The Transportation Podcast from Traffic Technology International

A handful of useful data points emerge - Stellantis/Hoss alert integration, Mcity 2.0 global digital-twin access, connected vehicle penetration rates, Waymo's 10-city live deployment footprint - but the majority of the runtime is conference promotional content, logistical descriptions of demo experiences, and general industry sentiment. A smart operator would find perhaps 5 - 6 actionable insights in 32 minutes.

“some order of ninety percent or higher are connected, Sort of depends on what stat you look at. Right. But ninety percent plus right of, of cars coming off the assembly line are connected”

“researchers from around the world can actually, through their digital twin access and control, vehicles and such and stoplights on the ground in Mcity through this digital twin environment”

Almost all positions taken are standard ITS industry consensus - AI needs clean data, AVs are improving in new weather conditions, drones have growing use cases. The integrated demo format for the conference is a mild process innovation but not a conceptual breakthrough, and 'AI is only as good as the data' is one of the most recycled lines in tech discourse.

“AI is only as good as the data. That, that it's pulling from. And so data, so data governance, security, privacy, those are real core issues”

“What we're doing here is we're saying you need to be able to integrate with MDOT's network. And if your solution can integrate, then we're going to show various different solutions from various different vendors all within one ride”

Laura Chace is the sitting CEO of ITS America, giving her genuine standing and broad industry access, and she speaks credibly about deployment realities, OEM dynamics, and data governance. However, she is primarily an industry convener and policy advocate rather than a technology deployer or operator who has built systems at scale, which limits the depth of practitioner insight she can offer.

“we're helping to convene the national community around a national strategic approach to all of these digital technologies”

“I've ridden in, in, in Waymo, Waymo is the biggest, vendor here”

The episode offers several named specifics - Stellantis/Hoss alert partnership, I-94 and Woodward Corridor experience names, Waymo's ~10 live cities with 10 more announced, Mcity 2.0 launched ~18 months ago, Em Air ~6 months old - but there are zero financial figures, no performance or outcome metrics, and several key claims are left vague ('one company in our space,' 'some stat').

“Hoss alert and Stellantis, they have a partnership where they're pulling in information, network based information into the vehicle to warn drivers of work zones”

“you can call a Waymo. We've got. And then and then about ten more cities have been announced for future deployment”

Tom Stone brings his own field experience and lands a couple of mildly sceptical questions on AVs and OEM data silos, which is better than a pure PR chat. However, he does not press on any specific claims, lets promotional assertions pass without follow-up, and the conversation frequently drifts back to conference logistics rather than deepening any particular insight.

“Is it is it a real thing or is it just a it, is it still a way off, becoming an everyday reality?”

“the risk being, of course, that AI is quite good at pretending that what it's saying is, is, is genuinely true. But if it's starting off with bad data, then it's probably not”