Best Case Scenarios Brad Templeton on Transportation
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Feb 5, 2026 Brad Templeton, longtime self-driving car and urban mobility expert, discusses the next 25 years of transportation. He explores robo-taxis, cheaper on-demand rides, electrified fleets, delivery robots, and how cities could reclaim space. He also considers freight automation, new vehicle interiors, tunneling, and shifting norms like fewer teen drivers.
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Sidewalk Robots Thrive On Campuses
- Starship's sidewalk robots have completed millions of deliveries, mostly on campuses where people don't own cars. Templeton highlights campus deployments as an early successful market.
Robocars And EVs Cut Emissions
- Most autonomous vehicle deployments use electric vehicles, cutting emissions with scale. Templeton stresses transport electrification is a major climate opportunity.
Summon The Right Vehicle For The Trip
- On-demand fleets let users summon the right vehicle for each trip instead of one car for every need. Templeton predicts many single-person pods and specialized vehicles in fleets.