Welcome to episode thirteen! Today we are exploring how driverless cars are going to change the hotel and travel industry. We’ll discuss the major players such as Alphabet's (Google’s) Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox, Tesla, Uber and Baidu’s Apollo Go . Here we go!
I'm your podcast host, Peter DeMoor. I have a fascination for the hotel industry and over the last quarter-of-a-century I have studied it, been a hotel manager and passed the torch to next generation. Now, as part of an emerging hotel industry tech-startup, I am independent from any specific hotel or chain, and able to talk about the industry with a balanced perspective and with a certain level of expertise. It’s time to check-in!
02:27 – WAYMO (Waymo – Personal Video. Waymo – Ad1 & Ad2).
11:03 – TESLA, ZOOX, UBER and BYD (Uber – Ad. Event – Tesla. Zoox – Supercar Blondie. Zoox – Ad. Apollo Go – Ad).
20:34 – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR HOTELS? (360c – Volvo. Mecedes-Benz – Supercar Blondie. Audi Urbansphere – Ad).
32:18 – TECH I LOVE AND HATE IN HOTELS (Phone as keycard – Hilton).
35:44 – ROBOTS IN HOTELS (Robot Bar Tender – Rich Tech Robotics).
Driverless cars are going to change the hotel industry more than anything in our lifetime. When we have robotaxis going between cities and increased leisure time and wealth held by private citizens, as a result of AI, you will see an explosion in the hotel and travel industry as it becomes possibly the largest industry on the planet. This is an exciting time for hotels and the higher numbers of travellers enjoying your hotel facilities as the years roll along, maybe you and I will join them!
Thank you for joining today’s episode. Whether you're an industry insider, a student of hotel management, or simply curious about the world of hotels, I hope you were inspired, amazed, and enlightened as we unlocked the secrets of the hotel industry's most iconic leaders and iconic hotels. If you had a wonderful time, the best way to say thank you is to follow our podcast, so that you never miss our monthly episodes. If you love showers in luxury hotels, please check-out our tech start-up, at showeraway.com, where we hope one day to provide people on daytrips access to the very best hotel showers in the world. Farewell, until the next time you check-in to the Hotel Leaders podcast!
Music by Musictown.
To get a glimpse of Waymo and the future, please visit www.waymo.com, www.tesla.com, www.Hilton.com, www.supercarblondie.com and www.richtechrobotics.com!
