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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2025 · 28 MIN

The Driverless Revolution: AI, Safety, and the Future of Transportation

from Foresight Radio · host Thomas Koulopoulos

In this episode of Foresight Radio, host Thomas Koulopoulos takes us on a journey into the world of autonomous vehicles. What happens when AI takes the wheel? How will self-driving technology reshape urban landscapes, transportation economics, and road safety? Joining Tom is Abe Ghabra, Managing Director of Aptiv’s Las Vegas Customer Technology Center, which has launched a fleet of 30 self-driving cars in partnership with Lyft. Key Topics: 🚗 The 5 Levels of Autonomy – From no automation to full hands-off driving 🚗 Inside the Driverless Car – A firsthand experience of what it's like to be a passenger 🚗 Human-like AI Driving – How autonomous cars are learning to navigate cities like humans 🚗 The Data Behind the Wheel – The role of AI and machine learning in fleet-wide intelligence 🚗 The Economics of Driverless Tech – How insurers, governments, and mobility fleets are shifting the industry 🚗 Will Humans Be Banned from Driving? – The future of car ownership and human-driven vehicles 🔹 Discover why by 2022, fully driverless taxis will hit the streets, and by 2050, over 90% of road fatalities could be eliminated. 🔹 What happened when elevators went driverless in the 1940s, and how that shift mirrors the autonomous vehicle revolution. 🔹 Why your car may own itself in the future—yes, really. The self-driving future isn’t coming—it’s already here. Are you ready to trust AI behind the wheel?

In this episode of Foresight Radio, host Thomas Koulopoulos takes us on a journey into the world of autonomous vehicles. What happens when AI takes the wheel? How will self-driving technology reshape urban landscapes, transportation economics, and road safety? Joining Tom is Abe Ghabra, Managing Director of Aptiv’s Las Vegas Customer Technology Center, which has launched a fleet of 30 self-driving cars in partnership with Lyft. Key Topics: 🚗 The 5 Levels of Autonomy – From no automation to full hands-off driving 🚗 Inside the Driverless Car – A firsthand experience of what it's like to be a passenger 🚗 Human-like AI Driving – How autonomous cars are learning to navigate cities like humans 🚗 The Data Behind the Wheel – The role of AI and machine learning in fleet-wide intelligence 🚗 The Economics of Driverless Tech – How insurers, governments, and mobility fleets are shifting the industry 🚗 Will Humans Be Banned from Driving? – The future of car ownership and human-driven vehicles 🔹 Discover why by 2022, fully driverless taxis will hit the streets, and by 2050, over 90% of road fatalities could be eliminated. 🔹 What happened when elevators went driverless in the 1940s, and how that shift mirrors the autonomous vehicle revolution. 🔹 Why your car may own itself in the future—yes, really. The self-driving future isn’t coming—it’s already here. Are you ready to trust AI behind the wheel?

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