In the spring of 2017 we were introduced to the founding team of SEEVA Technologies through our role as mentors at Techstars Mobility. The team was accepted into the summer class in Detroit and when we met them, we admit their initial idea wasn’t something that fit the traditional pattern…

The idea of over-the-air (OTA) updates isn’t new to those who have a smartphone or follow Tesla’s trajectory: instead of requiring the customer to come in to a dealer for repairs and recalls, these updates can be done remotely, whenever and wherever the customer wants, in a fraction of the…

For large automakers facing the future, the transition from automotive sales to mobility miles will not be an orderly pit stop. It won’t be as easy as bolting on one new business to replace an old one. …

In the waning days of 2015, I opened my inbox to see a note from someone named Stefan Seltz-Axmacher. He had been reading FoT and wanted to tell me about his new project: ‘After 2+ years evaluating startups, I’ve started a driverless trucks startup.’ I remember reading Stefan’s note, shutting…

What happens when the large automotive companies, who are all flirting with mobility divisions, measure their success the way they have always measured success? They get crushed. Instead, consider a day a few years out, and the CEO of Moia, Nissan, Waymo, Ford Smart Mobility, Uber or <insert name of…

This was co-written with Ted Serbinski, Managing Director of Techstars Mobility the first US startup accelerator program focused on emerging mobility technologies. It’s not difficult for us to visit each other in Detroit and San Francisco. We don’t own a plane. We don’t maintain the plane. We don’t worry if…

We’ve saddled production vehicles with high-quality sensors in the interest of safety — or what is currently referred to as ADAS or advanced driver assistance systems. But while most of these sensors are on 100% of the time the vehicle is running, they’re primarily doing the job of a quiet…

There were hundreds of reactions to the news of Joshua Brown’s death, as it appears that it occurred while his Tesla was operating in its semi-autonomous ‘Autopilot’ mode. I wasn’t able to find many with a great balance of perspectives, but I picked up various quotes and points of view…

On May 28–29, my friend Joshua Schachter is opening up Thunderhill Raceway West (the bottom section on the map above) for an open testing session for autonomous vehicles, with a specific focus on autonomous racing: “The First Autonomous Track Day.” This is something I’ve been following personally and been involved…