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The Autonocast
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Discussing driving automation, mobility technology, and the future of transportation since 2016. Hosted by Ed Niedermeyer (@niedermeyer.online), Kirsten Korosec (@kirstenkorosec.bsky.social), and Alex Roy (@alexroy144.bsky.social).
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New episode now live: with @niedermeyer.online just back from 10 days on the ground in Austin checking out Tesla's "robotaxi" deployment, @alexroy144.bsky.social and @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social gather to discuss what's happening and why

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#340: On The Ground In Austin — Autonocast
Austin Texas was already one of the hot spots of AV activity, even before Tesla's robotaxi deployment ratched up the hype. With Ed back from a week on the ground, and Alex and Kirsten watching events ...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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New episode now live: @niedermeyer.online, @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social, and @alexroy144.bsky.social discuss the latest in Tesla's Austin deployment, before diving into the spicy flaming Waymo discourse.

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#339: Flamin' Hot Waymos and other Hot Summer Takes — Autonocast
The summer heat is getting to the gang, as they discuss Tesla's attempt to go driverless in Austin and engage in the burning Waymo discourse that has been roiling the internet.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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On the latest episode of The Autonocast, John Harris of Harbinger shares lessons learned during the excesses of the EV bubble, how they are informing his new medium-duty electric truck startup, the new challenges of the trade war era, and much more.

Listen now!

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#335: John Harris of Harbinger — Autonocast
Before co-founding the medium duty electric truck startup Harbinger, John Harris lived through some of the wildest highs and lows of the post-Tesla EV startup bubble. On this week's episode, he explai...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The latest @autonocast.bsky.social pod dropped! Trucks VC co-founder Reilly Brennan returns! www.autonocast.com/blog/2025/4/16/333-reilly-brennan-returns
#333 Reilly Brennan Returns — Autonocast
Reilly Brennan, the godfather of the Autonocast and Trucks VC general partner, returns to the pod for a wide-ranging discussion on the business of robotaxis, how AVs have evolved in the past decade, h...
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April 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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New episode now live: Raquel Urtasun of Waabi joins @alexroy144.bsky.social, @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social and @niedermeyer.online to discuss the different "AV 2.0" approaches, the exciting year playing out in autonomous trucking, and more

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#330: Raquel Urtasun of Waabi — Autonocast
Raquel Urtasun came to the AV sector from academia, first leading research for Uber's Advanced Technology Group, and for the last four years with her own startup Waabi. She joins the show to cast ligh...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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New episode now live: with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social traveling for work, @niedermeyer.online and @alexroy144.bsky.social go back to their arguing-about-Tesla roots... only now things are... political?

You've been warned!

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#329: Ed and Alex Touch The Third Rail — Autonocast
With Kirsten traveling for work, Ed and Alex get back to the topic that they've been tussling over since this podcast began: Tesla and Elon Musk. Of course, that topic has evolved considerably lately,...
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February 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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New episode now live: What can an old French car tell us about Software Defined Vehicles? What cars do Alex, Kirsten and Ed drive anyway? Will the gang discuss any actual news in this episode? All will be answered!

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#328: Citroen S&M, Garage Check, God's Eye and more — Autonocast
Alex shares the struggle of fixing a vintage Citroen SM and what it means for software defined vehicles, the whole gang discusses the unique vehicles in their garages, and sneak in a little discussion...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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New episode now live: @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social and @niedermeyer.online stare into the abyss of Tesla earnings, @alexroy144.bsky.social rants about local AV coverage in San Francisco, and much more

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#326: Tesla Earnings, Yellow AV Journalism, and The Social Contract — Autonocast
Ed and Kirsten kick off the latest episode with a discussion of Tesla's latest earnings report, and are joined by Alex as the conversation turns to a pair of stories out of San Francisco, and Uber CEO...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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New episode now live: with another CES in the books, @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social, @alexroy144.bsky.social and @niedermeyer.online gather to discuss the highs and lows of the show, the annual party, and the new (long overdue) merch shop.

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#325: CES 2025 Roundup — Autonocast
With another CES in the books, the gang gathers to discuss the highs and lows of the show, the annual Autonocast CES party, and the long-overdue debut of the Autonocast merch shop. Surf over to autono...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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New episode now live: @niedermeyer.io and @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social ride in the world's first ground-up robotaxi along the Las Vegas strip with Zoox CTO Jesse Levinson.

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#324: Riding with Zoox on the Vegas Strip, featuring Jesse Levinson — Autonocast
After years of intense effort and turmoil, Zoox is nearing the finish line in its pioneering ground-up robotaxi, possibly the most ambitiously novel vehicle of our time. Ed and Kirsten join Zoox CTO J...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Listen to @niedermeyer.io, @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social and @alexroy144.bsky.social discuss the rise and fall of Cruise, one of the AV developers that defined the highs and lows of the technology's "bubble era."

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#322: Fall Of The House of Cruise — Autonocast
General Motors has pulled the plug on Cruise, one of the Level 4 AV developers who defined the space... for better and worse. The gang gathers to discuss GM's decision, Cruise's history, and broader l...
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December 20, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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Normally I am shilling for @autonocast.bsky.social and our pod episodes, but today .. I will pivot to @techcrunch.com & a new Equity pod in which we talk defense tech and AI. And other stuff like AI and defense tech. Also foreign investment concerns.

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Are AI companies just defense tech now?
AI is everywhere. And increasingly it’s being described as defense tech. This week, the Equity pod gang — which included newcomer Max Zeff, Margaux MacColl, and Kirsten Korosec — noticed an emerging t...
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December 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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New episode now live: @niedermeyer.io, @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social and @alexroy144.bsky.social gather around the metaphorical festive table to discuss such hot button issues as potential Trump EV/AV policy and the Jaguar rebrand.

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#321: Thanksgiving Discussion — Autonocast
The gang gathers around the metaphorical festive table to discuss such hot-button issues as the complicated future of EVs and AVs under a new Trump administration and the Jaguar rebrand.
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November 28, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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New episode now live: @niedermeyer.io and @alexroy144.bsky.social sit down with Dr Rachel Plotnick, author of "Power Button" to discuss the history of buttons in cars and what it can teach about the future of UI.

www.autonocast.com/blog/2024/11/21/320-pushing-buttons-with-dr-rachel-plotnick
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November 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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New episode now live: @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social, @niedermeyer.io, and @alexroy144.bsky.social sit down with Xiaodi Hou to discuss the fall of his first autonomous truck startup TuSimple, and his scrappy return to the space.

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#319: Xiaodi Hou is getting scrappy — Autonocast
Xiaodi Hou was one of the earlier guests on the Autonocast, when he joined to discuss the autonomous trucking company TuSimple that he founded and helped run. He returns to the show to reflect on the ...
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November 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM