David Zipper April 19, 2025 2024, The Verge Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era David Zipper April 19, 2025 2024, The Verge 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
David Zipper December 6, 2021 2021, The Atlantic The Deadly Myth That Human Error Causes Most Car Crashes David Zipper December 6, 2021 2021, The Atlantic Every year thousands of Americans die on the roads. Individuals take the blame for systemic problems.
David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Slate The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Slate The online fury over Missy Cummings joining NHTSA shows how hard — and how important — reining in Tesla’s recklessness will be.
David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Featured, Washington Post Five Myths About Highways David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Featured, Washington Post Why five common myths about highways are just that — myths.
David Zipper October 12, 2021 2021, CityLab The Dangerous Promise of the Self-Driving Car David Zipper October 12, 2021 2021, CityLab My Q&A with historian Peter Norton about his new book, Autonorama
