The Road to Autonomy
Episodes
Episode 383 | From Segment Anything (Virtual AI) to Autonomous Trucks (Physical AI)
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tete Xiao, VP of Engineering and AI, Bot Auto joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy to discuss the fundamental shift from ...
Episode 382 | Autonomy Markets: Is NVIDIA Full Stack or Full Hype in Uber’s Robotaxi Narrative?
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss NVIDIAs autonomous driving ambitions, Uber's Rivian robotaxi de...
Episode 381 | Accelerating Physical AI Adoption in Agriculture
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Bernstein, Founder & CEO, Reservoir joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Physical AI and the...
Episode 380 | Autonomy Markets: We Rode in a Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi and Walked the Cybercab Line
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss their field work in Austin, Texas, where they rode in a Tesla U...
Episode 379 | Merging LiDAR Performance with Radar Robustness
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Carey, Co-Founder & CEO, Teradar, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the company's emergence from stealth wi...
Episode 378 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Hits the Highway and Should Build Its Own Pit Crew
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walt Piecyk discuss Grayson’s recent field work in Silicon Valley and Walt’s observations i...
Episode 377 | No Lidar, No HD Maps, Six Cameras, One Chip, Autobrains
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Igal Raichelgauz, Founder & CEO, Autobrains joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the company's strategic partnership w...
Episode 376 | Autonomy Markets: Uber Sells the Dream, Waymo Logs the Autonomous Miles
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Uber’s new Autonomous Vehicle Solutions initiative, Waymo’s grow...
Episode 375 | The Age of Physical AI: Inside Oshkosh’s Blueprint for an Autonomous Future
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Iyengar, EVP, Chief Technology and Strategic Sourcing Officer, Oshkosh joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast t...
Episode 374 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's Shocking Data & Uber's Infrastructure Pivot
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk unpack a wave of developments reshaping the autonomous vehicle landscape. Data surfaci...
Episode 373 | On The Road: Waymo's Big Miami Plans: Two Depots With the Ability to Scale to Thousands of Vehicles
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Grayson Brulte went on location to Miami to inspect Waymo's infrastructure buildout across the city, uncovering two depots that reveal the company's a...
Episode 372 | An Inside Look into DARPA’s RACER Program
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Young, Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss ...
Episode 371 | Autonomy Markets: Has Waymo Finally Solved Robotaxi Supply?
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss whether Waymo has finally solved the supply constrain...
Episode 370 | Scaling Robotaxis, Hybrid Networks and Fleet Management Globally with Lyft
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Bird, Executive Vice President, Global Growth at Lyft joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the company’s strategi...
Episode 369 | Autonomy Markets: Uber's Autonomy Myths and Realities, Waymo's Capital Raise and Miami Depots
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s repricing of the robotaxi market with a $16 billion raise at a $126 ...
Episode 368 | Autonomy Markets: 12,961 Tesla FSD Supervised Miles, Zero Interventions & Unsupervised Robotaxis in Austin
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk are joined by their first-ever guest, David Moss, to discuss his 12,961...
Episode 367 | Texas Energy as the Global Stabilizer from Venezuelan Oil to the AI Boom
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Foreman, Chief Economist at the Texas Oil and Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discus...
Episode 366 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's LiDAR Controversy, Tesla’s Mega Merger, and Waabi’s Pivot to Robotaxis
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s LiDAR controversy following an incident in a Santa Mo...
Episode 365 | Taking Plus AI Public
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Liu, CEO of Plus AI joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discus staking the company public and their strategic roadmap for c...
Episode 364 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla Robotaxi Underwritten and Unleashed
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla officially removing safety attendants from Robotaxis in A...
Episode 363 | Who Insures the Personally Owned Robotaxi Fleet?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Litvinenko, Co-Founder & CEO of Koop, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the financial and operatio...
Episode 362 | Autonomy Markets: Your Ride Just Got Fewer Sensors. Problem?
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss New York Governor Hochul’s bill to legalize autonomous vehicl...
Episode 361 | De-Risking Autonomy with Optionality
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Don Burnette, Founder & CEO, Kodiak joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss taking Kodiak public and why the company's st...
Episode 360 | Autonomy Markets: CES 2026 Autonomy: Hype, Hardware, and the Stuff They Didn’t Say On Stage
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss CES 2026, Zoox’s performance on the Las Vegas Strip and ...
Episode 359 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's PR Problem and Tesla's Missed Deadlines
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the fallout from Waymo’s crisis management failure in San Fra...
