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#199-Sven Kopacz, Keysight Technologies (formerly Agilent, formerly HP) 1:04:48

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Today's episode is the second installment in my two-part series on Keysight Technologies. Last time I was joined by Henrik Liebau where we discussed a bit of a teaser on Keysight's upcoming autonomous vehicle sensor testing suite in anticipation of their big reveal at CES 2022; today I'm joined by a colleague of Henrik's, Sven Kopacz, where we fina…

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#198-Henrik Liebau, Keysight Technologies (formerly Agilent, formerly HP) 57:59

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Keysight Technologies is arguably the leader in electronic design and testing equipment. Spun out of Agilent Technologies, itself spun out of HP -- yes, that HP -- and manufacturing everything from oscilloscopes to digital multimeters, from signal generators to AC and DC power sources; from bit error ratio testers to 5G OTA chambers, not to mention…

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#197-I got and tested Tesla FSD beta (10.3.1) 24:24

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So I finally got it. I finally got the (in)famous Tesla Full Self-Driving beta, otherwise known as FSD beta, v10.3.1 to be precise. This is my personal account of testing across three different days in New England, about 40 minutes north of Boston. Day One was a biblical, torrential rain; but days Two and Three were pristinely beautiful and sunny. …

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#196-Tesla FSD Transfer 12:18

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Today, I discuss the potential legal issue surrounding Tesla's FSD, specifically, whether it can -- or can't -- be transferred to a future Tesla vehicle, especially considering that none of us have received the very thing we paid for.

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#195-Pouria Paknejad, More on Tesla FSD Beta, etc. 43:25

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Today: Pouria Paknejad, More on Tesla FSD Beta, etc. In today’s third installment in the ongoing discussion on Tesla’s imminent, infamous FSD beta deployment, I’m joined by Motiv Mobility advisor, fellow attorney, all-around tech and automotive nerd and guru, and dear friend, Pouria Paknejad, as we thoroughly discuss, dissect, debate, and devour al…

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#194-Tesla's FSD Beta request deployment, Part II 22:20

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Today: Tesla’s FSD Beta request deployment So picking up where we left off last time, I unpack the five metrics Tesla is using to calculate your “Safety Score” to determine whether you’re lucky enough to get access to Tesla’s Full Self Driving beta. I also dive into a few questions and concerns, and try to cover as much as ground as possible. Have …

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#193-Tesla's FSD Beta request deployment 21:55

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Today: Tesla’s FSD Beta request deployment! Tesla’s (supposedly) about to finally deploy its infamous Tesla FSD Beta to a wider audience… sort of. Tonight. Maybe. And it’s not really a full deployment, rather it’s a “Request” button which will enable those of us, like yours truly, who already purchased FSD, to — you guessed it — to “request” FSD Be…

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#192-VW's AV plans, Germany's AV legislation, Tesla's FSD beta v9 22:45

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Today: VW’s impressive AV plans, Germany’s AV regulation, and Tesla’s FSD beta v9. All this... right now. VW’s AV plans VW has pivoted from being the leader is diesel fuel, to a potential leader in the EV space; and now it’s doing the same with its AV initiatives with everything from a software platform to its co-ownership with Ford of Argo.ai. Ger…

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#191-7/11 charging stations; Cruise passenger rides; Volvo XC90 with Level 4 Lidar 25:04

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Today: 7/11 installs EV charging stations; Cruise starts driverless passenger rides; Volvo announces a Lidar-equipped Level 4 XC90 for 2022. All this... right now. 7/11 chargers They're not quite Super Gulp Slurpies -- or whatever 7/11 calls its diabetes-inducing ambrosia these days -- but 7/11 is indeed moving forward with a plan to install some 5…

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#190-Cruise in Dubai; Tesla's vision-only FSD v9.0; Mercedes EQS 22:26

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1. Cruise in Dubai: Cruise becomes the exclusive partner to launch a robotaxi service in Dubai from 2023 to 2030, with the aim of getting 4000 Cruise Origins on Dubai's roads. 2. Tesla's vision-only FSD v9.0: Elon announces that a soon-to-be-released version of Full Self Driving beta, v9.0, will be "vision-only," meaning no radar, and of course, st…

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#189-Xpeng; Insurance; The Safety Pool 30:55

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Today: 1. The conclusion for Xpeng's cross-China AV trek 2. The auto insurance industry in an autonomous future 3. A huge AV simulation testing service

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#188-Xpeng, BMW, Cruise & Voyage 19:56

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Today: 1. Xpeng starts a six day autonomous trek across China 2. BMW's larger, curvier iDrive suggests revolutionary AV capabilities 3. Cruise does indeed acquire Voyage, but I'm not entirely pleased with the implications All this... right now.

