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When Experts Attack #3: Self driving cars aren't right around the corner

In this episode of “When Experts Attack,” Bradley Lane talks transportation, why electric and autonomous vehicles aren’t necessarily going to take over the world and how a battle over light rail developments in Houston led him to a career in transportation research. Along the way, the associate professor in KU’s School of Public Affairs and Administration tells us how people often mistakenly think he has a vested interest in oil prices or the adoption of electric vehicles because his research touches on those fields. After talking about if and why people would take trips in driverless cars, he regales us with a Theremin solo.

Darrell is a self-described "radio rat," having started on the air in high school and still hasn't hung up his microphone. His first job was DJ-ing at KERV-AM, the only radio station in his hometown of Kerrville, Texas. After getting his speech and drama degree at North Texas State University, Darrell kicked around the dial before landing at KANU in 1982. In addition to his role as Program Director, he has produced just about any kind of show imaginable at KANU/KPR - quiz shows, radio dramas, concert broadcasts, arts magazines, record shows. A fanatical record collector, the second floor of Darrell's house is threatening to become the first floor under the sheer weight of accumulated LPs. Darrell sums up his on-air time thusly: "Doing The Retro Cocktail Hour and Right Between the Ears is like having the world's biggest electric train set.