🚘 Transportation
Transportation in all forms and sizes are getting cleaner and the vehicles are self-driving. We for example cover electric cars, airplanes and trucks but also drones and all kinds of autonomous vehicles.
⏰ Now it’s happening – but no one notices
Last week, two things happened that mostly showed up as brief news items. Having followed both of these developments for years, I’m fascinated by how little attention they get. Each of them will, on its own, have a massive impact on our world.
🚗 Waymo first with driverless taxi rides on highways in the US
Waymo becomes the first robotaxi company in the US to offer driverless rides on highways, available around the clock in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles. The service uses the same software and sensors as for city driving.
🚗 Battery-electric cars gain market share in the EU
Battery-electric cars increased their market share to 15.8 percent during the first eight months of 2025, compared to 12.6 percent in the same period the previous year.
🚛 How he is leading Volvo through its greatest transformation ever
He leads Sweden’s largest company, which has been selling trucks for nearly a hundred years. Soon, they’ll stop doing that — and instead sell transport as a service. How do you lead such a massive company through that kind of transformation?
🔋 European car manufacturers on track to meet EU emission targets
European car manufacturers sold 38 percent more electric cars during the first seven months of the year.
🚛 The self-driving future is getting closer at Volvo
Volvo is facing its biggest shift since the company was founded. Instead of selling trucks, it now aims to sell transportation – with autonomous vehicles at the center of an entirely new ecosystem.
⚰️ The mass slaughter on our roads will come to an end
About when I became a pessimist – and why self-driving vehicles will save millions of lives.
🚗 Waymo's self-driving cars have 79% fewer accidents than human drivers
Waymo's vehicles drove only on regular streets, not highways, and all comparisons were made for similar driving conditions.
🚗 Electric cars sold at record pace globally in 2025
Global sales of electric vehicles reach nearly 22 million cars in 2025, an increase of 25 percent from the previous year. Electric vehicles will account for a quarter of all passenger cars sold globally this year.