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.RCI · Robotaxi Confidence Index 50.0 ▲ +0.1 .ADLCI · Autonomous Driving Licensing Confidence Index 32.3 ▼ +0.1 .ATCI · Autonomous Trucks Confidence Index 33.7 ▲ +0.1 .DCI · Delivery Bots Confidence Index 59.6 ▲ +0.9 WaymoUS 80.7 ▼ -0.1 Baidu Apollo GoCN 80.6 ▼ -1.7 Starship TechnologiesEE 78.8 ▲ +8.7 Serve RoboticsUS 74.3 ▲ +4.8 NeolixCN 73.9 ▼ -1.1 Pony.aiCN 63.9 ▲ +1.2 WeRideCN 57.5 ▼ -4.0 CocoUS 47.6 ▼ -1.1 KodiakUS 47.0 ▲ +4.1 MeituanCN 43.7 ▲ +2.8 TeslaUS 42.7 ▼ -0.4 AuroraUS 42.2 ▲ +3.0 DoorDash DotUS 41.7 ▲ +2.0 Applied IntuitionUS 40.3 ▼ -7.3 DeepRoute.aiCN 38.5 ▲ +3.2 MomentaCN 38.3 ▲ +8.8 Bot AutoUS 37.7 ▲ +0.1 Avride PodUS 35.1 ▼ -6.7 ZooxUS 34.3 ▼ -6.8 May MobilityUS 32.0 ▼ -0.2 AvrideUS 32.0 ▲ +0.5 MotionalUS 31.7 ▲ +0.8 Volvo Autonomous SolutionsSE 31.5 ▼ -4.4 Didi Autonomous DrivingCN 30.6 ▲ +7.2 MobileyeIL 28.6 ▲ +0.5 TorcUS 26.6 ▼ -0.4 XPengCN 25.1 ▲ +2.3 WayveGB 25.1 ▲ +2.2 WaabiCA 23.2 ▲ +3.8 Cao Cao MobilityCN 22.2 ▼ -5.1 MOIA AmericaDE 21.8 ▲ +3.4 VerneHR 21.8 ▲ +0.3 NuroUS 21.7 ▲ +0.6 AutobrainsIL 21.6 ▼ -0.3 Helm.aiUS 18.2 ▲ +0.6 PlusAIUS 14.4 ▼ -0.1 Stack AVUS 14.3 ▲ +1.0 Tensor AutoUS 10.4 ▼ -6.6 HUMAINSA 2.1 – 0.0 .RCI · Robotaxi Confidence Index 50.0 ▲ +0.1 .ADLCI · Autonomous Driving Licensing Confidence Index 32.3 ▼ +0.1 .ATCI · Autonomous Trucks Confidence Index 33.7 ▲ +0.1 .DCI · Delivery Bots Confidence Index 59.6 ▲ +0.9 WaymoUS 80.7 ▼ -0.1 Baidu Apollo GoCN 80.6 ▼ -1.7 Starship TechnologiesEE 78.8 ▲ +8.7 Serve RoboticsUS 74.3 ▲ +4.8 NeolixCN 73.9 ▼ -1.1 Pony.aiCN 63.9 ▲ +1.2 WeRideCN 57.5 ▼ -4.0 CocoUS 47.6 ▼ -1.1 KodiakUS 47.0 ▲ +4.1 MeituanCN 43.7 ▲ +2.8 TeslaUS 42.7 ▼ -0.4 AuroraUS 42.2 ▲ +3.0 DoorDash DotUS 41.7 ▲ +2.0 Applied IntuitionUS 40.3 ▼ -7.3 DeepRoute.aiCN 38.5 ▲ +3.2 MomentaCN 38.3 ▲ +8.8 Bot AutoUS 37.7 ▲ +0.1 Avride PodUS 35.1 ▼ -6.7 ZooxUS 34.3 ▼ -6.8 May MobilityUS 32.0 ▼ -0.2 AvrideUS 32.0 ▲ +0.5 MotionalUS 31.7 ▲ +0.8 Volvo Autonomous SolutionsSE 31.5 ▼ -4.4 Didi Autonomous DrivingCN 30.6 ▲ +7.2 MobileyeIL 28.6 ▲ +0.5 TorcUS 26.6 ▼ -0.4 XPengCN 25.1 ▲ +2.3 WayveGB 25.1 ▲ +2.2 WaabiCA 23.2 ▲ +3.8 Cao Cao MobilityCN 22.2 ▼ -5.1 MOIA AmericaDE 21.8 ▲ +3.4 VerneHR 21.8 ▲ +0.3 NuroUS 21.7 ▲ +0.6 AutobrainsIL 21.6 ▼ -0.3 Helm.aiUS 18.2 ▲ +0.6 PlusAIUS 14.4 ▼ -0.1 Stack AVUS 14.3 ▲ +1.0 Tensor AutoUS 10.4 ▼ -6.6 HUMAINSA 2.1 – 0.0
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July 7, 2026
Bot Auto’s Playbook for One Billion Autonomous Miles
Brett Suma, President and COO of Bot Auto, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Bot Auto’s playbook for autonomously driving one billion autonomous miles in four years.
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June 30, 2026
Serve Robotics Turned Delivery Robots Into a Platform Business
Ali Kashani, Co-Founder and CEO of Serve Robotics, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Serve Robotics scaled its delivery fleet into an operating layer for physical AI.
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June 23, 2026
Parallel Systems Is Building the Internet of Freight
Matt Soule, Founder and CEO of Parallel Systems, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Parallel Systems is building the internet of freight by combing autonomy and rail.
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June 16, 2026
How the U.S. Army Acquires Autonomy
Zachary Harrell, Director of Insights and Analysis, Army Applications Laboratory, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how the U.S.
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June 9, 2026
Hertz Isn’t Just a Rental Car Company Anymore
Gil West, CEO of Hertz, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the launch of Oro Mobility and how a century of fleet operations is helping robotaxis to scale.
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June 2, 2026
From Tracking Terrorists to Tracking Trucks: How a Former CIA Officer Built the Ground Truth Layer
Former CIA officer Ryan Joyce has applied intelligence tradecraft to trucking by creating GenLogs, which uses a nationwide network of roadside cameras to capture nearly 20 million daily images that uniquely fingerprint and track commercial vehicles. The system addresses critical data gaps in freight by providing verified ground truth about truck movements, helping insurers assess risk, brokers vet carriers, and law enforcement track stolen cargo while identifying carriers that frequently change identities.
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