GM’s Autonomy Flip Flop, Waymo’s Supply Issue, New 37-Camera Autonomous Vehicle

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss GM’s sudden return to autonomous vehicles, Waymo’s growing supply constraints, and the launch of Tensor Auto.

A few months after shutting down Cruise, GM is once again re-entering the autonomous vehicle market, but this time with a twist. This time around the company will be focusing on developing personally-owned autonomous vehicles instead of robotaxis.

This is GM’s third attempt at autonomy, raising questions about whether the company can regain the trust of engineers and the broader industry after repeatedly abandoning past efforts. While GM prepares for another autonomy reboot, Waymo continues to grapple with supply constraints. And then there is a new entrant to the autonomy markets, Tensor Auto (formerly Auto X) which is planning to launch a personally owned autonomous vehicle featuring 37 cameras, manufactured by VinFast.

In corporate moves, Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron has left the company to become COO of Waabi in a surprising move that has drawn significant industry attention.

Episode Chapters

• 0:00 GM’s Revised Autonomy Plans
• 11:31 Ford’s Continued Autonomy Disdain
• 14:37 Where is Toyota?
• 16:06 Waymo’s Supply Constraints
• 20:37 Waymo in Atlanta
• 24:27 Is Waymo Expanding too Fast?
• 25:25 Tesla FSD
• 29:43 Robotaxi’s Upcoming Public Launch
• 33:19 Tesla Eyes NYC Robotaxi Expansion
• 35:02 Tensor Auto
• 43:20 Uber Freight / Waabi
• 52:47 Next Week