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Sebastian Thrun: Google's driverless car

Sebastian Thrun helped build Google's amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoring through busy city traffic with no one behind the wheel, and dramatic test drive footage from TED2011 demonstrates how fast the thing can really...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_thrun_google_s_driverless_car

Iyad Rahwan: What moral decisions should driverless cars make?

Should your driverless car kill you if it means saving five pedestrians? In this primer on the social dilemmas of driverless cars, Iyad Rahwan explores how the technology will challenge our morality and explains his work collecting data from real people on the ethical trade-offs we're willing (and not willing) to make.
https://www.ted.com/talks/iyad_rahwan_what_moral_decisions_should_driverless_cars_make

Playlist: Dude, where's my driverless car? (5 talks)

Let's be honest, flying cars are still a ways into the future. Until then, learn about the extraordinary lengths we've come with cars that drive themselves.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/dude_where_s_my_driverless_ca

Chris Urmson: How a driverless car sees the road

Statistically, the least reliable part of the car is ... the driver. In 2015, Chris Urmson was head of Google's driverless car program, one of several efforts to remove humans from the driver's seat. He shares fascinating footage that shows how the car sees the road and makes autonomous decisions about what to do next.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_urmson_how_a_driverless_car_sees_the_road

Wanis Kabbaj: What a driverless world could look like

What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the future. In this forward-thinking talk, preview exciting concepts like modular, detachable buses, flying taxis an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wanis_kabbaj_what_a_driverless_world_could_look_like

Sajan Saini: How do self-driving cars "see"?

It's late, pitch dark and a self-driving car winds down a narrow country road. Suddenly, three hazards appear at the same time. With no human at the wheel, the car uses smart eyes, sensors that'll resolve these details all in a split-second. How is this possible? Sajan Saini explains how LIDAR and integrated photonics technology make self-drivin...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sajan_saini_how_do_self_driving_cars_see

Jennifer Healey: If cars could talk, accidents might be avoidable

When we drive, we get into a glass bubble, lock the doors and press the accelerator, relying on our eyes to guide us -- even though we can only see the few cars ahead of and behind us. But what if cars could share data with each other about their position and velocity, and use predictive models to calculate the safest routes for everyone on the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_healey_if_cars_could_talk_accidents_might_be_avoidable

Trevor Timm: How free is our freedom of the press?

In the US, the press has a right to publish secret information the public needs to know, protected by the First Amendment. Government surveillance has made it increasingly more dangerous for whistleblowers, the source of virtually every important story about national security since 9/11, to share information. In this concise, informative talk, F...
https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_timm_how_free_is_our_freedom_of_the_press

Trevor Maber: Rethinking thinking

Every day, we meet people and process our interactions-- making inferences and developing beliefs about the world around us. In this lesson, Trevor Maber introduces us to the idea of a 'ladder of inference' and a process for rethinking the way we interact. [Directed by Biljana Labovic, narrated by Trevor Maber].
https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_maber_rethinking_thinking

Trevor Aaronson: How this FBI strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists

There's an organization responsible for more terrorism plots in the United States than al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ISIS combined: The FBI. How? Why? In an eye-opening talk, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson reveals a disturbing FBI practice that breeds terrorist plots by exploiting Muslim-Americans with mental health problems.
https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_aaronson_how_this_fbi_strategy_is_actually_creating_us_based_terrorists

Adam Driver: My journey from Marine to actor

Before he fought in the galactic battles of Star Wars, Adam Driver was a United States Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company. He tells the story of how and why he became a Marine, the complex transition from soldier to civilian -- and Arts in the Armed Forces, his nonprofit that brings theater to the military. Because, as he says: "Self-expression is ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_driver_my_journey_from_marine_to_actor

David Lindell: A camera that can see around corners

To work safely, self-driving cars must avoid obstacles -- including those just out of sight. And for this to happen, we need technology that sees better than humans can, says electrical engineer David Lindell. Buckle up for a quick, groundbreaking tech demo as Lindell explains the significant and versatile potential of a high-speed camera that c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lindell_a_camera_that_can_see_around_corners

