Andrew Miller
@andrewmilleryyz.bsky.social
Principal, Paladin Consulting
Fellow, Roots of Progress Institute
Substack, CHANGING LANES: ChangingLanesNewsletter.com
Fellow, Roots of Progress Institute
Substack, CHANGING LANES: ChangingLanesNewsletter.com
@robindlaws.bsky.social I am trying to buy THE FALL OF DELTA GREEN and THE BORELLUS CONNECTION from the Pelgrane web store but they are out of stock... for Canadians only?
I don't know what's going on but the customer service line isn't getting back to me.
Please help me give Pelgrane my money!
I don't know what's going on but the customer service line isn't getting back to me.
Please help me give Pelgrane my money!
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@robindlaws.bsky.social I am trying to buy THE FALL OF DELTA GREEN and THE BORELLUS CONNECTION from the Pelgrane web store but they are out of stock... for Canadians only?
I don't know what's going on but the customer service line isn't getting back to me.
Please help me give Pelgrane my money!
I don't know what's going on but the customer service line isn't getting back to me.
Please help me give Pelgrane my money!
Reposted by Andrew Miller
This is incredible work from @theglobeandmail.com - shows us how we all feel trying to follow the news right now
March 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is incredible work from @theglobeandmail.com - shows us how we all feel trying to follow the news right now
Robotaxis are coming, but not as quickly as the optimists predict
My latest CHANGING LANES newsletter responds to
@tomaspueyo.bsky.social's techno-optimism about the imminent robotaxi revolution
A quick 🧵 on why I think this transformation will take longer than he expects:
My latest CHANGING LANES newsletter responds to
@tomaspueyo.bsky.social's techno-optimism about the imminent robotaxi revolution
A quick 🧵 on why I think this transformation will take longer than he expects:
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Robotaxis are coming, but not as quickly as the optimists predict
My latest CHANGING LANES newsletter responds to
@tomaspueyo.bsky.social's techno-optimism about the imminent robotaxi revolution
A quick 🧵 on why I think this transformation will take longer than he expects:
My latest CHANGING LANES newsletter responds to
@tomaspueyo.bsky.social's techno-optimism about the imminent robotaxi revolution
A quick 🧵 on why I think this transformation will take longer than he expects:
Tyler Cowen's book STUBBORN ATTACHMENTS makes the remarkable claim that maximizing sustainable economic growth isn't just good policy, it's a moral imperative
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Book Review: Tyler Cowen's Stubborn Attachments
Pursuing economic growth is morally required
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March 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tyler Cowen's book STUBBORN ATTACHMENTS makes the remarkable claim that maximizing sustainable economic growth isn't just good policy, it's a moral imperative
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/book-revie...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/book-revie...
Instead of copying European high-speed rail, I argue Canada should lead the world in sustainable aviation. Here's why 🧵 (1/5)
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Canada Should Make Air Travel Sustainable
The national transportation project that Canada should pursue
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February 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Instead of copying European high-speed rail, I argue Canada should lead the world in sustainable aviation. Here's why 🧵 (1/5)
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/canada-sho...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/canada-sho...
Canada just announced "Alto", a Toronto–Quebec City high-speed rail plan
I'm a rail enthusiast and frequent VIA rider. But this plan is doomed to fail
Here's why 🧵
1/6
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I'm a rail enthusiast and frequent VIA rider. But this plan is doomed to fail
Here's why 🧵
1/6
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Canada Shouldn’t Build High-Speed Rail
It is still the time in this fair land for that railroad not to run
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February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Canada just announced "Alto", a Toronto–Quebec City high-speed rail plan
I'm a rail enthusiast and frequent VIA rider. But this plan is doomed to fail
Here's why 🧵
1/6
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/canada-sho...
I'm a rail enthusiast and frequent VIA rider. But this plan is doomed to fail
Here's why 🧵
1/6
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/canada-sho...
1/5 Just published: Why don't we have robotaxis in snowy cities?
I spoke with Prof. Steven Waslander, who leads Toronto's WinTOR program, about one of the biggest unsolved challenges in automated driving: winter weather
Here's what I learned 🧵❄️
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/automated-...
I spoke with Prof. Steven Waslander, who leads Toronto's WinTOR program, about one of the biggest unsolved challenges in automated driving: winter weather
Here's what I learned 🧵❄️
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/automated-...
Automated Driving in Winter Conditions
An Interview with Steven Waslander
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February 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
1/5 Just published: Why don't we have robotaxis in snowy cities?
I spoke with Prof. Steven Waslander, who leads Toronto's WinTOR program, about one of the biggest unsolved challenges in automated driving: winter weather
Here's what I learned 🧵❄️
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/automated-...
I spoke with Prof. Steven Waslander, who leads Toronto's WinTOR program, about one of the biggest unsolved challenges in automated driving: winter weather
Here's what I learned 🧵❄️
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/automated-...
