Episode 4: Autonomous/Driverless cars in Kenya! (with Wilfred Githuka)

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Will self-driving cars beat our bodaboda (motorcycle taxis) and matatu (van taxis) madness? Whether you call them autonomous, driverless or self-driving cars, they are the new face of mobility disruption. And there are Kenyans, Wilfred Githuka among them who want to be counted among contributors to this change.

In this episode (Cate, Anthony, Wilfred Githuka and I) we touch on:
1) Knowing Wilfred Githuka and understanding his curiosity around destroying things so he can fix them!
2) His China motivation from living there and how patriotism builds markets
3) A car is a moving computer. But how well does Kenya's motor vehicle industry understand this? Also, cars have slowly evolved towards autonomy we just haven't realized it
4) The justification for self-driving cars in Africa and how it will unravel. Hint: It's already started in warehouses.
5) How does an autonomous vehicle think, work and function.
6) The ethics of autonomous vehicles. The legal and economic conundrum behind AI & the natural human reaction of fear for things seemingly out of our control.
7) A journey of passion to building autonomous things e.g a vehicle! Find out how video games are finally validated as important.
8) How matatus are playing a role in making autonomy happen. Are bodabodas going to make it easy for self driving cars?
9) The skills, tech stack and technology products you need to get started on building an autonomy economy.
10) Funding research in a way that grows the economy. The drastic measures we need to make to push our economy towards a production economy.

Reach out to Wilfred directly: [e-mail] OR github.com/wilfredgithuka