelated technology advances are making a big difference in everything from energy sources, to safety, to infotainment, and to utilization rates. In Part 3, we will discuss recent progress and prospects for widely available, substantially autonomous vehicles.  We'll look at advances and leaders.

This 3-part segment is a companion to our publication, Driverless Cars are Mostly Fake News, but the real parts are Big News to which you can subscribe here.

Why is tech in cars and machines so closely related?

Who are these GTK guys anyway, and why should I listen to them?

What's real and what's not in "self-driving?"  Which advances have near-term applications, and which vehicles are driving themselves already?  In Part 1, we quantify the enormous size of the transportation industry, and how that size means there's no reason to exaggerate autonomy claims: partial autonomy and unrelated technology advances are making a big difference in everything from energy sources, to safety, to infotainment, and to utilization rates.

In Part 2, we'll review the history, challenges, and over promises in vehicle autonomy.  In Part 3, we'll discuss recent progress and prospects for widely available, substantially autonomous vehicles.  We'll look at advances and leaders.

This 3-part segment is a companion to our publication, Driverless Cars are Mostly Fake News, but the real parts are Big News to which you can subscribe here.

Ali Tabibian of GTK Partners will roadmap this series, describing how we'll help Dear Listeners understand the world of artificial intelligence, data science, connectivity and sensors through their applications in cars and machines.  He'll answer your burning questions:

* What is this series about anyway?

* Why is tech in cars and machines so closely related?

* Who are these GTK guys anyway, and why should I listen to them?

We'll make it fun to digest our nutrient-packed, thoughtful content for those of you who like to learn.

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...but the real parts are Big News. The first article in a series to help GTK's network understand and invest successfully in “self-driving" and adjacent markets.

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