PinnedUrban Air Mobility — “It’s the Logistics, stupid!Aerial vehicles of the eVTOL kind (vertical takeoff and landing, electrically propelled) are hot. The big question is whether city councils and regulatory authorities will facilitate this exciting, new transit mode. They might where eVTOLs pose the least risk and hindrance, typically over a low-density built area. Reality is that…Aerial Vehicles6 min readAerial Vehicles6 min read
Published inPredict·May 18Rethinking how things ought to work, should lead to a reformat of productsIf it lacks common sense, hi-tech might as well be Alchemy 2.0. Hi-tech tends to rearrange reality according to its own desired image. Great example: self-driving vehicles. If traffic’s innate complexity and fluidity can’t be tackled, then traffic itself and infrastructure need to be rearranged, is what developers are pushing…High Tech5 min readHigh Tech5 min read
Published inPredict·Apr 13If Cupertino doesn’t come up with an Apple car…Someone else should. Car travel from A to B is basically an equation — of using space and energy, of causing emissions, ensure road safety, deal with traffic, deploy automation. An equation that needs solving. For this reason ‘alone’, the reportedly soon to arrive Apple car better be not some…Apple Car6 min readApple Car6 min read
Nov 8, 2022Links to my pdf publicationsSince a lot of times emails I sent with pdf attachments and links get lost, I decided to put the most important pdf’s here. Click on underlined words to access them. How we can make a huge difference. Climate Change challenges us to reduce vehicle footprint and mass without sacrificing…3 min read3 min read
Sep 30, 2022MAGA Crowd Crowds Florida Beach63116Phillip T StephensCurious if the Great White was swept ashore...Curious if the Great White was swept ashore...1 min read1 min read
Aug 22, 2021Self-driving development is a Twilight Zone we can’t seem to get out of…Define ‘Twilight Zone’ — it’s a situation or conceptual area, that’s characterized by being undefined, intermediate, or mysterious. Sounds familiar? …Self Driving Cars4 min readSelf Driving Cars4 min read
Feb 20, 2021Trump’s Financial Downfall Has Begun4.2K56Caren WhiteTrump will likely use the rich donations he received for continuing the election fight and prepare…Trump will likely use the rich donations he received for continuing the election fight and prepare for 2024. Like Steve Bannon took advantage of the funds meant for building a wall.1 min read1 min read
Mar 18, 2020When a product succeeds in mixing what’s needed with what’s desired…Exception to the rule? Ask yourself if the world would have known the smartphone, in its very specific shape (product format) of a sleek, black tile with rounded edges, it it weren’t for Steve Jobs. Maybe later, in a different form? …Steve Jobs2 min readSteve Jobs2 min read
Mar 18, 2020Guess what… Your kid will still need to get a driver licenseEver realized that before you can expect autonomous cars (AVs) to take over, you will at least need to phase out conventional, manually operated cars, and probably need overlaying grid control? All of this is at least ten years away yet, if ever. Self-driving vehicles will be limited to campuses…Autonomous Cars2 min readAutonomous Cars2 min read
Oct 30, 2019Urban Air Mobility — “It’s the Logistics, stupid!Aerial vehicles of the eVTOL kind (vertical takeoff and landing, electrically propelled) are hot. The big question is whether city councils and regulatory authorities will facilitate this exciting, new transit mode. They might where eVTOLs pose the least risk and hindrance, typically over a low-density built area. Reality is that…Transportation6 min readTransportation6 min read