📚 So pleased to announce my upcoming book THE END OF DRIVING, co-authored with John Niles and @berngrush.bsky.social 1/4
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Announcing The End of Driving
The self-driving future we get depends on the choices we make today
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February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
📚 So pleased to announce my upcoming book THE END OF DRIVING, co-authored with John Niles and @berngrush.bsky.social 1/4
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www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/announcing...
🚗 While everyone was watching Tesla launch Cybercab last October, something equally important was happening in a storm-threatened Florida hotel: regulators were quietly writing the future of robotaxis
1/5
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1/5
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‘As Good as Ridehail’ Isn’t Good Enough (But It's Close)
Six principles for robotaxi regulation
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February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚗 While everyone was watching Tesla launch Cybercab last October, something equally important was happening in a storm-threatened Florida hotel: regulators were quietly writing the future of robotaxis
1/5
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1/5
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1/6 Trump's suggestion that he will have the USA annex Canada is not only offensive, it's also economically and politically unworkable. Forcing a US-Canada merger would be bad, even from a *purely American* perspective:
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-united...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-united...
The United States Should Not Annex Canada
It's not in America's best interests
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January 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1/6 Trump's suggestion that he will have the USA annex Canada is not only offensive, it's also economically and politically unworkable. Forcing a US-Canada merger would be bad, even from a *purely American* perspective:
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-united...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-united...
1/ Four years ago in Glasgow, the world's governments committed to ending gas car sales by 2035. Here's what we've learned since then 🧵
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The Glasgow Declaration, Four Years In
The rise of China and the West's dilemma
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January 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1/ Four years ago in Glasgow, the world's governments committed to ending gas car sales by 2035. Here's what we've learned since then 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-glasgo...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-glasgo...
1/7 What if Canada got serious about being ambitious?
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I explore four "impossible" ideas that could transform our country.
Even if they'll never happen, they're worth thinking about.
Here's why: 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/a-progress...
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I explore four "impossible" ideas that could transform our country.
Even if they'll never happen, they're worth thinking about.
Here's why: 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/a-progress...
A Progress Policy Agenda (That Will Never Happen)
Good ideas that are impossible to implement
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January 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1/7 What if Canada got serious about being ambitious?
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I explore four "impossible" ideas that could transform our country.
Even if they'll never happen, they're worth thinking about.
Here's why: 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/a-progress...
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I explore four "impossible" ideas that could transform our country.
Even if they'll never happen, they're worth thinking about.
Here's why: 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/a-progress...
🧙♂️ Want to understand the debate over privacy and surveillance? Let's visit Hogwarts.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I revisit these issues through a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
(Sometimes policy needs a bit of magic.)
1/4
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In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I revisit these issues through a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
(Sometimes policy needs a bit of magic.)
1/4
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Harry Potter and the Gaze of the Artifacts
An Allegorical Pastiche
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December 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
🧙♂️ Want to understand the debate over privacy and surveillance? Let's visit Hogwarts.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I revisit these issues through a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
(Sometimes policy needs a bit of magic.)
1/4
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/harry-pott...
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I revisit these issues through a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
(Sometimes policy needs a bit of magic.)
1/4
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/harry-pott...
1/5: Car companies are replacing physical controls with touchscreens.
After driving a Tesla Model 3 for two years, I'm convinced: this is a dangerous mistake.
Here's why 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/cars-need-...
After driving a Tesla Model 3 for two years, I'm convinced: this is a dangerous mistake.
Here's why 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/cars-need-...
Cars Need Buttons, Not Touchscreens
Back to the future
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December 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
1/5: Car companies are replacing physical controls with touchscreens.
After driving a Tesla Model 3 for two years, I'm convinced: this is a dangerous mistake.
Here's why 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/cars-need-...
After driving a Tesla Model 3 for two years, I'm convinced: this is a dangerous mistake.
Here's why 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/cars-need-...
1/5 We don't have too much public surveillance. We have too little.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I argue we need more cameras in public spaces, equipped with AI and facial recognition tech. Not less.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I argue we need more cameras in public spaces, equipped with AI and facial recognition tech. Not less.
December 13, 2024 at 1:54 PM
1/5 We don't have too much public surveillance. We have too little.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I argue we need more cameras in public spaces, equipped with AI and facial recognition tech. Not less.
In the latest issue of CHANGING LANES, I argue we need more cameras in public spaces, equipped with AI and facial recognition tech. Not less.
1/5 General Motors just shut down #Cruise , its robotaxi arm, after burning $10B on it. This is a warning sign for #Tesla and its robotaxi ambitions. Here's why the Cruise story matters for the future of autonomous vehicles...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-cruise...
