A ride sharing mobility service in Florence, Italy, the continued expansion of Waymo and a neurosurgeon says self driving cars save lives. On episode 403 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin are joined by University of Florence professor and researcher Adriano Alessandrini. Tune in and subscribe!

0:00 Open and welcome to Alex Roy

2:40 Alex Roy presentation on the Past, Present & Futureof Self Driving

4:54 Alex presents The True History of Self Driving from DaVinci to today

10:47 Could in vehicle humanoid robots be helpful

19:50 from DARPA on

31:30 In 2025 Waymo scales operations and Tesla robotaxislaunch

34:00 Roy’s Razor -the test of what really is self-driving

40:30 SAE Levels should be done away with

44:55 A focus onaffordability?

48:20 Tesla owners could be paid for use of vehicle computepower for AI

50:25 Elon Musk issaying drivers using FSD may soon be able to text and drive

54:55 Congratulations on ITN America’s 30 years of providingrides

An examination of Waymo's crash reports, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas talks about AI, Robotaxis as public transit, a Tesla may have saved a life and more. From Understanding AI, writer Kai Williams joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 399 of Smart Driving Cars. Tune in, subscribe and also find us on The Transportation Channel.