Impact Debates

Impact Debates: Niche product or transportation revolution?

July 27th, 2023Description:When will autonomous vehicles proliferate on our roads? Are the predominant approaches technically viable to produce an autonomous vehicle that is better than a human driver in the next 10 years? Will autonomous vehicles ever really work, or will they forever be an expensive experiment? Hosts:Mobility Impact Partners, and co-hosted by Barclays, Carnegie Mellon, and others Debaters: Con: Prof. Raj Rajkumar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-rajkumar-9423264/]Carnegie Mellon University Pro: Brad Templeton [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brtempleton/]Consultant on Robocars and Exponential TechnologyUniversity of Waterloorobocars.com [http://Waterloorobocars.com] Moderator: Dan Levy [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-levy-cfa-47a44a4/]Senior Equity Research Analyst at Barclays

Impact Debates: Niche product or transportation revolution?

In this Oxford style debate organized with Mobility Impact Partners, our debaters will discuss whether eVTOLs will remain a niche toy for the rich or add a new dimension to transportation for everyone.

Impact Debates: Peak Car? Peak VMT? Peak Owner-Operator? Can we kick the habit?

In this debate we will tackle the future of passenger vehicle ownership. Is society destined to pile more cars on the road, or might we be near a turning point?

Impact Debates: The Future of Trucking: Combustion vs Battery vs Hydrogen

A debate on the future of trucking and the impact combustion, battery, and hydrogen power will have on the industry.

Impact Debates: Whither Oil? Will Oil Demand Peak this Decade?

Michael Cohen of BP and Robert McNally of Rapidan Energy Group are joined by a panel of experts, including Arjun Murti of Warburg Pincus and Bain's Ethan Phillips, to discuss whether global oil demand could peak by 2030.