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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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Grayson Brulte
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
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February 3, 2026
Texas Energy as the Global Stabilizer from Venezuelan Oil to the AI Boom
Texas economist Dean Foreman discusses how the US has become a global energy leader, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia in production while analyzing Venezuela's potential return to markets requiring over $200 billion in infrastructure investment. The conversation examines natural gas as a critical stabilizer for power grids supporting AI and data center growth, particularly through co-located generation facilities in West Texas.
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January 27, 2026
Taking Plus AI Public
Plus AI CEO David Liu discusses the company's upcoming public merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX in February and their shift from fleet trials to an asset-light software model partnering with Traton for factory-integrated autonomous trucks. The company is training a single AI driver on globally diverse datasets and targeting a 2027 commercial launch for their autonomous trucking technology that aims to automate the freight industry.
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January 20, 2026
Who Insures the Personally Owned Robotaxi Fleet?
Sergey Litvinenko, CEO of Koop, discusses the insurance challenges for individually-owned robotaxi fleets as Tesla prepares to scale the Cybercab in 2026, where personal owners form companies to operate commercial autonomous vehicle businesses. The conversation focuses on how real-world behavioral data from autonomous vehicles creates more accurate risk assessment than traditional metrics, and how specialized insurance frameworks can manage liability between fleet owners and manufacturers to enable third-party ownership in the autonomy economy.
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January 13, 2026
De-Risking Autonomy with Optionality
Kodiak CEO Don Burnette discusses the company's asset-light business model where partners own and operate trucks while Kodiak focuses on developing AI software, reducing operational risk. The autonomous trucking company is preparing to launch driverless commercial operations in late 2025 and has partnered with Bosch to create a redundant, OEM-agnostic platform that can scale across multiple truck manufacturers.
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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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