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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024

Johanna Rothman

Listen here: The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. Everyone was leaving the conference, and some people left my talk early so they could manage their travel. This excerpt is from the speaking book.

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Study Says by 2030 1/4th of Miles Driven will be Driverless

MishTalk

A convergence of three trends – Ride Sharing, Autonomous Driving, and Vehicle Electrification—will offer big-city dwellers cheap, convenient transportation, transforming the automotive industry, says a report by the Boston Consulting group. By 2024, long-haul truck drivers will vanish. per mile to around 50 cents per mile.

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The Olympics Needs a New Business Model

Harvard Business

For ideas on how to improve future Olympics, I spoke with Chris Dempsey, a founding member of the group that defeated Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Games. The former Bain & Company consultant argues that recurring cost overruns and mothballed venues highlight the need for the Olympics to change its business model.

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