Junko's Tech Probe
Junko Yoshida, Ron Wilson, Bryan ReimerExplores the nexus of mobility, automation, SW/HW, regulation, sensors and AI
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Fatality in Dallas: No One Knows Enough
Maple Ave. and Lucas Dr. intersection in Dallas (Source: Google map)
[Editor’s note: We just heard back from Waymo. Waymo’s response in its entirety is now added at the end this story.]
A traffic fatality last week in Dallas involving a W...
Truth About China’s Robotaxis
Waymo in SF Bay Area vs. Pony.ai in Greatr Bay Area in China (Source: Valgo)
The three leading robotaxi players in China are Baidu’s Apollo Go, Pony.ai, and WeRide. They are reportedly operating full-scale commercial, fully driverless flee...
A Bridge from Brains to Generative AI?
Generation of living neuronal cultures on electrode arrays. Neurons are derived from biological tissue, isolated, and dissociated into a single-cell suspension before being grown on high-density multielectrode arrays. Over time, these cells...
AV Is No Longer about Car Crashes. It’s About Behaving.
(Image source: ATS 2026)
While navigating my first Automated Transportation Symposium (ATS) last week in San Diego, I found myself pondering two potential headlines.
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The Safety Derby: Robotaxis vs. Cabs, Lyft and Uber
((SourceL iStock)
Are autonomous vehicles (AVs) safer than human-driven vehicles?
This isn’t a simple yes-or-no question.
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, however, says it is. She regularly claims, without qualm, that Waymo is “over 10 tim...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Independent analyst explores the nexus of mobility, automation, regulation, SW/HW, and AI. Former editor-in-chief at EE Times.
Tech content developer and reporter
MIT’s Bryan Reimer, Ph.D., works at the intersection of AI, mobility, human behavior, and policy. He advises industry and government on real-world deployment, founded major consortia, co-authored How to Make AI Useful, and has 350+ publications.
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