The Road to Autonomy

Episode 183 | The Partner Approach to Developing Autonomous Driving Systems

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Jenkins, Vice President of Technology Strategy, Magna joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Magn...

Episode 182 | Insights into The Rideshare Industry and The Growth of Uber

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Campbell aka The Rideshare Guy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the rideshare industry,...

Episode 181 | Stopping and Swapping: Hybrids for Trucks

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Rust, Founder & CEO, Revoy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the development of Revoy and w...

Episode 180 | The Rise and Fall of Digital Freight Brokerages and the Growth of Autonomous Trucking

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Timothy Dooner, Host, WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discus the rise and fall of digital f...

Episode 179 | The Year of Autonomous Drone Delivery

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Nash, Chief Financial Officer, Wing, an Alphabet company joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Wing’...

Episode 178 | It All Comes Down to Unit Economics

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matt McLelland, VP of Sustainability and Innovation, Covenant joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why...

Episode 177 | The Current State of The Mobility Markets

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Bigelow, Senior Reporter, Automotive News joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the current state ...

Episode 176 | The Politics of Electric Vehicles

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Murphy, Republican Political Strategist, Co-Host of Hacks of Tap and CEO, EV Politics joined Grayson Brulte on The ...

Episode 175 | 2024 Oil & Natural Gas Markets Outlook

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, Texas Oil and Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss his ...

Episode 174 | Driverless in Sun City

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edwin Olson, CEO & Co-Founder of May Mobility joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss going driver-ou...

Episode 173 | Developing the Autonomous-Ready Truck Platform

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Buttler, Head of the Global Autonomous Technology Group, Daimler Truck North America joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to A...

Episode 172 | Scaling an Autonomous Trucking Company with Financial Discipline

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James Reed, COO, Kodiak Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Kodiak is scaling the busine...

Episode 171 | What is The Future of Cruise?

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the future of Cruise...

Episode 170 | What if we Electrified the Trailer?

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ali Javidan, Founder & CEO, Range Energy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss electrified trailers...

Episode 169 | Future of In-Car Experiences

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jana Breitkopf, Managing Director, Mercedes pay USA joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Mercedes ...

Episode 168 | Uber Freight: $18 Billion of Freight Under Management and Growing

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia Hu, Head of Autonomous Trucking, Uber Freight joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how autonomo...

Episode 167 | Autonomous Trucking is a Big Business Opportunity

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lee White, Founder & President, LM White Consulting joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why auton...

Episode 166 | Autonomous Tractors Take the Wheel Amidst Labor Shortages

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Abidi, Chief Commercial Officer, Monarch Tractor joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Monarch’s ...

Episode 165 | The World’s Best Product is a Very Profitable Product

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sterling Anderson, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Aurora joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss...

Episode 164 | Growing Global Demand for Oil and Its Economic Impact

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, Texas Oil & Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss th...

Episode 163 | Rail Industry: On the Rails of Economic Growth

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Soule, CEO and Co-Founder, Parallel Systems joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Parallel Sys...

Episode 162 | Supervised Autonomy: Increasing Efficiency in a Labor Light Economy

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vinay Shet, Co-Founder & CEO Teleo joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Teleo’s approach to supe...

Episode 161 | Robots Do Not Bleed, Autonomy for Defense

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gabe Sganga, Head of Commercial Growth, RRAI joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss RRAI’s focus on au...

Episode 160 | In-Cabin Sensing Technology

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul McGlone, CEO, Seeing Machines joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss scaling Seeing Machines in-cab...

Episode 159 | UAW Strike, Licensing Autonomy, and Stack AV’s Entry into Autonomous Trucking

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the UAW strike and t...

Episode 158 | Think Differently. Think Like a Software Company.

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katelyn Foley, President, UP.Labs joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why companies should think diff...

Episode 157 | Cruise: The Future is Here Now

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gil West, Chief Operating Officer, Cruise joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Cruise is scaling o...

Episode 156 | The Road to Profitable Autonomy

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Ohnsman, Senior Editor, Forbes joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Gatik and the road to profita...

Episode 155 | Volvo Autonomous Solutions Commercialization Strategy

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nils Jaeger, President, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Volvo Group joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss V...

Episode 154 | bp pulse: Fleet Charging as a Service

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vic Shao, President, bp pulse fleet joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss fleet charging as a service.&...

Episode 153 | Everything that Moves will be Autonomous

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Ludwig, Co-Founder & CTO, Applied Intuition and Yaser Khalighi, Product, Applied Intuition joined Grayson Brulte on...

Episode 152 | Loadsmith Freight Network to Create Economic Stimulus for Local Communities

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Suma, CEO, Loadsmith joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the development of the Loadsmith Freig...

