Edwin Olson·Nov 11, 2024The (not necessarily) dystopian hell-future wrought by autonomous carsThe Not Just Bikes (NJB) YouTube channel just released a video about the hell that autonomous cars will wreak upon cities and civilization.
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Mar 25, 2021Companies that don’t make money eventually run out of it. Even AV companies.Authors note: The following post is my response to the Ars Technica article “Self-driving startups are becoming an endangered species.”…A response icon1A response icon1
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Aug 18, 2020Michigan takes a Huge Leap Forward in Transforming Cities through Autonomous DrivingOur vision at May Mobility is to transform cities through autonomous driving. We mean that literally — that cities will start to…
Edwin Olson·Jul 26, 2019Self-driving is not a killer feature — it’s a game changer.Suppose you’re at a car dealership in a few years’ time. The salesperson is pitching a self-driving upgrade option. “Hmm,” you think: it’s…
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Feb 27, 2019The Moore’s Law for Self-Driving VehiclesAs the CEO of a self-driving car company, I’m often asked how long it will be until level 5 robo-taxis exist. Let’s do the math to find…A response icon2A response icon2
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Feb 13, 2019Fast Times at Self-Driving High“Fast Times at Ridgemont High“ brilliantly captures the angst and uncertainty of the teenage years, which the AV industry is in now.
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Nov 14, 2018Trolley FollyA favorite topic around self-driving vehicles is the trolley problem: a self-driving vehicle finds itself in a pickle, and must choose…A response icon1A response icon1
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Sep 4, 2018How many nines does that make?I came across an old photo of me during the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, when I worked with my MIT colleagues to develop a self-driving…
InMay MobilitybyEdwin Olson·Sep 4, 2018The problem with so-so drivingSelf-driving cars should be good drivers, not so-so drivers. But are they?
Edwin Olson·Aug 22, 2018Blockchain and the Goldilocks DilemmaBlockchain, or more broadly speaking, the idea of a decentralized ledger of transactions whose authenticity and authority are established…
