Rob Grant

CEO and co-founder policy and regulatory wonk, and co-host of the podcast Autnmy Signals

[The Road to Autonomy® @RoadToAutonomy]

Over the last 90 days, @Aurora_Inno, @KodiakRobotics, @BotAutoAV, @Waabi_AI and @Gatik_AI have been operating autonomous trucks in Texas. @Einrideofficial has not, why?

@RyanJoyceVoice, CEO & Co-Founder of @GenLogs shares what the camera-verified road data reveals about where and how often autonomous trucks actually run, not what the press releases say.

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He used to track terrorists, but now he tracks trucks.

@RyanJoyceVoice, Co-Founder and CEO of @GenLogs, joined @gbrulte to break down how a nationwide camera network became the ground truth layer for the freight economy.

Episode Chapters
00:00 From Tracking Terrorists to Tracking Trucks
04:10 Building the Ground Truth Camera Network
07:32 The Verification Layer for Insurance
11:01 The Scale of Cargo Theft and Fraud
14:16 Anomaly Detection and the Intelligence Playbook
18:34 Combating Human Trafficking
21:41 Fingerprinting Every Truck in America
26:22 90-Day Snapshot of Six Autonomous Trucking Companies
34:48 Protecting High-Value Loads
41:13 The Future of GenLogs in an Autonomous World
45:04 @AUTNMYAI

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.@Figure_Robot has officially crossed the commercial Rubicon that separates R&D-focused humanoid startups from revenue-generating enterprise vendors.

@gbrulte and @RobGsix explain why on this week's edition of Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG.

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A nice little show this week on Autonomy Signals. We head to the Mall with @Figure_robot, the car dealership with @wayve_ai, and end it with some good eats delivered by @StarshipRobots! We were going to Bed, Bath and Beyond too, but I don’t if we’ll have time!

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This week on Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG, @gbrulte and @RobGsix discuss @Figure_Robot's first commercial humanoid deployment at a @JCPenney distribution center, @Stellantis' partnership with @Wayve_AI and @StarshipRobots surpassing 10 million autonomous deliveries.

Episode Chapters
00:00 Signal 1: Figure AI Signs Commercial Agreement with Catalyst Brands
18:10 Signal 2: Stellantis Partners with Wayve to Deploy L2++ in U.S.
41:06 Signal 3: Starship Technologies Surpasses 10 Million Autonomous Deliveries
59:13 @AUTNMYAI

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As robotaxis spread, luxury may soon mean having a human driver.

See what I have to say in this piece by Joann Muller at Axios https://t.co/dCt0JpOXIx

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Michael Brandt, Co-Founder and CEO, @RCMowersUSA joined @gbrulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss autonomous mowers and how they unlock scale for an industry that is labor constrained.

Episode Chapters
00:00 @AUTNMYAI
00:36 Founding of RC Mowers
05:56 Landscape Labor Crisis
09:21 Autonomous Mower Stack
11:54 Deploying Autonomous Mowers
20:46 Autonomous Mowing at Airports
25:47 Autonomous Mowing
32:11 Private Equity Landscape Industry Roll Up
38:12 Autonomy-First Landscape Company
46:48 American Manufacturing in Green Bay
50:54 The Future of RC Mowers

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman @RepSamGraves and Ranking Member Representative @RepRickLarsen released the text of the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes the first-ever federal framework for autonomous trucks.

If passed and signed into law in its current form, the bill would provide regulatory preemption for autonomous trucking in the United States and authorize nearly $30 million annually through 2031 for workforce development grants.

@RobGsix explains why the bill is considered must-pass legislation, and what the workforce development authorization signals about how the federal government intends to manage the transition to autonomous trucking.

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This week on Autonomy Signals, @gbrulte and @RobGsix discuss the BUILD America 250 Act introduced by @RepSamGraves and @RepRickLarsen that includes the first-ever federal framework for autonomous trucks, @XPENG_Global's first mass-produced robotaxi, and the @CAS__Science / @ESA SMILE mission.

Episode Chapters
00:00 @AUTNMYAI
1:32 Signal 1: BUILD America 250 Act
37:39 Signal 2: XPENG Pure Vision Robotaxi
58:51 Signal 3: ESA/China SMILE Mission Reaches Orbit

$XPEV

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Xpeng says anything Tesla can do I can do better.