Episode 151 | Waymo Via Shutdown: The End of the Universal Driver?

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Price, President, AI Kinetics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the shutdown of Waymo Via and what it m...

Episode 150 | Prologis Prepares for the Future of Logistics with Autonomous Trucks

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Lewis, Vice President, Prologis Ventures, Prologis joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Prolo...

Episode 149 | Global Oil Demand to Hit New Record in 2024

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, Texas Oil & Gas Association joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss th...

Episode 148 | New Technology Aims to Reduce Distracted Driving

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stefan Heck, Founder & CEO, NAUTO joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how NAUTO’s predictive-AI...

Episode 147 | Building America’s Electric Vehicle Workforce

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Crain, Mobility Research and Education Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Au...

Episode 146 | A Trucker’s Perspective on Autonomous Trucks

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lee White, Founder & President, LM White Consulting joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss scaling a...

Episode 145 | Cyber Security for Autonomous Vehicles

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Eagan, Chief Technology Officer, BlackBerry joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss cyber securit...

Episode 144 | The Next Generation of Radar

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Matt Markel, President, Spartan Radar joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how software is enabling the next...

Episode 143 | Insurance Markets in Flux: How Technology is Reshaping the Insurance Industry

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Walker, Vice President, Shared Economy & Mobility, Hub International joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast ...

Episode 142 | Tele-Driving First Approach to Autonomy

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas von der Ohe, Co-Founder & CEO, Vay joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why Vay is taking a...

Episode 141 | The Changing Landscape of Mobility Markets

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Bigelow, Senior Reporter, Automotive News, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the changing landscape...

Episode 140 | Preparing for Autonomous Trucks

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt McLelland, VP of Sustainability and Innovation, Covenant joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why...

Episode 139 | Advanced Technology is Invisible

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Hayes, Founder & CEO, Ghost Autonomy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why advanced techno...

Episode 138 | The Economic Impact of Autonomy

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Farrah, Executive Director, Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to disc...

Episode 137 | All Things Trucking

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Timothy Dooner, Host, What The Truck, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss all things trucking and the curr...

Episode 136 | Apps for Cars

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Chatham, Co-Founder, DIMO joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the DIMO open-connected vehicle pl...

Episode 135 | Not All Mobility Solutions Work in All Markets

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matteo Del Sorbo, Executive Vice President Magna New Mobility, Magna International joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy p...

Episode 134 | Preparing an Autonomous Trucking Business to Scale

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO, Torc Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how Torc is preparing to scal...

Episode 133 | DARPA Urban Challenge to Commercialization

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jan Becker, CEO & Co-Founder, Apex AI joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how the autonomous vehi...

Episode 132 | Capturing Equity at The End of a Car Lease

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Zander Cook, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Lease End joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how consum...

Episode 131 | Scaling Motional

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Akshay Jaising, VP of Commercialization, Motional joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Motional’s co...

Episode 130 | Building an Autonomous Trucking Business

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don Burnette, Founder & CEO, Kodiak Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss building an auto...

Episode 129 | Decarbonizing Mining

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Spano, Director of Innovation, International Council of Mining and Metals joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy ...

Episode 128 | Scaling Cruise

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Cameron, VP, Product, Cruise joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss scaling Cruise, the passenger...

Episode 127 | Traditional Trucking to Autonomous Trucking

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Mullen, Founder & President, Mullen Consulting joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss how traditional truc...

Episode 126 | Underwriting Autonomous Vehicle Insurance

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sergey Litvinenko, Co-Founder & CEO, Koop Insurance joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss how Koop ...

Episode 125 | Q1 2023 Oil and Gas Markets Outlook

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute (API) joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss...

Episode 124 | 2023 Autonomous Vehicle Market Outlook

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg and Author of Charging Ahead, General Motors, Mary Bara, and the Reinvention of an American Icon&nbs...

Episode 123 | Electric, Autonomous Freight Rail

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Soule, Co-Founder & CEO, Parallel Systems joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss Parallel’s e...

Episode 122 | Travel Centers of the Future

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Tully, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Pilot Flying J joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podc...

Episode 121 | Destination Electric Vehicle Charging

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Doucleff, Senior Vice President & Global Head of eMobility Division, Schneider Electric joined Grayson Brulte on The Road...

Episode 120 | Scaling Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Horton, CEO, Voltera joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss scaling electric vehicle fleet charging...

Episode 119 | Open Autonomy

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Newman, Founder, Oxbotica and Andrew Pyne, President & CEO, Wenco International Mining Systems joined Grayson B...

Episode 118 | Nothing Runs Like an Autonomous Deere

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Igino Cafiero, CEO & Co-Founder, Bear Flag Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss autonomou...

Episode 117 | Creating the Cruise Origin

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Fischer, Executive Chief Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles, GM joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss ...

