The Driverless Digest Podcast
Episodes
The Humans Powering Autonomous Vehicle Operations (Omar Zoubi, TaskUs)
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack. Transcripts are also available by clicking on the “transcripts” button i...
How CPUC Handles AV Permits, Data, and Enforcement (Pat Tsen)
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
The Chips Powering Autonomous Driving with Augustin Friedel
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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AV Fleet Management with Ming Maa (Moove AV CEO)
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside Waymo’s Remote Assistance Program with Dr. Missy Cummings
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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A Deep Dive into Waymo’s CPUC Data with Dr. Matthew Raifman
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
Autonomous Delivery Robots with Coco CEO Zach Rash
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live in person at Coco’s office in Venice, CA so is a great one to watch on YouTube.Otherwise, you can listen to this epis...
Lessons from the Great Waymo Outage of 2025 (Brad Templeton)
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Waymo Replaces Nannies and Parents, Not Uber Drivers (Sam Lessin)
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Robotaxi Lessons From San Francisco With Jeffrey Tumlin
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside Tesla’s Autonomy Strategy with Farzad Mesbahi
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Uber, Taxis, and the Shift to AVs (Hansu Kim - Flywheel CEO)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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What It Would Take for Waymo to Launch in New York City (Podcast)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside Bot Auto’s Driverless Trucking Milestone with CEO Xiaodi Hou
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Preparing Fleets and Streets for Responsible Operations (Urban Autonomy Summit NYC)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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AVs’ Coming Impact on Existing Fleets & Driver Earnings (Urban Autonomy Summit NYC)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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David Zipper on AVs, Congestion, and the Future of Cities
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
Lessons Learned From Testing All of China's Major Robotaxis (Dimitri Strobbe)
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s less than two days until our first annual Urban Autonomy Summit, presented by Nexar, on October 8th, at Newlab in Brooklyn. We’re down to jus...
Rideshare and Robotaxi Pricing with Ashwini Anburajan (Obi CEO)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s less than a month until our first annual Urban Autonomy Summit, presented by Nexar, on October 8th, at Newlab in Brooklyn. Space is limited, bu...
Fleet Management for an AV Future with Tower Mobility
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
The Future of Shared Robotaxi Rides, with James Cox
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
Inside May Mobility’s Atlanta Launch with Lyft (Ed Olson)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
Charging the Fleets of the Future with Neha Palmer
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Neha Palmer, CEO and Co-founder of ...
Breaking Down the Cost of a Waymo Zeekr With Chris Paxton
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is brought to you by Terawatt – purpose-built charging for autonomous vehicle fleets.Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts,...
Investing in the Future of Mobility with Ross Gerber
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Ross Gerber, co-founder and CEO of ...
Inside the Nuro–Lucid–Uber Partnership with Andrew Chapin
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Andrew Chapin, Chief Operating Offi...
The Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Real Estate with Brad Hargreaves
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today's episode, I’m speaking with Brad Hargreaves, editor of Thesis Dri...
AV 2.0: How Wayve is Building Scalable, Mapless and End to End AI (Alex Kendall)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today's episode, I’m speaking with Alex Kendall, co-founder and CEO of W...
Inside Apollo Go’s Global Robotaxi Strategy with Helen Pan
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today’s episode, I am speaking with Helen K. Pan, General Manager of Apo...
Jon McNeill on Why AVs Could Crush Uber and Lyft
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In this episode, I chat with Jon McNeill, a veteran entrepreneur, investor, a...
Autonomous Vehicle Safety with Professor Phil Koopman
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In this episode, I chat with Professor Philip Koopman, a top voice in Autonom...
Thomas von der Ohe on Vay’s new partnership with Kodiak (Interview)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In today’s episode, I speak with Thomas von der Ohe, co-founder and CEO of ...
Inside Alto’s Fleet Partnership with Uber
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In this episode, I interview Will Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Alto, an inn...
Uber’s Vision for the Future of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Substack.Join Harry, Richard Willder, Global Head of Autonomous Policy at Uber, and Sergei...
Should Lyft Drivers Be Worried About Autonomous Vehicles? (Jeremy Bird Interview)
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack.In this pilot episode of the TDD podcast, I sat down with Jeremy Bird, EVP of...