Chris Gerdes: The future race car -- 150mph, and no driver

Autonomous cars are coming -- and they're going to drive better than you. Chris Gerdes reveals how he and his team are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possible accident. And yet, in studying the brainwaves of professional racing drivers, Gerdes says he has gained a new appreciation for the instincts of...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_gerdes_the_future_race_car_150mph_and_no_driver

Playlist: Planes, trains, automobiles — and jet suits? (18 talks)

Innovators in transportation show that getting from point A to point B doesn't have to be boring.
Curated by TED · 18 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/planes_trains_and_automobiles

Wanis Kabbaj | TED Speaker

UPS's Wanis Kabbaj seeks new ways of understanding the growing complexity of our congested cities and globalized world.
Global citizen, transportation geek
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wanis_kabbaj

Chris Urmson | TED Speaker

Chris Umson is the Director of Self-Driving Cars at Google[x].
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_urmson

Playlist: Talks for veterans (7 talks)

These talks honor those who have fought for their country while shedding light on what coming home from war means for many whose wounds are more than skin-deep.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_veterans

Playlist: What does the future look like? (11 talks)

Visions of the future of everything from cars to the Internet to the human species.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/what_does_the_future_look_like

Aicha Evans: Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here

We've been hearing about self-driving cars for years, but autonomous vehicle entrepreneur Aicha Evans thinks we need to dream more daringly. In this exciting talk, she introduces us to robotaxis: fully autonomous, eco-friendly shuttles that would take you from place to place and take up less space on the streets than personal cars. Learn how thi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/aicha_evans_your_self_driving_robotaxi_is_almost_here

Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock

Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars' impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlock problem, it's worth a listen. His vision for the future of mobility includes "smart roads," even smarter public transport and going green ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_ford_a_future_beyond_traffic_gridlock

Freeman H. Shen: A future with fewer cars

What if your car could drop you off and then find parking by itself? According to electric vehicle entrepreneur Freeman H. Shen, this technology already exists. He shares his vision for a future where AI-powered electric vehicles will solve many of the problems cars currently cause, like smog, traffic congestion, accidents and, yes, endlessly ci...
https://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_h_shen_a_future_with_fewer_cars

Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox: Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles

Tango, waltz, foxtrot ... these classic ballroom dances quietly perpetuate an outdated idea: that the man always leads and the woman always follows. That's an idea worth changing, say Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox, as they demonstrate their "Liquid Lead" dance technique along with fellow dancer Alida Esmail. Watch as Copp and Fox captivate and comman...
https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_copp_and_jeff_fox_ballroom_dance_that_breaks_gender_roles

Trevor Timm | TED Speaker

Trevor Timm is the co-founder and executive director of Freedom of the Press Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports and defends journalism dedicated to transparency and accountability.
Writer, activist and legal analyst
https://www.ted.com/speakers/trevor_timm

Playlist: Alternate timelines of the future (7 talks)

What could be, may be with these talks exploring the implications of tech we're developing now.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/alternate_timelines_of_the_future

Playlist: True crime (7 talks)

These talks pull interesting ideas out of shocking crimes.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/true_crime

Playlist: Future-forward thoughts on tech (8 talks)

How will tech change our everyday life? Some fascinating ideas with far-reaching implications that could possibly change our world for the better.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/future_forward_thoughts_on_tech

Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens: Is there a center of the universe?

It's been a long road to the discovery that Earth is not the center of the Solar System, the Milky Way, or the universe; great thinkers from Aristotle to Bruno have grappled with it for millennia. But if we aren't at the center of the universe, what is? Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens discuss where we stand in the (very) big scheme of things. [Di...
https://www.ted.com/talks/marjee_chmiel_and_trevor_owens_is_there_a_center_of_the_universe

Trevor Copp | TED Speaker

Trevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative.
Artistic director
https://www.ted.com/speakers/trevor_copp

Adam Driver | TED Speaker

Adam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military.
Actor and Marine Corps veteran
https://www.ted.com/speakers/adam_driver

Trevor Aaronson | TED Speaker

An investigative journalist who reports on the FBI’s misuse of informants in counterterrorism operations, Trevor Aaronson asks the question: Is the United States catching terrorists or creating them?
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/trevor_aaronson
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