2) I propose renaming FSD to GSD. It's still not FULLY (L4/L5) self-driving. However, the rainbows are super-fun. It's definitely gay self-driving, and I love it. Tesla GSD 🌈⚡🚗

After 1 week using Tesla FSD (supervised) v14.2.1, I have TWO thoughts:
1) It's truly AMAZING. After not using FSD for ~9 months, the improvement is remarkable. It feels like maturing from a teenage driver to a professional Uber driver.

LOL.

📣 NEW PUB ALERT: This was a fun collab with Toyota Research Institute, led by recent PhD grad Ruiting Wang. We utilize demographic, commuting, and charging infra datasets to determine the placement of NEW charging station, using various *fairness* metrics. 🚗 ⚡ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Engineering + Artificial Intelligence - College of Engineering (host academic department(s) to be determined) University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

2️⃣ WEEKS LEFT to apply for the "Engineering + AI" faculty search at UC Berkeley, due Nov 3 2025! Did you submit yours? 😀 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05144

The DRIVE AI Consortium | Institute of Transportation Studies A pre-competitive applied research consortium uniting industry, government, and academia to advance connected, electrified, and autonomous systems

🚀 Excited to publicly announce the launch of DRIVE AI - our new research consortium focused on Data 🛜, Robotics 🤖 , Infrastructure 🛣️, Vehicles 🚗, Electrification ⚡, and Artificial Intelligence 🧠. Launch event is next week Oct 23-24. Learn more 👉 its.berkeley.edu/driveai

👋 Join us for the UC Berkeley Civil & Environmental Engineering Community Highlights event! It's FREE 💰! Experience lightning talks, research posters, research centers and networking! But the real highlight... yours truly will emcee 😜 🤵‍♂️ Details in image! youtu.be/vnd_DVAkB8s?...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Engineering + Artificial Intelligence - College of Engineering (host academic department(s) to be determined) University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

🚨 NEW Faculty Search Alert! 🚨
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social is on the hunt for visionary faculty in “Engineering + AI”! 🌉🤖 Join the world's top public engineering program, shaping the future of tech from the heart of the Bay Area. Open to all ranks!
Details & apply: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05144

New paper out! We show how coordinated price signals + power control at workplace EV charging cuts power peaks & costs—backed by real-world data from SlrpEV! 🚗 🔌 💰 Read: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnn57sfVZ...

it's electric Secures $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger /PRNewswire/ -- The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Brooklyn-based EV charging company it's electric $1.1 million to develop, certify, and...

Thrilled to unveil our latest project, supported by @calenergy.bsky.social, focusing on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in collaboration with It's Electric. Discover more here 👉 www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Fall 2025 Transportation Seminar | Institute of Transportation Studies ITS hosts a number of faculty members from nine UC Berkeley academic departments and schools and approximately 150 researchers and students are associated with ITS through our various research and…

Excited to unveil our Fall 2025 ITS Seminar Series! We are hosting top leaders in transportation innovation to interact with our students and faculty. Feel welcome to join us Fridays 4-5p! its.berkeley.edu/news/fall-20...

Assistant or Associate Professor - Energy and Resources Group University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

UC Berkeley's Energy & Resources Group (ERG) is searching for a new faculty member. Check out the position here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05092

University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is ranked #1 public university, once again, by Forbes. 💙 🐻 Go Bears! www.forbes.com/colleges/uni...

Kyle and Jordan sit down with Jon Doremus, from the Chevy team, to talk all about the Silverado doing 1059.2 miles on one charge. Out of Spec Rivian Referral:… Here’s How Chevy Broke The Record For Driving Over 1,000 Electric Miles On A Single Charge!

A 9000 pound Chevy electric work truck went 1059.2 miles on a single charge, on public roads. Stock vehicle. Essentially no mods. Remarkable! @OutofSpecBITS
youtu.be/LDAm-YDZ7o0?...