Episode 358 | How the Permian Basin is Accelerating Kodiak's Commercialization Plans
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Bigelow, Public Relations Manager, Kodiak joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss his firsthand experience in the Permia...
Episode 357 | Automating Logistics Yards with Computer Vision
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Darin Brannan, CEO & co-founder of Terminal Industries joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss transforming the logistics...
Episode 356 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla’s Austin Moment, LiDAR Chapter 11 & HYPR Emerges
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk, Grayson hit the road and met with Tim Kentley-Klay of HYPRLABS in San ...
Episode 355 | Self-Driving on 33 Watts: How HYPR Labs Trained a Model for Just $850
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Kentley Klay, CEO & co-founder of HYPRLABS, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how the company is achieving auto...
Episode 354 | Autonomy Markets: Rivian’s Vertical Integration Bet, Wayve’s Nissan Win & Uber’s Autonomy Narrative
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Rivian’s bold vertical integration bet as the EV ma...
Episode 353 | How Robotaxis Solve the "RideShare Lottery" Problem
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Olson, Founder & CEO of May Mobility joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how autonomous vehicles can eliminate the...
Episode 352 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Upstages Uber’s Party: Avride’s Debut & The Reality of Scaling
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss “Thriller in the Big D” as Waymo upstag...
Episode 351 | The Million Robot Bet: Why Enterprise Wins Before Homes
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Nguyen, Partner, Automotive Technology & Mobility, KPMG and Lerrel Pinto, Co-Founder, Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) joined Grayson Br...
Episode 350 | Autonomy Markets: China vs US: Who Can Scale Faster, WeRide or Waymo?
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Uber and WeRide's fully autonomous launch in Abu Dhabi, marking Uber's first r...
Episode 349 | Autonomous Private Pods, Public Prices: The $20M/Mile Solution to a $2B/Mile Problem
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Seeger, Founder & Co-CEO, Glydways joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how a mesh network of...
Episode 348 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's Six Stages of Autonomy
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s accelerated nationwide expansion with ...
Episode 347 | The Next Autonomous Vehicle M&A Wave Starts Below the Line
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Nguyen, Partner, Automotive Technology & Mobility, KPMG joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss ...
Episode 346 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's Highway Unlock Is Real. Its Moat Still Isn't.
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s great highway unlock, their Bay Area e...
Episode 345 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Expands, Lyft Builds, Uber Ducks as Tesla Rewrites the Autonomy Script
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s expansion into three new markets, Uber’s ...
Episode 344 | Autonomy Markets: NVIDIA’s Autonomy Ambitions Become Clearer as Waymo and Uber Head for Divorce
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss NVIDIA’s ever expanding autonomy ambitions and the ...
Episode 343 | GM’s Return to Autonomy
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss GM’s return to autonomy and the compan...
Episode 342 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla's Robotaxi Scale Plan, NVIDIA's Autonomy Ambitions
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla’s Q3 earnings call, NVIDIA’s strategic partnership with Uber, and GM...
Episode 341 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla FSD 14 Updates and Waymo’s Latest Moove Away from Uber
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla’s continued FSD 14 updates, Waymo’s expansi...
Episode 340 | Magna's Vision for Autonomy Begins at Level 2
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Doria, Director of Engineering – Automated Driving, Magna joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss...
Episode 339 | Autonomy Markets: First Impressions of Tesla FSD 14, Waymo’s Next Potential Markets
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla’s FSD 14 release and Waymo’s potential mark...
Episode 338 | The Next 15 Months Will Define Autonomous Vehicle Policy in America
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Varun Jain, Of Counsel, K&L Gates joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why the next 15 months will...
Episode 337 | Autonomy Markets: From London to Dubai Robotaxis are Rapidly Expanding Globally
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the accelerating global expansion of robotaxis. In Lo...
Episode 336 | Peak Car by 2035: The $1.2 Trillion Autonomous Vehicle Industry Takes Shape
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martyn Briggs, Director, Thematic Investing Strategy, Bank of America joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to dis...
Episode 335 | Autonomy Markets: Does Tesla FSD 14 Matter?
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the upcoming release of Tesla FSD 14, Waymo’s poten...
Episode 334 | Autonomous Trucking’s Watershed Moment: Bot Auto Proves Less is More
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Price, President, AI Kinetics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Bot Auto’s succes...
