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Myth

11 July 2024

Myth: “I could never give up my car!”

FAQ

6 May 2024

Will automated vehicles really be safer?

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Electric vehicles are too expensive to produce to replace traditional vehicles globally

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Roadtrips are impossible with electric vehicles because of the need to recharge. Charging an EV is lengthy and inconvenient

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: It is impossible to convert the entire global road transportation fleet to electric vehicles

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Electric cars require cobalt, the mining of which uses child labor

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Robotaxis will never be safe enough

FAQ

6 May 2024

How will the roads be financed when there is no gas tax? Will there be an electronic distance-based toll system?

FAQ

6 May 2024

How many jobs will be created by the disruption of transportation? How many jobs will be destroyed?

FAQ

6 May 2024

What will happen to the existing fleet of vehicles as a result of the transportation disruption? Can these vehicles be converted to EVs? A-EVs?

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: There is not enough lithium to make all the electric cars we need

FAQ

6 May 2024

How many autonomous electric vehicles will be needed?

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Robotaxi technology does not work and will never work. Driving is too complicated. At best “Level 5”, fully self-driving cars are decades away

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Robotaxis cannot take over the market quickly

Myth

6 May 2024

Myth: Robotaxis cannot compete economically with human-driven taxis because of the cost of taxi licenses (‘medallions’)

FAQ

11 July 2023

How will the disruption play out in India, Southeast Asia, Africa and other places where consumers are very price-sensitive?

Myth

11 July 2023

Myth

Myth: “I could never give up my car!”

FAQ

Will automated vehicles really be safer?

Myth

Myth: Electric vehicles are too expensive to produce to replace traditional vehicles globally

Myth

Myth: Roadtrips are impossible with electric vehicles because of the need to recharge. Charging an EV is lengthy and inconvenient

Myth

Myth: It is impossible to convert the entire global road transportation fleet to electric vehicles

Myth

Myth: Electric cars require cobalt, the mining of which uses child labor

Myth

Myth: Robotaxis will never be safe enough

FAQ

How will the roads be financed when there is no gas tax? Will there be an electronic distance-based toll system?

FAQ

How many jobs will be created by the disruption of transportation? How many jobs will be destroyed?

FAQ

What will happen to the existing fleet of vehicles as a result of the transportation disruption? Can these vehicles be converted to EVs? A-EVs?

Myth

Myth: There is not enough lithium to make all the electric cars we need

FAQ

How many autonomous electric vehicles will be needed?

Myth

Myth: Robotaxi technology does not work and will never work. Driving is too complicated. At best “Level 5”, fully self-driving cars are decades away

Myth

Myth: Robotaxis cannot take over the market quickly

Myth

Myth: Robotaxis cannot compete economically with human-driven taxis because of the cost of taxi licenses (‘medallions’)

FAQ

How will the disruption play out in India, Southeast Asia, Africa and other places where consumers are very price-sensitive?

Myth

Myth: Autonomous vehicles are more dangerous than manual driving

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