Factually! with Adam Conover

Transportation, Autonomous Cars and Nerdy Commuter Fantasies w/ Seleta Reynolds

Jun 5, 2019

01:20:00

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Why Not Just Make the Cars Not Be Able to Go That Fast?

02:47

Totally. It's Really Hard to Make Money in Public Transit

01:44

Why Public Transit Isn't Good Enough

01:59

Introduction

2min

Instead of Driving, I Take the Bus

4min

VR Goggles Are Deader Than They Were.

2min

The Importance of VR Goggles in Transit Solutions

3min

Tunnel Building - Is That the Innovation?

2min

Ride Sharing

2min

How Do We Solve This Problem?

2min

Bus Ridership Declining in Los Angeles

2min

The Vomit Rule, You Got to Know

2min

10.

I Can Build Tunnels in 3D, Right?

4min

11.

Uber and Lyft Added Traffic to Los Angeles, Right?

3min

12.

Why Public Transit Isn't Good Enough

2min

13.

Electric Vehicles Aren't Going to Be Enough, Right?

2min

14.

Is There a Bus on a Major Spine?

3min

15.

The Bus Is More Social Than the Subway

2min

16.

Bus Drivers Are More Neighborhood Buses

2min

17.

What Does a Transit Operator Do?

2min

18.

The Middle Finger Is Not as Effective as Thumbs Down

3min

19.

Don't Vote for Public Transit

2min

20.

We Need to Create Transit, Right?

2min

21.

Totally. It's Really Hard to Make Money in Public Transit

2min

22.

The Unintended Consequences of Transit

3min

23.

Uber and Lyft

3min

24.

I'm Mrs. Garrett of the Apps of Life

3min

25.

The City's Role in the Scooter Business

4min

26.

Public Private Partnerships in Transit

2min

27.

The Fear About Autonomous Vehicles

2min

28.

Elon Musk and the Robots Are Driving on These Things

2min

29.

The Role of Elon Musk as a Disruptor

3min

30.

Autonomous Driving

4min

31.

Is It Happening in Other Cities?

4min

32.

Why Not Just Make the Cars Not Be Able to Go That Fast?

3min

Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the LADOT joins Adam this week to talk about Elon Musk's boring tunnel, the "vomit rule" and induced demand. Plus, learning from The Lord of the Rings, the issues with Uber and Lyft and being a subway boy vs a bus boy. This episode is brought to you by Kiwi Co (www.kiwico.com/FACTUALLY). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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