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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
Long before AI dominated the media hype-cycle, self-driving cars surfed the hyperbolic wave. But fully automated vehicles have now been a long time in development, long enough that we've decided it's time for an update. So, how advanced is the technology and where is the demand? We also find out about consumer attitudes toward the "driver-assist" technologies that are now routinely fitted into modern cars. Surprise, surprise, it seems not everyone wants to be told how to drive.
Guests
Associate Professor Abdesalam Soudi — Sociolinguist, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
Professor Michael Milford — Director of the Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor Milad Haghani — Principal Fellow in Urban Resilience & Mobility, University of Melbourne
Sönke Iwersen — Co-author of "The Tesla Files". Journalist for German business newspaper Handelsblatt
Future Tense
A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
