Ed Niedermeyer and the Future of Self-Driving
In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Energy, Fools Nick Sciple and John Rosevear bring in the Autonocast's Ed Niedermeyer for a fascinating talk about autonomous driving -- including the hype cycle, software and hardware issues, legislation, venture capital, and a hundred other of the thousand things the industry encompasses. Ed explains where the industry seems to be today, some exciting recent autonomous news, some of the biggest sentiment changes we've seen play out in the last few years, why self-driving is so much more complicated than so many anticipated, and much more.
Plus, on the back half of the show, Ed talks some about his book -- Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors. Tune in to hear some of that unvarnished story, from flaws in the company's culture to the serious safety concerns and more.
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