Pete Bigelow

About 12 hours left in April, @aurora_inno. Anything notable happening out there on Texas interstates?

New: After three years of 40,000+ traffic deaths a year, @NHTSA early estimates of 2024 indicate a total of 39,345, a decrease of 3.8 percent year of year.

Great to join you, as always, Grayson. We talked Waymo's big airport expansion, Aurora's pending launch, and yes, the tariff reverberations throughout Detroit.

The Road to Autonomy® @RoadToAutonomy

Whiplash in Detroit: From Electric Dreams to Autonomy Uncertainty 🚗⚡ From EV hype to autonomy uncertainty, Detroit is swerving hard. Tariffs, tech pivots, and policy chaos what’s next for America’s auto capital? @PeterCBigelow joined @gbrulte on the latest episode of The Road https://t.co/2KBkUQY9Lq

The non-Apple CarPlay experience in @GM EVs is dreadful, so this is a disappointing development. https://t.co/QdBCfc4hIp

I feel the worst for the @GM Super Cruise team, which has already developed and deployed a terrific driver-assistance system. Level 3 is minefield, and I hope they don't mess up the good thing they already have.

When it comes to a potential rollback of EV policy in a Trump administration, this points to exactly why that's a far more complicated and nuanced conversation than many assume:

Elizabeth Kolbert @ElizKolbert

I wonder if this has changed a single vote. And if it hasn't, I think it's worth asking: why not?

When I was in Austin last month, I got a chance to catch up on the latest developments with @VW's self-driving ID Buzz and the company's ongoing testing in a city that's become a burgeoning robotaxi hotbed. https://t.co/lTHnduJWtj

Self-driving tech companies are increasingly seeking third-party audits and assessments of their safety systems and cultures, @Gatik_AI, @aurora_inno and @Waymo among them. Here's what's driving that: https://t.co/aAlBeAvpJ5

Commercial-grade robotaxi spotted in greater LA:

Ethan Teicher @ethanteicher

If you’re in LA for some corporate puffery and want to experience fully autonomous ride-hailing for yourself, DM me!

Utility companies have a big role to play in the EV transition. This week's Shift podcast explores how @MyBGE has implemented first-of-their-kind programs to ensure customers have a smooth experience. https://t.co/6A4ZwWz5zX

With a fresh $500 million investment, @ToyotaMotorCorp deepens its long-standing ties with @jobyaviation. https://t.co/TfDKgP2xCf

This should reverberate in every board room. If you consider American exceptionalism as a birthright, let "underdog" sink in.

Michael Dunne @dunne_insights

When it comes to the car business, the Motor City was once the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Now the Detroit 3 are the undisputed underdogs, playing catchup. Behind on software, overweight on costs, way back on batteries and battery supply chains. Not

Great to be in Austin. Big thanks to @lgtechventures investment director Sungkwon Kang for a terrific discussion on making battery investments at a time of great political and geopolitical uncertainty -- and much more at #MOVEamerica2024. https://t.co/quFf3eTyHD

Pleased to have @luminartech CEO Austin Russell back on the Shift podcast this week, to discuss the state of the lidar industry and what it will take to commercialize lidar at scale. $LAZR https://t.co/vEUTc3RueK

RT @Gatik_AI: Gatik is proud to announce that Adam Campbell, our Senior Manager of Safety Innovation and Impact, has been named to the @Aut…

RT @BethOsborneT4A: It is important that you see the driver that is running their vehicle over you. That way, you know who to haunt.

After a rocky year, @nuro is hitting the comeback trail with a new strategy. https://t.co/CUIOWyMueD