Episode 333 | Autonomy Markets: Lyft’s Back! Waymo Deal Shocks Market, Tesla & Uber Forge Unthinkable Alliance
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Lyft’s dramatic return to the big leagues of the autonom...
Episode 332 | 99% of Autonomy's Impact Is Still Ahead of Us
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qasar Younis, CEO and Peter Ludwig, CTO, Co-Founders of Applied Intuition joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podca...
Episode 331 | Autonomy Markets: The Most Valuable Part of Your Next Car Isn't Autonomy
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the rapidly shifting landscape of AI inside of vehicles, e...
Episode 330 | Q3 2025 Energy Market Outlook: Texas Drives Record Global Oil Demand Amid AI Revolution and Geopolitical Shifts
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, Texas Oil & Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss ho...
Episode 329 | Autonomy Markets: Who is Winning the Robotaxi Heavyweight Fight? Waymo or Tesla?
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the new expansion announcements from both Waymo and Tesla,...
Episode 328 | Autonomy Markets: Uber CEO Reignites The Great Waymo vs Tesla Debate
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk marked the one-year anniversary of Autonomy Markets and discussed ...
Episode 327 | Qualcomm's Snapdragon Autonomy Strategy
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anshuman Saxena, Vice President and Head of ADAS/Autonomous Driving Products, Qualcomm joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discus...
Episode 326 | Autonomy Markets: Send More Waymo's to Atlanta ASAP and Nuro's Big Check
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the significant operational challenges Waymo and...
Episode 325 | GM’s Third Autonomy Act: Inside the New Push for Personally Owned Autonomous Vehicles
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss GM’s renewed interest in aut...
Episode 324 | Autonomy Markets: GM’s Autonomy Flip Flop, Waymo’s Supply Issue, New 37-Camera Autonomous Vehicle
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss GM’s sudden return to autonomous vehicles, Way...
Episode 323 | Autonomy Markets: Uber’s Autonomous Investments Won’t Be Modest, With or Without Waymo
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Uber’s growing autonomous vehicle investments ...
Episode 322 | Nuro, Uber & Lucid Strike Gold: Inside the Global Three-Way Deal Transforming Autonomy
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Chapin, Chief Operating Officer, Nuro joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Nuro’s three-way p...
Episode 321 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Leaves Uber in Austin and the Tesla Double Standard
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s expansion to Dallas without Uber, inst...
Episode 320 | America Can’t Build Without Autonomous Construction Equipment
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Peterson, Co-Founder & CTO, Bedrock Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the growin...
Episode 319 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla and Waymo are Scaling, While Zoox's Strategy Sparks Doubt
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla and Alphabet’s Q2 2025 earnings calls, T...
Episode 318 | 47-Year-Old Law Is Stalling the Future of Farming in California
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Bucher, Co-Founder & CEO, Agtonomy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how a 47-year-old Cali...
Episode 317 | Autonomy Markets: Driver-Out with Avride, Nuro’s Uber Lucid Deal, Waymo’s Austin Depot
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss their driver-out ride with Avride, Nuro’s impr...
Episode 316 | Is the Future of Autonomy Licensing and Contract Manufacturing?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the future of autonomy.Is Waym...
Episode 315 | Autonomy Markets: We Rode in Tesla’s Robotaxi, Here’s Our Experience
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk headed to Austin, Texas to experience Robotaxi firsthand...
Episode 314 | From the Permian Basin to AI: How Oil and Natural Gas Fuel the Future
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, Texas Oil & Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss ho...
Episode 313 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo's Moove Away from Fleet Ownership, Ford Makes Wayve's on LiDAR
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s gradual move away from owning and oper...
Episode 312 | The Most Interesting Company in Autonomy
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qasar Younis, CEO and Peter Ludwig, CTO, Co-Founders of Applied Intuition joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podca...
Episode 311 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla Robotaxi Launch, OpenAI & Foxconn, Waymo’s Future
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin, OpenAI’s ...
Episode 310 | Scaling the Last Mile: Coco Robotics, OpenAI, and the Future of Autonomous Delivery
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Rash, Co-Founder & CEO, Coco Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the growing autono...
Episode 309 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo’s Big NYC Announcement, Rider Survey Hints at Strategy, Can Texas Block Tesla? Is Meta Entering Autonomy?
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s return to the Big Apple, a revealing n...
Episode 308 | Wayve: Scaling Autonomous Vehicles Without Borders
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kaity Fischer, Vice President, Commercial and Operations, Wayve joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss h...