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#187-Allen Witters, CEO, T4L 44:28

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***This episode brought to you in party by The Information. Get 75% off your first month at TheInformation.com/Hoag*** My guest today is Allen Witters, the CEO of T4L -- that's Transportation for Life -- a brand-agnostic electric vehicle subscription service that already has over $3M in pre-orders, and is already eyeing an IPO; they've also got a W…

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#186-Noel Marshall, Senior Account Executive, Schaeffler 50:17

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My guest today is Noel Marshall of the drive-by-wire team over at Schaeffler's US offices. We discuss everything from their Indy Autonomous Challenge; the SAM Car Project; the USDOT inclusive design challenge; and tackle some of the much broader issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, society, and much more besides.…

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#185-More on AVs being EVs; teleops shouldn't be AV; Argo.ai's Munich Airport test track 18:05

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Today: 1. I explain further why AVs need to be EVs, and talk about Cruise's huge new charging station in SF 2. I explain why teleoperations should be considered as an alternative to AVs 3. Argo.ai has partnered up with LabCampus at Munich Airport to develop an AV test track

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#184-AVs must be EVs in CA; delivery bots are pedestrians; Tesla's California DMV FSD beta submission 25:58

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Today: 1. All AVs must be EVs in California by 2025 2. Pennsylvania recognizes delivery bots as "pedestrians" 3. I debate the notion that Tesla's FSD beta is nothing more than a glorified L2 system

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#183-Didi & AutoX; Honda's L3 Legend; Cruise Buys Voyage? 19:10

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1. We reflect on Didi and AutoX's progress on autonomous ride sharing in China; their remote control center; and the validation of AVs in a covid world 2. Honda surprises the world with the first publicly available L3 vehicle 3. Cruise may have just bought Voyage

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#182-NHTSA's final rule for AVs; GM's new AV test track; Baidu in California 22:22

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NHTSA: Final barriers to be removed thanks to NHTSA's final rule on AVs GM: The new circular test track offers 4 lanes and 62 mph AV testing Baidu: They get ready for numerous deployments in China and become the 6th company in California to get a driverless testing permit

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#181-Volkswagen & Microsoft; UK embraces AV; Germany close to passing L4 legislation 23:02

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1. Volkswagen and Microsoft partner up to deploy an automotive cloud solution for OTA updates and AV capabilities 2. UK values AVs at £42B by 2035 3. Germany gets closer to allowing L4 vehicles on public roads

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#180-Apple buys lidar; Lucid gets SPAC'd; Volvo's solution for motion sickness 19:38

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Apple buys lidar: Apple is off shopping for lidar. I theorize that they're likely going after solid state lidar. Lucid gets SPAC'd: First Faraday, and now, as I predicted, so has Lucid, to the tune of $4.4B. Volvo's solution for motion sickness: Volvo is using predictive data to solve motion sickness with audio queues.…

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#179-Faraday Future; Aurora & Toyota; Apple Car 33:05

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Faraday Future: FF just went public via a SPAC valuing the troubled EV automaker at $3.4B Aurora & Toyota: The AV technology company partners up with Toyota to utilize their Sienna minivan for ride hailing fleets Apple Car: Apple's long-rumored Apple Car is apparently not happening with Hyundai-Kia; so what's going on?…

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#178-Season 6 Premiere-Jessica Uguccioni, Lead Lawyer at the Law Commission of England and Wales 1:01:34

