Since that was the week we would be in Paris, we were left with the possibility of either having several hours to stand in line, or possibly not even getting in. A French friend of mine had just been in Paris in December to visit his family and told me that the trick was to get t...
Last Saturday evening, my daughter and I took in a show over at Studio East of Kirkland. It was the opening weekend of their two weekend production of Sondheim’s dark musical “Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Clearly, this is not your average musical. Who else but ...
The title of the book comes from the idea that mothballed, old ships (the Ghost fleet) are reinstated into service and bring much relief to the decimated US forces. However, except the story of one such ship, which is more or less, followed throughout the book, no much is mentioned ab...
widely seen as the current AV frontrunner, continues scaling its service in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Tesla, meanwhile, is preparing to launch its first robotaxis in Austin this June, with a small fleet of Model Ys powered by its camera-based Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. While Tes...
This expansion into ride-hailing is part of a broader industry trend. Waymo, widely seen as the current AV frontrunner, continues scaling its service in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Tesla, meanwhile, is preparing to launch its first robotaxis in Austin this June, with a small fleet of Mo...
Favorites this month were “The Library of the Apocalypse” by Rati Mehrotra, “We, the Fleet” by Alex T. Singer, “Descent” by Wole Talabi, and “Yarn Theory” by Marie Vibbert. Neil ClarkeRati MehrotraWole Talabi ♿️ Another busy week at work, including a trip out toEmerald Down...
This expansion into ride-hailing is part of a broader industry trend. Waymo, widely seen as the current AV frontrunner, continues scaling its service in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Tesla, meanwhile, is preparing to launch its first robotaxis in Austin this June, with a small fleet of Mo...
This expansion into ride-hailing is part of a broader industry trend. Waymo, widely seen as the current AV frontrunner, continues scaling its service in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Tesla, meanwhile, is preparing to launch its first robotaxis in Austin this June, with a small fleet of Mo...
In a recent call with analysts, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai signaled that Waymo is seriously considering expanding beyond ride-hailing fleets and into personal ownership. While nothing is confirmed, the partnership with Toyota adds credibility—and manufacturing muscle—to that vision. ...
This expansion into ride-hailing is part of a broader industry trend. Waymo, widely seen as the current AV frontrunner, continues scaling its service in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Tesla, meanwhile, is preparing to launch its first robotaxis in Austin this June, with a small fleet of Mo...