Great interview! Really enjoyed Doug's take on autonomy and how Cruise (along with certain players) the depend on an internet connect are nowhere near being a truly autonomous vehicle. The SAE measurements around level 4, etc. are outdated in general but too many auto journalists define autonomy by that structure. Which is exactly why so many get changes in this space right now wrong and were so caught off guard by the success of EVs.
Johnny is a great car reviewer, but apparently not very familiar with software and electronics. This interview should have been hosted by some channel like wired or the verge.
Agreed, however I think he is one of the few traditional auto journalists that is successfully making the bridge to this new generation of vehicles. It really is easy to review how great a 911 is. Some really good journalists like Johnny can find where a great car like a 911 has weaknesses, but there are very few traditional auto journalists that have been able to make the bridge to not just EVs, but especially what they're talking about software defined vehicles.
No consumer will ever need the term "software-defined vehicle". When it lands in the hands of actual customers, it will just be "a car". It's a word useful to corporate management. I think it comes down to an "integrated electromechanic machine ran by software". One could say a mobility robot with built-in entertainment features for the living being it's carrying.
I'll stick with the manually controlled cars like my 1972 dodge charger. I don't need or want a computer that is easily tricked or hacked to control my car
I learned a lot from this guest. Very informative. Constructive criticism - he is distracting to listen to. Way too much lip smacking. I say this as someone who speaks publicly, and I had to work on the same thing.
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Great interview! Really enjoyed Doug's take on autonomy and how Cruise (along with certain players) the depend on an internet connect are nowhere near being a truly autonomous vehicle. The SAE measurements around level 4, etc. are outdated in general but too many auto journalists define autonomy by that structure. Which is exactly why so many get changes in this space right now wrong and were so caught off guard by the success of EVs.
Very good video.
Johnny is a great car reviewer, but apparently not very familiar with software and electronics. This interview should have been hosted by some channel like wired or the verge.
Agreed, however I think he is one of the few traditional auto journalists that is successfully making the bridge to this new generation of vehicles. It really is easy to review how great a 911 is. Some really good journalists like Johnny can find where a great car like a 911 has weaknesses, but there are very few traditional auto journalists that have been able to make the bridge to not just EVs, but especially what they're talking about software defined vehicles.
I loved riding segways. It was my first EV experience. What happened to it? Will it make a comeback?
No consumer will ever need the term "software-defined vehicle". When it lands in the hands of actual customers, it will just be "a car". It's a word useful to corporate management. I think it comes down to an "integrated electromechanic machine ran by software". One could say a mobility robot with built-in entertainment features for the living being it's carrying.
Wonder if he has tried FSD V12 🤔
I think it is very unlikely to that Level 5 is 10+ years away with FSDs pace of progress
I'll stick with the manually controlled cars like my 1972 dodge charger. I don't need or want a computer that is easily tricked or hacked to control my car
I learned a lot from this guest. Very informative. Constructive criticism - he is distracting to listen to. Way too much lip smacking. I say this as someone who speaks publicly, and I had to work on the same thing.
Boring they should have written a script this is time wasting bs
They are determined to put an END to gearheads and carguys.
4k views after 2 weeks. Complete fail! Motor Trend can "go green" , but the rest of us know it's a grift.