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Brad Templeton

Brad Templeton

Senior Contributor at Forbes Online

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  • Automobiles
  • Transportation and Logistics

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Recent Articles

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Cybertruck Sees A “Road Runner” Fake Wall, Here’s Why

After Mark Rober's video on Tesla vs. a LIDAR car, somebody tries to replicate the test on FSD instead of Autopilot, as Rober should have. One FSD works, another fails.
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YouTuber Mark Rober Tests Cameras Vs. Lidar And Gets It Wrong

He tested Tesla's obsolete driver-assist system, not their prototype (though not yet working) self-driving system, and his tests were pretty artificial.
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Riding A Waymo Robotaxi In Mountain View For The First Time In 13 Y...

It took a while, but Waymo is now servicing its HQ and the place it was born. I worked there 13 years ago and have seen it grow up.
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Robotaxis — Mostly Waymo — Are Giving 1.3 Million Rides A Month. Why?

With Waymo up to 200,000/week, total rides are now well over a million a month. The robotaxi is here. But people mistake it for Uber because it looks like that today.
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Tesla Applies For Second Of Six Permits Needed For California Robotaxi

Tesla needs at least 6 permits. They have one but don't use it. Now they've asked for the 2nd, for human driven taxi service.
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Competing With $1/Gallon Gas—The Strange Non-Economics Of EV Charging

People want to run EV charging stations as a business, but could you sell gasoline for $4/gallon if almost everybody has a $1/gallon filling station at home?
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Musk Slashes Auto Safety Regulator, EV Chargers At Federal Buildings

In two seemingly contradictory moves, DOGE has slashed staff at NHTSA including those regulating FSD, but orders are shutting down EV chargers at federal buildings
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Tesla Robotaxi In June: What Does Musk Mean By “Toe In The Water?”

We look at Musk's very specific words from the earnings call, and what they might translate to in Austin to make a service when the software's not yet ready
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Intel’s Mobileye Plans A Third Path To Robotaxi, Unlike Tesla, Waymo

Tesla is "cheap and everywhere first, they hope for safe." Waymo is "Safe first, then expand and lower costs." MobilEye thinks there is a zig-zag through the middle
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How To Judge If A Robocar Is Actually Good (Tesla Vs. Waymo)

In order to compare the two, it’s important to figure out just how to judge the quality of a self-driving system.
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Musk Claims Tesla Will Offer Robotaxi By June. Skepticism Is High

The claim of the vehicles driving around, carrying passengers with no driver behind the wheel by June borders on ridiculous. The numbers just don't back it up