Advanced Battery Management - ACC 2025 Workshop July 7, 2025 - Denver, Colorado

I will present "Extending Battery Pack Life by UN-balancing cells" on Monday at the Advanced Battery Management Workshop in Denver, CO. Unbalancing seems heretic! But consider SOH balancing vs. SOC balancing 🤔🔋🪫 acc2025-batteryworkshop.github.io

Check out Part 2 of Dr. Steve Shladover's interview on the IMPACT of self-driving cars 🤖 🚗 @berkeleyits.bsky.social www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Today, I started a NEW role: ITS Acting Director @berkeleyits.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with our amazing faculty, students, and staff to shape the future of transportation research and education 🚗 🚴 ✈️ 🤖 🚚

How Safe Are Driverless Cars?: Steven Shladover / Research Engineer, UC-Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies - DEEPER LOOK | NHK WORLD-JAPAN With self-driving taxis operating in US cities and eyeing Japan, autonomous vehicles are no longer fiction. UC Berkeley's Steven Shladover unpacks the latest shifts in the technology.

Check out Dr. Steve Shladover - PATH Researcher ‪@berkeleyits.bsky.social‬ and Godfather of AVs - discuss How Safe are Driverless Cars? 🤖 🚗 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Advanced Battery Management - ACC 2025 Workshop July 7, 2025 - Denver, Colorado

🔋 Workshop Title: Advanced Battery Management: Harnessing State-of-the-Art Control and Machine Learning
📍 Location: ACC 2025, Denver, Colorado (online attendance available with registration)
📅 Date: July 7, 2025
🌐 Workshop Website: acc2025-batteryworkshop.github.io

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Electrifying Heavy-Duty Trucks: Battery-Swapping vs Fast Charging The advantages and disadvantages of Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) for heavy-duty trucks are poorly understood, relative to Fast Charging Stations (FCS) systems. This study evaluates these two…

❗New pub ALERT: "Electrifying Heavy-Duty Trucks: Battery-Swapping vs Fast Charging." 🚚 🔋 🔌 The Biden administration (and California) pushed for DC fast charging infra. Does choosing the tech leave better solutions behind? Find out more: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/110...

How much money do you save by owning an electric car in California? Here’s a breakdown of what it costs to own an electric car versus a gas car in California, including purchase price, charging and maintenance.

How much money do you REALLY save with an EV? I provide comments in the SF Chronicle here: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

It's hard-breaking 💔 to have former students visit my office, looking for hope, after being abruptly laid off by US Dept of Energy. These students, btw, are often U.S. born and top admits to UC Berkeley.

Powering the Future: Public-Private Partnerships at the Intersection of Mobility, Autonomy, and AI Email from UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Thursday May 8, 2025 View as Webpage Powering the Future: Public-Private Partnerships at the Intersection of Mobility, Autonomy, and AI Thurs

Excited for "Powering the Future: Public-Private Partnerships at the Intersection of Mobility, Autonomy, and AI", hosted by Berkeley ITS and Haas. Speakers from Google, Waymo, @usdot.bsky.social, @innovationhub.bsky.social, and more! 🤖 🚗 conta.cc/4cV6aeM

SUPER excited about celebrating the Ribbon Cutting for @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social NEW Grimes Engineer Center! 🥳 Within, our Engineering Science program will have a beautiful dedicated space for students to hang out, study, collaborate, and enjoy one another! 💙 🐻

Presenter: Gopi Surnilla & Angela FesslerDate: 04/15/2025Topic: Smart Work Zones: Advancing Safety and Mobility Through Connectivity Valtech_Smart Work Zones: Advancing Safety and Mobility Through Connectivity

This week we talk Smart Work Zones 🤖 👷 🚧 with Valtech in the California PATH seminar! Watch, learn, like, and subscribe! youtu.be/fswF1uBuu7s?...

Really enjoyed visiting CEE at Rice University! Such gracious hosts and impressive research!

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

DOGE arrives to NSF. Oi vey | www.science.org/content/arti...

2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium As cities strive for safer streets and greener mobility, they face mounting challenges to navigating an increasingly complex global landscape. Political shif...

Exciting convo in “Autonomous Vehicles & The City” symposium at SF Commonwealth Club! I discuss AVs, EVs, charging and more! 🚗🤖⚡️Follow us live here: www.youtube.com/live/5_HA-W0...