Tag: San Francisco
Uber Now Ordering Robotaxis from … Rivian?
As I wrote recently, it seems that Uber is trying to partner with every robotaxi company under the sun. Apparently, that even includes Rivian now. Let’s be honest — we have written a lot about how Tesla is nearly a decade behind on its robotaxi plans, nearly a decade, but … [continued]
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Ebikes & Bikes for Everything, + Much of What I’ve Learned Riding Bikes for 75 Years (Part I)
In Part II, I will discuss bike safety.Public transportation is heavily used in other countries and some large US cities. I begin by discussing how bikes can be used as last-mile transportation in conjunction with public transportation. However, to a large extent in the US, we jump into our cars … [continued]
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Zoox Coming to Dallas & Phoenix, Partnering with Uber in Las Vegas & Los Angeles
Zoox sort of feels like “The Little Engine That Could.” For years, Waymo and Tesla have gotten almost all of the attention in the US for their robotaxi plans and progress — as well as Cruise, a bit, before it shut down. However, Zoox slid onto the scene sort of … [continued]
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San Francisco Could Add 100 New Curbside EV Chargers
It’s not too exciting, but this little-by-little approach is how public EV charging expansion has been going. In the latest update, the city of San Francisco has proposed to install 100 new curbside public EV chargers to provide extra public charging options. It has been reported San Francisco already has … [continued]
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Burning Plastic Isn’t Renewable: Rethinking Waste & Power In Hawaii
The starting point for evaluating Oʻahu’s waste-to-energy plant is the fully electrified energy system developed earlier in this series. Once overseas aviation fuel, international maritime bunkering, and military energy consumption are removed from the accounting, and once transportation, buildings, and industry are electrified, the island’s civilian electricity demand settles at … [continued]
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