Thought leadership on transportation and the future: Articles, papers, podcasts, media, and more exploring the intersection between the cutting edge of transportation, automation, society, and the future. Supported in part by the US Department of Transportation-sponsored Travel Behavior and Demand National University Transportation Center.
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What happens to EVs in the snow?
By Jameson Wetmore, Tech Skeptic Goes Electric. Throughout this Substack I’ve been chronicling my day-to-day life with an electric car. Alas the fact that I live in the Arizona desert means that I’ve missed an important topic: What happens to electric cars in the cold?
The Future of Mobility
The Future of Mobility report (part of a series of Future of Being Human reports developed working with generative AI) offers a strategic roadmap for organizations navigating today’s transportation upheaval.
Electronic Vehicles and the Future of Transportation with Jamey Wetmore
In this episode, Sean and Andrew navigate the complex landscape of generative AI image tools, using the new OpenAI image generator and its Studio Ghibli–style outputs as a springboard for broader ethical questions. From the Modem Futura podcast.
Driving a cutting edge EV
By Jameson Wetmore, Tech Skeptic Goes Electric. If you’ve followed this Substack for a while you’ve probably noticed that I don’t jump into every new technology as it becomes available. I spend some time studying it… thinking about it… and deliberating before I make a decision. I take my time because I know that when I adopt a new technology, my life is going to change.
Autonomous Vehicles and Systems with Brunno Moretti
Sean and Andrew are joined by Brunno Moretti for a conversation that explores the current state and futures of autonomous vehicles. From the Modem Futura podcast.
How Waymo prevented a man in LA from stealing driverless vehicle
AZFamily, January 3, 2025. Article cites Future of Being Human Director Professor Andrew Maynard.
Is Environmentalism Passé? Part 3
By Jameson Wetmore, Tech Skeptic Goes Electric. I usually try to not get too technical here. But I’m afraid that in this post we’re going to dive into a bit of jargon. We’re going to explore a recent EPA invention: “MPGe.”
Are your car’s autonomous features dangerously out of calibration?
My co-host Sean Leahy and I are joined by advanced driver-assistance systems expert Brunno Moretti on this week’s episode of Modem Futura as we explore all things sensor-related in modern cars. From the Future of Being Human Substack.
Is Environmentalism Passé? Part 2
By Jameson Wetmore, Tech Skeptic Goes Electric. My assumption going into this research was that people buy electric cars in large part because they want to soften the environmental impact of driving a personal vehicle. That, after all, was much of my motivation. In the first post in this series I looked at recent EV advertising and it became clear to me that those marketing electric cars don’t think we’re terribly interested in the environment.
Was AI a catalyst in the Cybertruck explosion? Experts weigh in on ChatGPT’s role
Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 13, 2025. Article cites Future of Being Human Director Professor Andrew Maynard.