David Zipper January 6, 2026 2026, Financial Times Europe doesn't need driverless cars David Zipper January 6, 2026 2026, Financial Times What, exactly, do robotaxis offer European cities?
David Zipper January 6, 2026 CityLab, 2026 We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers David Zipper January 6, 2026 CityLab, 2026 Triumphant claims about AV safety are wildly overblown.
David Zipper December 19, 2025 2025, Fast Company Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars David Zipper December 19, 2025 2025, Fast Company Cars are being programmed to break traffic laws. What could go wrong?
David Zipper September 15, 2025 2025, Vox, Featured A self-driving car traffic jam is coming for US cities David Zipper September 15, 2025 2025, Vox, Featured A few ways cities can future-proof themselves for the self-driving era.
David Zipper April 19, 2025 The Verge, 2025 Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era David Zipper April 19, 2025 The Verge, 2025 Robotaxi surge pricing is not like ridehail surge pricing
David Zipper January 9, 2025 2025, CityLab What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco David Zipper January 9, 2025 2025, CityLab I spoke with ex-SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin about the risks self-driving cars pose to cities like San Francisco.
David Zipper October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation David Zipper October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxi companies like Waymo claim to be transit’s new best friend. Be skeptical.
David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge Even if self-driving cars work perfectly, they're likely to increase emissions and crash deaths
David Zipper December 7, 2023 2023, Fast Company Why 2023 was the year of the e-bike and not the self-driving car David Zipper December 7, 2023 2023, Fast Company 2023 was a very good year for e-bikes. For AVs…not so much.
David Zipper November 15, 2023 2023, The Verge Uber failed to help cities go green — will robotaxis, too? David Zipper November 15, 2023 2023, The Verge Like ridehail, robotaxis are more likely to damage the environment than repair it.
David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate Cruise Control David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate California ‘s suspension of Cruise’s robotaxi permit is a disaster for the company — and an existential risk for AVs.
David Zipper August 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic The Fight Against Robotaxis in San Francisco David Zipper August 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic Like cars a century ago, robotaxis could transform urban America. We should think long and hard before letting that happen.
David Zipper July 17, 2023 2023, Slate The Safety Dance David Zipper July 17, 2023 2023, Slate AV companies say their tech is essential to ending the crisis in US road safety. I call bulls**t.
David Zipper February 17, 2023 2023, Slate The Massive Tesla Recall Isn't Just Elon Musk's Fault David Zipper February 17, 2023 2023, Slate NHTSA needs to update its regs for the era of autonomous driving
David Zipper February 8, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 Self-driving Cars Would Be a Climate Disaster David Zipper February 8, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 Autonomous vehicles would be terrible for the planet— no matter how efficient their computers become
David Zipper December 8, 2022 2022, Slate Self-Driving Taxis Are Causing All Kinds of Trouble in San Francisco David Zipper December 8, 2022 2022, Slate San Francisco’s struggle to manage robotaxis are a warning for other cities
David Zipper December 5, 2022 2022, The Verge Why automating trucking is harder than you think David Zipper December 5, 2022 2022, The Verge My interview with author/professor Karen Levy about the future of trucking, autonomous or otherwise
David Zipper September 12, 2022 2022, The Verge There's No Driving Test for Self-Driving Cars in the US — But There Should be David Zipper September 12, 2022 2022, The Verge The federal government can prevent dangerous software from being sold if it’s on a plane — but not if it’s inside a car. Why?
David Zipper February 6, 2022 2022, Washington Post Companies are racing to make self-driving cars. But why? David Zipper February 6, 2022 2022, Washington Post What, exactly, is the purpose of self-driving cars?
David Zipper January 27, 2022 2022, Slate Traffic Deaths Are Way Up. What’s Pete Buttigieg Going to Do About It? David Zipper January 27, 2022 2022, Slate I interview DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg about his plan to halt the surge in traffic deaths