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Guest: Jessica Uguccioni, Automated Vehicles Review - Lead Lawyer, at Law Commission of England and Wales Topics: The Law Commission of England and Wales' review of the UK's regulatory framework for AVs on behalf of the UK Government's Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV)

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#177-SEASON 5 FINALE: My (HUGE!) Model Y Review, the Holiday Special 2020 31:23

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Watch this review on my YouTube channel: YouTube.com/AutonomousCarsWithMarcHoag Read this review on my Medium channel So I know this review has been a long time coming; those of you who listen to my podcast will remember that my wife and I took delivery of our white-on-white Tesla Model Y Long Range All Wheel Drive in June of this year; based on a …

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#176-Richard Goebelt, Director Automotive & Mobility, TÜV 49:42

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I was introduced to Richard Goebelt through my H+C partner Martin Adler. The Director for Automotive & Mobility of the TÜV — the Technischer Überwachungsverein — Richard’s primary field of work, not to mention his passion and interests, rests entirely on the safety and regulatory landscape of all things automotive and mobility generally, with, of c…

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#175-Ramon Marrades, Director Placemaking Europe & John Rossant, ChairmanNewCities.org, CEO CoMotion 49:34

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Our guest today is Ramon Marrades, the Director for Placemaking Europe, and he's joining return guest (#170) John Rossant, the Chairman of NewCities.org; CEO of CoMotion; and advisory board member of Neom. As an urban economist, a writer, and activist, Ramon has a real passion for people and places, and crucially, how people interact with places. P…

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#174-Phillip Wilcox, Author, "The Future is Autonomous" 1:03:59

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"What Phillip Wilcox has accomplished with The Future is Autonomous is nothing short of remarkable. The scope and depth of this book is simply staggering, while remaining an incredibly fast and easy, conversational read. From technology to society; from a micro view of individual companies to a macro, holistic look at the global AV industry; from l…

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#173-Noam Arkind, Arbe Robotics 59:20

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My guest today is Noam Arkind, the CTO at Israel-based Arbe Robotics (@Arbe_Robotics). Noam holds a PhD in Applied Math from the Robotics Lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science, so it’s no surprise that we did a fantastic one hour deep dive into all the fascinating technology behind their 4D high-resolution imaging radar solution. What struck me …

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#172-Brett Bavar, rideOS.ai 40:22

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Today's guest is Brett Bavar, the Engineering Lead at rideOS.ai, a universal mobility-as-a-service platform that aims to "efficiently move people and things throughout the world." I first connected with Brett via my good high school friend Bill Chen, one of the first team members of rideOS, and we agreed it made sense to do an episode together on t…

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#171-Uber selling ATG; Motional in Vegas; Honda reaches Level 3 10:51

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1. Uber selling ATG News is circulating that Uber is prepping a sale of its self-driving car division Uber ATG -- Advanced Technologies Group -- to Aurora. Once worth over $7B, this sale would come almost three years after Uber's autonomous driving ambitions were stalled following the tragic accident in which an Uber test vehicle struck and killed …

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#170-John Rossant, NewCities.org, CoMotion, & Neom City 42:00

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Today’s guest is John Rossant, the Chairman of NewCities.org and CEO of CoMotion. John also sits on the advisory board of Saudi Arabia’s impressive Neom City, a 150 sq-mi (388 sq-km) planned smart city powered fully by renewable energy, and eschewing conventional transportation methods for autonomous vehicles, both land-based and air-based. During …

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#169-Motional, Daimler, Ghost 17:06

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Today: Hyundai and Aptive do a thing; I make a mistake; and ghosts learn to drive cars. All this, right now… 1. Hyundai and Aptive About a year ago, we discussed the new partnership as between Hyundai and Aptiv which saw the two companies forming some sort of unknown venture. This venture was apparently a company called Motional, and Motional has j…

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#168-Mercedes gives up on AVs; AV design; AV timelines 29:29

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Today: Mercedes-Benz announces they're giving up on AVs; we talk AV design and what it really means; and, we unpack the true meaning of AV timelines. All this, right now.... 1. Mercedes-Benz gives up on AVs In a bizarre bit of PR non-hype, Mercedes-Benz announced to the world that they are giving up on AVs; this includes their (long since forgotten…

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