Tag: autonomous cars

Questions about Uber Tuscon autonomous car crash

The police report is out on last week’s Tuscon Uber crash.  Property 360 carried a Bloomberg article on the crash which says that an eyewitness report: “raises the question of whether Uber’s self-driving sensors spotted the light turning yellow and, if so, whether it decided it could safely continue through the intersection. One […]

Autonomous Cars Update

Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal report that an Uber temporarily suspended its  autonomous car program after an Uber autonomous car in Tempe got in an accident Friday.  The autonomous car appears to have not been at fault and Uber has resumed operations. Insider’s take:  Autonomous cars will grow in […]

Freitas on tech, the OBIEs and the next big thing.

Stephen Freitas is Chief Marketing Officer of the OAAA.  He is a leading industry marketing spokesman and thought leader, helping to advance and unite the out of home advertising industry through education and marketing. Before joining OAAA, Freitas spent a decade developing high profile marketing programs for Clear Channel Communications and its […]

Autonomous Car Update

Insider couldn’t help smiling at this Forbes article in which equity fund investor Randy Rowe of Green Courte Partners, “an expert in urban real estate” predicts that autonomous cars will wipe out the billboard advertising business.  Insider notes with amusement that Rowe’s company is a lead investor in The Parking […]

Readers Make 2017 out of home predictions.

Insider invited readers to respond to 5 Out of Home Predictions for 2017.    Here are a some responses. Michaeli Avihai, Co-CEO Ai Type talks about dooh and adwords:  Giant companies like Google, JCDecaux and others and will make the Dooh an extension of their internet AdWords which shrunk due to […]

Autonomous Cars and the Hype Cycle

Several people tell Insider that autonomous cars pose a huge threat to outdoor advertising companies because people driving autonomous cars will not look out the window at billboards.  Will autonomous cars change things?  Yes.  Is the sky falling? No.   Today Insider will discuss some of the challenges autonomous cars […]