Episode 307 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla Goes Driver Out, Unraveling the Tenuous Waymo Uber Relationship, Will The UK Leave the EU Behind Again?
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the start of Tesla’s driver-out operations in ...
Episode 306 | Financial News Media Disconnect, Uber Doubles Down, Will Alphabet Ever IPO Waymo?
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Bigelow, Senior Reporter, Automotive News joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the financial news medi...
Episode 305 | Autonomy Markets: Elon and Trump Drama, Tesla Robotaxi Crash Fallout, More Autonomy IPOs
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk unpack the escalating feud between Elon Musk and Preside...
Episode 304 | Autonomy is Good for the Economy
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Mullen, Executive Director, Council for Economic Resilience (CFER) joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to di...
Episode 303 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch, Waymo and Uber’s Future Together, AV Policy Gains Momentum
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla’s robotaxi launch in June 12th in Austin...
Episode 302 | From Partnerships to Power Plays: The Road Ahead for Autonomous Trucking
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Price, President, AI Kinetics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the current state of autonomo...
Episode 301 | Autonomy Markets: Tesla's FSD Robotaxi Launch Preview, Waymo’s AI and Ownership Vision, Aurora Stumbles as Autonomous Trucking Heats Up
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk preview Tesla’s upcoming FSD robotaxi launch, Waymo’...
Episode 300 | Scaling Sidewalk Autonomy: How Serve Robotics Is Reinventing Last Mile Delivery
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Kashani, Co-Founder & Serve Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how sidewalk delivery robots are tr...
Episode 299 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo’s Recall, Tesla’s NHTSA Scrutiny, and Sterling Anderson’s Surprise Move
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s recall, Tesla’s most recent NHTSA letter and Sterling Anderson’s...
Episode 298 | Scaling Autonomy: Waymo's Advantage, Uber's Strategy and Tesla's Challenge
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Waymo’s growing competitive advantage ...
Episode 297 | Autonomy Markets: What’s Going On at Aurora? Why Waymo Needs More Cars, and Has Waymo Cooled on Lyft?
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the abrupt resignation of Aurora Co-Founder Ster...
Episode 296 | Autonomous Trucking Is Reviving Local Communities, One Route at a Time
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earl Adams Jr., Vice President for Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Plus joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to di...
Episode 295 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Redraws the Map, Aurora Goes Driverless, Uber Backs May Mobility
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s potential new partnership with Toyota,...
Episode 294 | Scaling Autonomous Vehicle Fleets: Opportunities and Challenges
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Litvinenko, Co-Founder & CEO, Koop joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the emergence of au...
Episode 293 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo’s Pivot? Counting Teslas, and Can Aurora Beat the Clock?
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo's potential pivot away from HD maps, their 250,000 fully autonomous...
Episode 292 | Tier IV’s Open-Source Playbook for Scaling Autonomy Globally
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christian John, President, TIER IV North America joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how TIER IV...
Episode 291 | Autonomy Markets: Kodiak is Going Public, Aurora’s Driver-Out Countdown Continues, and Lyft Expands to Europe
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Kodiak starting the process to become a publicly...
Episode 290 | Scaling Physical AI to Unlock Global Supply Chain Efficiency
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Liefer, CEO, Ambi Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how physical AI is transforming wa...
Episode 289 | Autonomy Markets: Wayve Wins, Nuro Reloads, Austin Doesn’t Guarantee Uber-Waymo’s Next Chapter
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Wayve’s OEM partnership with Nissan, Nuro’s ...
Episode 288 | Whiplash in Detroit: From Electric Dreams to Autonomy Uncertainty
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Bigelow, Senior Reporter, Automotive News joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Detroit is handing ...
Episode 287 | Autonomy Markets: Waymo Opens Door to Rivals, Uber Debate Heats Up, Tariffs Winners & Losers
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s unforced error with the Zeekr RT robot...
Episode 286 | Lyft's Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: How Hybrid Networks, Partnerships & Fleets Will Change Rideshare
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Bird, EVP, Driver Experience, Lyft joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Lyft’s approach to au...
Episode 285 | Autonomy Markets: Texas Roadtrip, Waymo in The Swamp, Don’t Sleep on Autonomous Trucks
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss their road trip to Forward Forth Worth, Waymo’s expansion to Washington, D.C...
Episode 284 | Inside Aurora’s Mission to Safely Launch Autonomous Trucks
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nat Beuse, Chief Safety Officer, Aurora joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the development...