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Our audience gains unparalleled, unfiltered access to the C-Suite executives, founders, and policymakers who are building and regulating the future.
From the founders of unicorn startups to the CEOs of publicly traded companies, our guests join to articulate their vision, defend their strategies, and signal their next moves.
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Founder, The Road to Autonomy & Co-Founder & Co-CEO AUTNMY AI
Grayson Brulte is a visionary strategist and one of the foremost authorities on autonomy, automation, and the emerging Autonomy Economy™. Widely recognized for anticipating what's next, his work sits at the intersection of innovation, policy, and emerging technology, where he serves as a trusted advisor to executive teams throughout the autonomy landscape.
Grayson coined the term Autonomy Economy to describe the convergence of automation, autonomy, commerce, and economic growth. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, Forbes, CNN, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Recent Episodes
New episodes every Tuesday. Watch on YouTube, X and Spotify and listen on your favorite podcast platform.
December 31, 2024
A Global Vision for Autonomous Trucking
Plus CEO David Liu discussed the company's global autonomous trucking strategy, which focuses on developing virtual driver software through partnerships with OEMs including Traton Group, Hyundai Commercial Vehicle, and IVECO rather than operating fleets directly. The company is currently testing its autonomous driving technology in the United States, Sweden, and Japan with plans for commercial deployment in 2027.
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December 24, 2024
GM’s $10B Cruise Debacle: Did GM Just End Detroit’s Autonomous Future?
GM's $10 billion investment in Cruise autonomous vehicle technology has resulted in a major setback, raising questions about Detroit's ability to compete in the software-driven autonomous vehicle market. The episode examines whether GM's pattern of abandoning innovative projects near completion, similar to IBM's decline in tech leadership, signals a broader challenge for legacy automakers in adapting to autonomous and electric vehicle technologies.
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December 17, 2024
May Mobility: Scaling Autonomous Vehicles in Japan with NTT and Toyota
May Mobility CEO Edwin Olson discussed the company's strategic expansion into Japan through partnerships with NTT and Toyota, as well as plans for a Lyft partnership launching in Atlanta in 2025. The company differentiates itself through its multi-policy decision making (MPDM) system that operates on CPUs rather than GPUs, enabling lower power consumption and more cost-effective autonomous vehicle deployments.
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December 10, 2024
Nuro’s Bold Pivot to Licensing
Nuro has shifted from scaling its autonomous robot delivery business to licensing its autonomous driving technology stack, called Nuro Driver, to mobility platforms, OEMs, and fleet operators. The company's licensing strategy focuses on North America and aims to power robotaxis, delivery services, and L2+ to L3 autonomous systems while maintaining independence for customer flexibility and capital efficiency.
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December 3, 2024
Saving Farming’s Future: How Autonomy, AI and Robots Are Solving the Global Food Crisis
Agtonomy is addressing the global food crisis affecting 281.6 million people by deploying autonomous AI and robotics solutions to help farmers overcome severe labor shortages and declining agricultural workforce participation. The company focuses on scaling cost-efficient autonomous farming technologies that increase productivity while enabling continued agricultural operations despite rising wages and reduced interest from younger generations in farming careers.
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November 26, 2024
What does the Autonomous Trucking Industry Need from Washington, D.C. to Scale Commercial Operations?
Daniel Goff from Kodiak discusses how the regulatory framework for autonomous trucking deployment already exists in the U.S., contrary to common misconceptions about legal barriers to scaling operations. The conversation covers the industry's need for regulatory certainty from Washington D.C., addressing topics including federal frameworks, law enforcement interactions, and labor tensions as autonomous trucking moves toward commercial scale.
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