The dominant EV industry China has built for decades gives its autonomous-vehicle companies a potential advantage over Waymo and U.S. hopefuls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/tech/china-robotaxis-waymo-driverless-cars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #waymo #driverlesscars #electricvehicles #taxis #transportation #baidu #dubai #weride #apollogo #tech
Silicon Valley wants to make cities more efficient by taking away anything that makes them enjoyable.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @jomc to discuss why robotaxis and delivery bots aren’t solving any real problems with transport and cities.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/299_silicon_valley_doesnt_know_what_makes_a_good_city_w_joanne_mcneil
#tech #robotaxi #selfdriving #transportation #cities #urbanism
Raúl Chouza
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My first book is out in paperback! I shared some thoughts on ROAD TO NOWHERE now that it’s been out for a few years, and despite what I might have worried when I was writing it, it remains as relevant as ever.
Grab a copy for yourself!
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/my-first-book-is-out-in-paperback
#books #tech #transport #transportation #selfdriving #uber #tesla #elonmusk
My first book is out in paperback! I shared some thoughts on ROAD TO NOWHERE now that it’s been out for a few years, and despite what I might have worried when I was writing it, it remains as relevant as ever.
Grab a copy for yourself!
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/my-first-book-is-out-in-paperback
#books #tech #transport #transportation #selfdriving #uber #tesla #elonmusk
Yes, and your city should, too. Modern signal controllers have obsoleted the need for right turn on red.
Annalee Newitz 🍜
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🚨 The paperback version of ROAD TO NOWHERE is out today!
Silicon Valley promised it would make transport better for everyone; their initiatives delivered nothing of the sort, while delaying real solutions.
Get your copy: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2795-road-to-nowhere
#book #newbook #transport #mobility #transportation #uber #elonmusk
🚨 The paperback version of ROAD TO NOWHERE is out today!
Silicon Valley promised it would make transport better for everyone; their initiatives delivered nothing of the sort, while delaying real solutions.
Get your copy: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2795-road-to-nowhere
#book #newbook #transport #mobility #transportation #uber #elonmusk
Børge
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“Anything we do that is not optimizing getting people out of cars and getting them to a bus stop, or allowing them to walk from their neighborhood to a school with their kids, or do a #bikeBus, or ride, walk & roll around [#Portland] — If we are not prioritizing that —then every other little piddly, marginal thing we do for the climate is much less important, because most of our emissions come from automobiles… and I think it’ll save us money in the long run.” 🎯 💯 #ClimateAction #transportation
“Anything we do that is not optimizing getting people out of cars and getting them to a bus stop, or allowing them to walk from their neighborhood to a school with their kids, or do a #bikeBus, or ride, walk & roll around [#Portland] — If we are not prioritizing that —then every other little piddly, marginal thing we do for the climate is much less important, because most of our emissions come from automobiles… and I think it’ll save us money in the long run.” 🎯 💯 #ClimateAction #transportation
Is it possible to "fund safety" in #transportation if you can't first move the default away from the idea that "austerity" means maintaining five car lanes with no bike lanes or sidewalks? Those car lanes aren't free to maintain, let alone with $3M in stop light hardware at every intersection, but an agency with ~$4B annual budget can't change it without more money? The gas tax is bringing less per-mile revenue than it costs to keep all of this as-is, that's the whole problem. #defundDOTs
#logistics and #transportation nerds, is there a resource that shows the major port to port routes? For example, I'd like to be able to understand what % of a given port's cargo arrives from which other ports. Thanks!