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The Cruise Shutdown Is Bad News for Tesla
Making cars and operating robotaxis are very different things
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December 12, 2024 at 2:18 PM
1/5 General Motors just shut down #Cruise , its robotaxi arm, after burning $10B on it. This is a warning sign for #Tesla and its robotaxi ambitions. Here's why the Cruise story matters for the future of autonomous vehicles...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-cruise...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-cruise...
New newsletter: from robotaxis disrupting ride-sharing to reimagining Earth with 100 billion people, here are four pieces that changed my thinking. A thread on dreaming bigger
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Robotaxis, Don Draper, How Our Culture Treats Boys, and 100 Billion Neighbours
Off-Ramps for 5 December 2024
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December 6, 2024 at 9:55 PM
New newsletter: from robotaxis disrupting ride-sharing to reimagining Earth with 100 billion people, here are four pieces that changed my thinking. A thread on dreaming bigger
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/robotaxis-...
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/robotaxis-...
1/5 NEW from _Changing Lanes_: Automation can save public transit from its Endless Emergency of rising costs and inadequate service.
An in-depth look at how technology can break this decades-old cycle.🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
An in-depth look at how technology can break this decades-old cycle.🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
Progress and Public Transit, Part Four: Vehicle Automation
That which can be automated, should be
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December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
1/5 NEW from _Changing Lanes_: Automation can save public transit from its Endless Emergency of rising costs and inadequate service.
An in-depth look at how technology can break this decades-old cycle.🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
An in-depth look at how technology can break this decades-old cycle.🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
1/4 The "transit-oriented development" conversation is backwards. Instead of building transit to serve cities, we should build cities to serve transit.
Density by design is the key to fixing the Endless Emergency in North American public transit 🧵
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Density by design is the key to fixing the Endless Emergency in North American public transit 🧵
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Progress and Public Transit: Density by Design
How many people should live over a station? As many as possible
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November 29, 2024 at 10:06 PM
1/4 The "transit-oriented development" conversation is backwards. Instead of building transit to serve cities, we should build cities to serve transit.
Density by design is the key to fixing the Endless Emergency in North American public transit 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
Density by design is the key to fixing the Endless Emergency in North American public transit 🧵
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/progress-a...
NEW OFF-RAMPS: 🚗 In this week's link roundup, I argue we need to STOP tying congestion charge revenue to transit funding!
Yes, I know it seems elegant: "Can't afford the congestion charge? Take transit! Which we've improved, using congestion charge revenue!"
(1/3)
Yes, I know it seems elegant: "Can't afford the congestion charge? Take transit! Which we've improved, using congestion charge revenue!"
(1/3)
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
NEW OFF-RAMPS: 🚗 In this week's link roundup, I argue we need to STOP tying congestion charge revenue to transit funding!
Yes, I know it seems elegant: "Can't afford the congestion charge? Take transit! Which we've improved, using congestion charge revenue!"
(1/3)
Yes, I know it seems elegant: "Can't afford the congestion charge? Take transit! Which we've improved, using congestion charge revenue!"
(1/3)
Today, November 21, I heard my first Christmas song In a public place.
Naturally it was the odious Boomer-bait "Jingle Bell Rock".
Naturally it was the odious Boomer-bait "Jingle Bell Rock".
November 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Today, November 21, I heard my first Christmas song In a public place.
Naturally it was the odious Boomer-bait "Jingle Bell Rock".
Naturally it was the odious Boomer-bait "Jingle Bell Rock".
1/7 How do we fix North American public transit's chronic funding crisis?
My newsletter continues its series on "Progress and Public Transit" with a proposal to make transit better by fundamentally rethinking its business model
My newsletter continues its series on "Progress and Public Transit" with a proposal to make transit better by fundamentally rethinking its business model
November 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
1/7 How do we fix North American public transit's chronic funding crisis?
My newsletter continues its series on "Progress and Public Transit" with a proposal to make transit better by fundamentally rethinking its business model
My newsletter continues its series on "Progress and Public Transit" with a proposal to make transit better by fundamentally rethinking its business model
1/5 What would "progress" in public transit mean? 🚌
To answer that, we need to know why transit systems seem perpetually underfunded and struggling? In my latest issue, I begin a new series: the first issue offers a deep dive into the structural problems facing public transit.
To answer that, we need to know why transit systems seem perpetually underfunded and struggling? In my latest issue, I begin a new series: the first issue offers a deep dive into the structural problems facing public transit.
November 14, 2024 at 7:15 PM
1/5 What would "progress" in public transit mean? 🚌
To answer that, we need to know why transit systems seem perpetually underfunded and struggling? In my latest issue, I begin a new series: the first issue offers a deep dive into the structural problems facing public transit.
To answer that, we need to know why transit systems seem perpetually underfunded and struggling? In my latest issue, I begin a new series: the first issue offers a deep dive into the structural problems facing public transit.
Hello world! I'm looking forward to building a community here.
November 12, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Hello world! I'm looking forward to building a community here.