Are driverless cars really the future?
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For many, driverless cars represent a shining beacon of technological hope; for others, they represent yet another example of Big Tech’s all-consuming desire for total domination; for Dan Toomey, they represent a car without a driver, and that is very confusing for him.
An investigation featuring interviews with:
Sebastian Thrun, “the father of driverless cars” and founder of the project that became Waymo, among other things—smart cookie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-thrun-59a0b273)
Kelly Waldron, data reporter for Mission Local (https://missionlocal.org/author/kellyw/)
Safe Street Rebel, activists fighting against car dominance (https://www.safestreetrebel.com/)
Barry Taranto, former board member of the SF Taxi Workers Alliance (https://www.sftwa.org/)
Sarah Kaufman, director of NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management (https://wagner.nyu.edu/community/faculty/sarah-kaufman)
Peter Norton, transportation historian / UVA professor / author of two good books about cars you should read if you’re interested in this stuff (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdnorton)
Thumbnail design: Tom Grillo
Audience development: Jen Walsh
Created by: Jack Stebbins, Henry Stockwell, and Dan Toomey
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@RealBrizz
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
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@mattyb6263
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
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@Last_username
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
3:00 didn't a waymo once drive over a woman, forget it ran her over, and then continue driving, trapping her against its tires and dragging her body against the pavement for several blocks?
@2seed0
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
4:45 you will own nothing and you will be happy
@IzzyHopps
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
17:29 puppyboy
@goldensaurian
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Sonthe solution is self driven mass transport 😂
@tywonellington
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Cars are extremely damaging to society: deaths, injuries, time wasted in traffic, pollution, expensive infrastructure, noise, sedentariness, social isolation, urban sprawl, less public transport, dependence on oil.
@THEZMX195
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Does the CEO of Waymo own a car?
@lokipoki3122
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
carless drivers seem to be better
@DarrenJohn10X
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
@20:10 HEY that Short video you thumbnail'd doesn't actually exist, you big phony lying liar! (SOURCE: me after I just watched them all this morning in a wonderful almost euphoric binge start to finish🥴)
@billyyenz
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Do flock next
@JoeSz17
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Literally anything to not build transit in America 👍
@neffix6976
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Youre daying my make!!! Props Huge!!!!
@yes3939
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
irl delamain
@bearerofsoup
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
I think people should start annotating Apple and Google Maps like this 9:30 it would make it a lot more interesting
@slick3996
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
i like this guy.. Mr. Toom
@cyntux
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Video edited in PowerPoint
@EverettBurger
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
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@ChasesMays
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
‘What fresh digital hellscape is this?’ -Me, as I watch a Good Work
@gogokowai
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
16:01 "I think what's the most important thing to keep in mind is that we don't want to add to traffic that mass transit is still the most efficient way to move large numbers of people.
So subways, busses, and in a lot of ways, taxis factor in here."
Self driving cars bad, taxis not? The only difference is the driver…
Also the taxi driver's only argument is that his job disappears, so he favors having a job that serves no purpose over automating it while actively fighting against the use of self driving cars… This isn't a problem with the cars, it's a problem with living in a society that forces you to have a job but does not guarantee you can get one.
The primary problem with the cars is that it's for-profit companies fighting to be the first into the market and pushing incomplete technology out the door so they can soak up the money before other companies catch up and monopolize whole regions with politicians passing whatever legislation they need to stay in power and extract the maximum profit out of their customers with no regard for anything else.
@joher91
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
u go san fransisco alot
@Rolloutthefroth
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Premium Waymo will unlock the fastest route I’m calling it
@DoesNotSniffTurtleFarts
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
I have never seen someone with a sense of humor that gives a feeling like jim carrey can give, but also while being different enough to still have his own style. Truly great fun. Even with all the horror
@Durrutitv
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
I like how the America pretends that transportation wasn't solved by trains forever ago, it's so quirky and cute. 🫠
@Reftsquabble
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Man your videos are always shot near my old apartment. Really disappointed I never stumbled across a shoot
@commercialcritic4676
July 31, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Interesting
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