We spend our days in san francisco, i think we brought with us to new york. Had two remember, we ipos. Rocktenn company finishing the company finishing the day up 10 . As earnings out of our on out which surprised some folks. Inventory issues giving them pricing power. Shares up. You better buy that car. Caroline if only the dmv would open, then maybe i could. Ed, does it feel wobbly at the moment . There is a great story on the verge about robinhood trade happening worldwide. What does this feel like necessary given the sheer liquidity in the market . Storybinhood is an easy to focus on, and for good reason. We have a composite of about 30 indicators and it is actually in the neutral zone. There is pessimism out there and i think a lot of it has to do with the perceived disconnect. When you throw in secondary ipos, they top of are at a record high over the last three months. That is a lot of supply to come on the market. Caroline all eyes on capitol hill for that fiscal stimulus bill
Important is in terms of how do you support really standg up or evaluating real life use cases or proof of concepts or pilots if you will and thats what we see other countries doing is getting these systems up and running to learn from them as quickly as possible. That takes infrastructure support. That takes things the government is best equipped to help execute and manage. I think thats another big area where we would really welcome the support of these agencies. So when youre talking about infrastructure, were planning smart cities. We need to be thinking five years ahead, ten years ahead in terms of the ability for us to have Smart Devices and the like. Exactly. The Vehicle Infrastructure piece of it the markings on the roadways, basically equipping the infrastructure to be ready. If were talking about large investments we should be looking into that. Federal and state. I think ann harbor is a good example. They have come together to create a test bed on the campus grounds. You wer
Multifaceted interactions of humans and Autonomous Systems and complex with the technical systems. I have conducted driving research and provided future Technology Recommendations to automotive manufacturers for more than a dozen years including ford, nissan, toyota, google x, and i was the Program Manager for 100 million Navy Robotics helicopter that carries the very same sense or sensors that you see on cars today and im on the interaction of selfdriving cars and pedestrians. While i enthusiastically support the research and development of selfdriving cars im less optimistic of what i perceive to be a rush to field systems that are really not ready for widespread deployment. Here are a few scenarios that highlight the scenarios of selfdriving cars. Bad weather, including standing water on roadways, drizzling rain, sudden downpours and snow. Coupling this these limitations to follow a traffic policemans gestures especially on a rainy day in a poncho, means selfdriving cars should not
Challenges remain of people becoming comfortable being passengers and their own car. Mayaps the greatest hurdle be a Regulatory Environment of a patchwork of state and federal laws unable to keep pace with the evolving technologies. Everything from Driver Assist functions like lane departure warnings to completely anonymous Autonomous Vehicles mobilitysform profoundly affecting issues. Since 2014, thousands of americans have lost their lives to car accidents. More than 90 of these accidents are linked to human error, driver choices, intoxication, and distraction. Automated vehicles have the potential to reduce the number genetically. Unlike human drivers, Automated Vehicles do not get tired, drunk, or distracted. Combating drunk driving has been a particular priority for me. Carolina program is one successful program. Im eager to hear how Autonomous Vehicles can further reduce accidents due to drunk driving. Promise tovehicles improve the quality of life for the disabled community. Pop
Have my whole soul, my energy , and my passion to do this. And id be lying if i said that i knew i was there. Charlie joining me now is john heilemann, host of with all due respect. He reported today that the Vice President met with a Major Campaign financier. Joining us is cohost mark halperin. John dickerson a host of face the nation. I am pleased to have all of them here on this program. We begin with joe biden. The significance of the fact that you reported that he met with a wellknown bundler for barack obama who is supporting Hillary Clinton. John h. robert wolf, a huge bundler for obama. Someone who decided not to go with Heller Clinton in 2008. He raised a lot of money and became very personally close to obama in a way that no one else in the Business Committee has. And a golfing buddy. He has not raised any money for Hillary Clinton. He has not written her a check. If youre thinking about possible defectors from the clinton donor world, he would be someone you might want to ta