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We do not chase headlines; we host the newsmakers. From the founders of unicorn startups to the CEOs of publicly traded companies, our guests join The Road to Autonomy to articulate their vision, defend their strategies, and signal their next moves.
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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.
July 22, 2025
47-Year-Old Law Is Stalling the Future of Farming in California
A 47-year-old CAL/OSHA regulation originally designed to prevent operators from jumping off moving tractors now creates a de facto ban on modern autonomous tractors in California, despite growing agricultural labor shortages. Agtonomy CEO Tim Bucher discusses regulatory reform efforts underway to modernize the law and enable autonomous farming technology adoption in the state.
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July 15, 2025
Is the Future of Autonomy Licensing and Contract Manufacturing?
The podcast explores whether Waymo may pivot from owning robotaxi fleets to licensing its autonomous driving technology to traditional automakers like Toyota, Ford, and GM. This shift could create a new industry model where legacy OEMs serve as contract manufacturers while separate entities handle financing, operations, and technology licensing for autonomous vehicles.
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July 8, 2025
From the Permian Basin to AI: How Oil and Natural Gas Fuel the Future
Dean Foreman, Chief Economist at Texas Oil & Gas Association, discusses how the Permian Basin's oil and natural gas reserves remain critical to U.S. energy independence while increasingly powering AI data centers and the digital economy. The episode examines the intersection of traditional energy infrastructure and emerging technology, highlighting natural gas as essential fuel for AI growth despite market challenges from geopolitical uncertainties and high interest rates.
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July 1, 2025
The Most Interesting Company in Autonomy
Applied Intuition's CEO and CTO discuss the company's evolution from an autonomy tooling platform to a comprehensive vehicle intelligence provider, covering applications in trucking, defense, and digital identity systems. The founders emphasize their strategy of maintaining paranoia and learning from Microsoft's approach to technological shifts while positioning Applied Intuition as the foundational platform for autonomous vehicle development across multiple domains.
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June 24, 2025
Scaling the Last Mile: Coco Robotics, OpenAI, and the Future of Autonomous Delivery
Coco Robotics CEO Zach Rash discusses the company's deployment of thousands of urban-optimized delivery robots across major cities, driven by rising consumer demand and labor market challenges. The episode covers Coco's hybrid autonomy approach, remote supervision economics, and their partnership with OpenAI to develop next-generation autonomous driving models for delivery applications.
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June 17, 2025
Wayve: Scaling Autonomous Vehicles Without Borders
Wayve is scaling its end-to-end AI autonomous driving system globally by licensing the Wayve Driver to OEMs, enabling operation across multiple countries without pre-mapped environments or geo-fencing requirements. The company's mapless, adaptable technology works across different vehicle platforms and sensor configurations, positioning it to serve both consumer-owned and fleet-owned autonomous vehicles through partnerships with global manufacturers like Nissan.
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