Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the California Public Utlities Commission having approved 24/7 robotaxi services in San Francisco…there will be many more autonomous vehicles on the roads of the city. Among those who offered comments to the PUC in favor of allowing the expansion, was the faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering at Princeton University, Alain Kornhauser, my co-host on the Smart Driving Cars podcast. He contends it can be an important step in providing mobility, safely and affordably, providing a better quality of life to many…
“Affordability is the real value proposition because the cost, at scale, for driverless mobility is really inexpensive.”
There are concerns and improvements to be made, of course, but the benefits to many who need the mobility daily are the key.
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