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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.
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December 30, 2025
How the Permian Basin is Accelerating Kodiak’s Commercialization Plans
Kodiak Robotics is leveraging operations in the Permian Basin as a testing ground to harden its autonomous trucking technology against extreme weather and challenging road conditions through a partnership with Atlas Energy Solutions. The company expects these industrial applications and learnings to accelerate its timeline for launching driverless highway operations in the second half of 2026.
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December 23, 2025
Automating Logistics Yards with Computer Vision
Terminal Industries CEO Darin Brannan discussed how his company is replacing traditional RFID and manual logistics yard management with a computer vision platform that operates reliably in real-world conditions including weather, dirt, and glare. The company is developing an agentic AI-powered operating system that connects warehouse operations to transportation, moving beyond point solutions toward fully autonomous yard management.
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December 16, 2025
Self-Driving on 33 Watts: How HYPR Labs Trained a Model for Just $850
HYPR Labs has developed an autonomous driving system that operates on just 33 watts of computing power using an end-to-end neural network trained on real-world data for $850, without relying on simulation or HD maps. The company's four-engineer team focuses on "learning velocity" and continuous learning from actual driving experiences in San Francisco, contrasting with the industry's typical approach of large teams and massive computational resources.
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December 9, 2025
How Robotaxis Solve the “RideShare Lottery” Problem
Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility, discusses how robotaxis can eliminate the unpredictable service quality of traditional rideshare through fleet-managed autonomous vehicles that deliver consistent, premium experiences. The company is pursuing an asset-light partnership strategy with Toyota, Uber, Lyft, and Grab to integrate robotaxis into existing networks, prioritizing hybrid vehicles over electric to maximize utilization and minimize charging downtime.
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December 2, 2025
The Million Robot Bet: Why Enterprise Wins Before Homes
Industry experts predict enterprise applications will drive humanoid robotics adoption before consumer markets, with software and system integration becoming key differentiators over commoditized hardware. The deployment of one million robots is projected by 2030, fueled by labor shortages and the economic advantages of enterprise use cases compared to regulatory challenges in the consumer sector.
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November 25, 2025
Autonomous Private Pods, Public Prices: The $20M/Mile Solution to a $2B/Mile Problem
Glydways has developed an autonomous pod transit system that costs $20 million per mile compared to traditional light rail's $2 billion per mile, using lightweight infrastructure and disaggregated transportation physics. The company's mesh network of private, on-demand pods aims to solve urban congestion more cost-effectively than existing transit solutions while operating profitably unlike legacy rail systems.
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