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Carl Franzen is a Ground Truth contributor and Senior Digital Media Specialist at Argo AI. He previously worked as a journalist at leading science and tech publications including Vice, Popular Science magazine, The Verge, and more. He can be reached at cfranzen@argo.ai.

An illustration of an Argo autonomous vehicle in teal against a backdrop of buildings, a bicyclist, and research papers
Self-Driving

7 Big Breakthroughs From Argo Research at CVPR 2022

By Carl Franzen
June 16, 2022
Self-Driving

Researchers Predict the Future With Lidar Data

By Carl Franzen
June 16, 2022
Road and Street Signs
Self-Driving

How Autonomous Vehicles Identify Street Signs — Even Graffitied, Damaged, and Faded Ones

By Carl Franzen
May 23, 2022
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess poses in front of an ID. Buzz autonomous driving vehicle powered by Argo AI in Munich, Germany, as he is recorded on a video camera
Self-Driving

Volkswagen CEO Takes First Ride In Argo AI-Powered ID. Buzz Autonomous Vehicle

By Carl Franzen
April 19, 2022
A collage of photos of four headshots of Argo AI employees in black and white, in front of autonomous vehicles, lidar sensors and the Argo logo in orange and teal.
Robotics

Learning About Robotics Helped These Humans Work on Autonomous Vehicles

By Carl Franzen
April 8, 2022
A colorful illustration showing a screenshot from a video from the perspective of an Argo autonomous vehicle
Self-Driving

Watch and Learn: An Autonomous Vehicle and a Pickup Truck Cross Paths In Pittsburgh

By Carl Franzen
February 22, 2022
A colorful border of cyclists, pedestrians, moped riders and an Argo autonomous vehicle surrounding a screentshot from a video of an AV test ride
Self-Driving

Watch and Learn: How an Autonomous Vehicle Successfully Negotiates Narrow Streets With Oncoming Traffic

By Carl Franzen
February 14, 2022
Autonomous "Roboat" in Amsterdam
Robotics

Autonomous Boats Are Using Lidar to Traverse the Canals of Amsterdam

By Carl Franzen
January 6, 2022
Minority Report's Vertical Highway and Self-Driving Lexus
Entertainment

Nostalgia Driven: Revisiting the Vertical Highway and the Self-Driving Lexus From ‘Minority Report’

By Carl Franzen
December 28, 2021
Business

How Argo AI and the Pittsburgh Penguins Inspire Kids to Pursue STEAM

By Carl Franzen
December 17, 2021
Self-Driving

Watch and Learn: How a Self-Driving Car Rides Safely Beside a Bicycle — And Stops to Let It Pass

By Carl Franzen
December 15, 2021
Self-Driving

Watch and Learn: An Engineer Explains How a Self-Driving Car Instantly Brakes for a Cyclist

By Carl Franzen
December 14, 2021
Self-Driving

Argo AI and the League of American Bicyclists Create Guidelines to Help Autonomous Vehicles Safely Coexist With Cyclists

By Carl Franzen
December 9, 2021
Entertainment

What Elevators, Skyscrapers and Labor Can Tell Us About Self-Driving Cars

By Carl Franzen
November 16, 2021
Business

From the Air Force to Autonomous Vehicles: A Veteran Describes Making the Move Into Tech

By Carl Franzen
November 11, 2021
Robotics

5 Connections Between Space Force and Autonomous Vehicles, Explained by a Veteran

By Carl Franzen
November 10, 2021
Self-Driving

Testing the Edge: When a Self-Driving Car Meets a Robotic Cooler

By Carl Franzen
November 9, 2021
Entertainment

Bridging Tech, Mobility, and Social Divides in Miami

By Carl Franzen
November 9, 2021
Self-Driving

How Autonomous Vehicles Handle Austin’s Thousands of E-scooters

By Carl Franzen
November 2, 2021
Entertainment

How Are Autonomous Vehicles Similar To, but Different From the Metaverse?

By Carl Franzen
November 2, 2021
Business

Why Austin, Texas Is a Perfect City for Autonomous Vehicles

By Carl Franzen
October 27, 2021
Entertainment

What Does It Take To Be an Autonomous Vehicle Test Specialist?

By Carl Franzen
October 26, 2021
Entertainment

Why College Students Understand Self-Driving Better Than Most

By Carl Franzen
October 19, 2021
Entertainment

Nostalgia-Driven: The Autonomous Police Car With an Inflatable Steering Wheel from ‘Demolition Man’

By Carl Franzen
October 15, 2021
Self-Driving

Testing the Edge: The ‘Puppy Rover’ Helps Make Self-Driving Cars Safe for Dogs

By Carl Franzen
October 14, 2021
Entertainment

What Does the Surprisingly Thrilling History of the Elevator Have to Do With the Self-Driving Car Race?

By Carl Franzen
October 12, 2021
Entertainment

Nostalgia-Driven: James Bond’s Driverless Car in ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’

By Carl Franzen
October 11, 2021
Entertainment

Nostalgia-Driven: The Self-Driving ‘Incredibile’ from Disney’s ‘The Incredibles’

By Carl Franzen
October 8, 2021
Entertainment

Nostalgia-Driven: Batman’s Voice Activated Batmobile

By Carl Franzen
September 29, 2021
Entertainment

Safety Lessons from NASA and the FBI

By Carl Franzen
September 28, 2021
Entertainment

Nostalgia-Driven: ‘Spy Hunter’ Gave Us a Ride Fit For A Secret Agent

By Carl Franzen
September 23, 2021
Self-Driving

Secrets of the Most Popular Robot in America

By Carl Franzen
September 21, 2021
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