Episode 116 | From Range Anxiety to Charging Anxiety

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russ Mitchell who covers the rapidly changing global auto industry, with special emphasis on California, including electric vehicles, driverless ...

Episode 115 | Ushering in the Era of Autonomous Commerce

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Steiner, Head of Policy & Communications, Gatik joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss how Gati...

Episode 114 | Scaling Public Electric Vehicle Charging with Ford

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Stover, Director of Charging & Energy Services, North America, Ford Motor Company joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Au...

Episode 113 | Geopolitics of the Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Sanderson, Author, Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy P...

Episode 112 | Volvo Group: Transforming From a Hardware Business to an As a Service Business

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Hanngren, Investment Director, Volvo Group Venture Capital joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss ...

Episode 111 | Hub-to-Hub Autonomy

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mazen Danaf, Senior Economist, Uber Freight joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss the current state of ...

Episode 110 | Waymo’s Layered Approach to Safety

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Francesca Favarò, Safety Best Practices Lead, Waymo joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss Waymo’s la...

Episode 109 | Carpooling For Freight

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Dillon, Chief Financial Officer, Flock Freight joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss the current economic out...

Episode 108 | Electric Vehicles, Raw Materials and Supply Chains

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Ohnsman, Senior Editor, Forbes joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss the complex supply chains for...

Episode 107 | Scaling Autonomous Vehicles with Precise Location

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Nathan, Founder, CEO and CTO, Point One Navigation joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss safety a...

Episode 106 | Scaling Autonomy Profitability

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Culhane, Chief Strategy Officer, Torc Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy Podcast to discuss scaling aut...

Episode 105 | Electric Vehicle Subscriptions

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Painter, Founder & CEO, Autonomy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss Autonomy’s approach ...

Episode 104 | Understanding Congestion with Data

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Avery Ash, Head of Global Public Policy and Product Strategy, INRIX joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discu...

Episode 103 | Developing Public Trust in Autonomous Vehicles

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tara Andringa, Executive Director of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy...

Episode 102 | Trust The Autonomy

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hayk Martiros, VP of Autonomy, Skydio joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss developing a vision-based a...

Episode 101 | A Future That Is Yet To Be Written

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Damien Scott, Director of EV Product Strategy, BrightDrop joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss energy ...

Episode 100 | Insights into the Consolidating Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Markets

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief, Bloomberg and Author of Charging Ahead, General Motors, Mary Bara, and the Reinvention of an American Icon&nbs...

Episode 99 | Autonomous Mining and Construction Operations

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bibhrajit Halder, Founder & CEO, SafeAI joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss autonomous mining and...

Episode 98 | The Changing Landscape of Cities

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Rossant, Founder & CEO, CoMotion and Advisory Board Member, NEOM joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy ...

Episode 97 | Waymo’s Rider-Only Experience

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sonca Nguyen, Product Manager, Waymo joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss Waymo’s rider-only experie...

Episode 96 | Enhancing ADAS Safety

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Manju Hegde, CEO, Uhnder, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss why 4D Digital Imaging Radar will enhance AD...

Episode 95 | Connected Car Ecosystem

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Virk, Vice President, IVY Product & Ecosystem, Blackberry joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discu...

Episode 94 | Freight is Fuel for The Economy

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Hrebek, President, Railspire joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss autonomous trains and their imp...

Episode 93 | The Path To Profitable LiDAR

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Tewksbury, CEO, Velodyne Lidar joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss Velodyne’s path to profitabl...

Episode 92 | The Rideshare Drivers’ Perspective

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Campbell, The Rideshare Guy joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss the current state of the ridesh...

Episode 91 | Asset-Light Autonomous Trucking

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Abidi, Chief Commercial Officer, Embark Trucks joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss Embark’s ass...

Episode 90 | The Health of Electric Vehicle Batteries

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Case, Co-Founder & CEO of Recurrent joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss using data to under...

Episode 89 | Universal Autonomy

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin Jackson, CEO of Oxbotica joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss how the Oxbotica platform is enabl...

Episode 88 | The MOKE Experience

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wouter Witvoet, CEO, EVT Group, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss electrifying the iconic MOKE and reinv...

Episode 87 | Waabi World

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vivian Sun, Chief Commercial Officer, Waabi, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss Waabi World and a simulat...

Episode 86 | Decarbonizing the Supply Chain

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Harper, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, J.B. Hunt Transport Service joined Grayson Brulte on The ...

Episode 85 | Decarbonizing Last Mile Delivery

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachad Youssef, Chief Product Officer, BrightDrop joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss decarbonizing l...

Episode 84 | The Current State of the Oil & Gas Markets

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Foreman, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute (API) joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss...