Rakesh is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and analyst exploring how technology reshapes society. He focuses on the human side of technology, especially AI and autonomous vehicles. Once, he nearly interviewed Richard Branson in a Vegas wedding chapel before being redirected to Branson’s penthouse suite. Read more on his blog.
Waymo just secured permission to operate at San Francisco International, and I took it for a spin. Before you book your ride, however, make sure you have some extra time and a few extra bucks.
4 monthsMany New Year's Eve revelers will opt for a Waymo over an Uber or Lyft to avoid riding with a stranger. But that added sense of security comes at a cost that many women know all too well.
5 monthsAfter a beloved bodega cat had a fatal run-in with a Waymo, politicians are pushing for local control of robotaxis. In seeking justice for KitKat, will they instead kill a burgeoning industry?
6 months, 2 weeksThirty years after Ted Kaczynski published his manifesto, many of his predictions about technological dependency resonate eerily with the state of AI in 2025.
7 months, 2 weeksHere’s what it’s like inside Amazon's toaster-like AV—and how it stacks up against its biggest rival.
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