China and Europe work together to understand space weather and how it affects AVs (and leave the US on the outside looking up)

Congress gets moving - no really!

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This week on Autonomy Signals, @gbrulte and @RobGsix discuss the BUILD America 250 Act introduced by @RepSamGraves and @RepRickLarsen that includes the first-ever federal framework for autonomous trucks, @XPENG_Global's first mass-produced robotaxi, and the @CAS__Science / @ESA SMILE mission.

Episode Chapters
00:00 @AUTNMYAI
1:32 Signal 1: BUILD America 250 Act
37:39 Signal 2: XPENG Pure Vision Robotaxi
58:51 Signal 3: ESA/China SMILE Mission Reaches Orbit

$XPEV

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Extreme conditions! Extremely driverless solution! Extreme insights!

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Inside Kodiak's Autonomous Trucking Operation in the Permian Basin Field Report

@gbrulte headed to the Permian Basin and spent two days visiting @KodiakRobotics autonomous trucking operations and their partner Atlas Energy Solutions (@Sand_Atlas), conducting depot reconnaissance, visiting the Dune Express, and observing fully autonomous Kodiak trucks haul frac sand to active well sites in Eastern New Mexico.

Episode Chapters
00:00 Welcome to the Permian Basin
01:33 The Dune Express and Atlas Energy Solutions
04:10 Inside a Kodiak Depot
07:01 Kodiak Permian Basin Operations and Why Depots Matter
11:46 Permian Basin History
12:53 @AUTNMYAI

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You learn a lot when you go on the road. On Monday, we have a new Field Report featuring @KodiakRobotics.

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Waymo's newly expanded Miami service area ends 4.5 miles from @HardRockStadium, where the @FIFAWorldCup kicks off on June 15th.

We predict that by June 15th, you will be able to take a @Waymo from Brickell or Miami Beach to Hard Rock and back.

$GOOGL

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I love this flex by Unitree!

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.@UnitreeRobotics just launched the GD01 Man Transformable Mecha as part of a calculated move ahead of their projected $7 billion Shanghai IPO.

1,100 pounds. Nine feet tall. Switches between bipedal and quadruped mode. Open-air cockpit. Production ready. $650,000.

@gbrulte and @RobGsix break down it down on Autonomy Signals, presented by @KPMG.

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This week on Autonomy Markets, @gbrulte and @WaltLightShed discuss @Waymo's latest 11-city service area expansion ahead of the @FIFAWorldCup, the suddenly accelerating deterioration of the @Uber / Waymo relationship, and the partnerships that actually matter for Uber's autonomous future.

Episode Chapters
00:00 Waymo's World Cup Expansion
03:59 Waymo's Unforced Error
05:08 The Waymo/Uber Divorce Narrative Goes Mainstream
14:51 @Nuro Opens Munich Office
20:26 @WeRide_AI Eyes a Unified L2-to-L4 Platform
22:47 Volvo Autonomous Solutions Dallas-to-Houston Lane
23:49 What Defines Driverless
31:39 Foreign Autonomy Desk
32:04 Next Week

$UBER

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@gbrulte 😁

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As Crazy Eddie* once said, BYD’s prices are INSANE!

*IYKYK

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BYD just put a roof-mounted LiDAR on a $13,000 car and the world took notice.

@gbrulte and @RobGsix break down what this means for Western OEMs on Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG.

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Straight up truth as always from @gbrulte and @RoadToAutonomy

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We Rode Zoox and Motional Robotaxis in Las Vegas. One Is Ready to Scale, One Is Not. Field Report

@gbrulte headed to Las Vegas and rode in @Zoox and @Motionaldrive robotaxis, conducted depot reconnaissance, and visited @Nuro's test track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the Field Report.

Episode Chapters
00:00 Waiting for Zoox, Playing Uber Robotaxi Roulette
00:37 Motional Rides Report
05:33 Still Waiting for Zoox
07:31 Zoox Rides Report
16:47 Zoox Las Vegas Depot
17:54 Motional Las Vegas Depot
18:32 Nuro Las Vegas Test Track
19:29 What's Next for Autonomy in Las Vegas
20:25 @AUTNMYAI

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@ethanmckanna @Uber @Waymo Thanks Ethan! We are big fans of you and the RobotaxiTracker

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Tension is running high between @Uber and @Waymo, as Uber asserts Waymo is irresponsible in their deployments. Uber’s take: slow down deployment and include the human drivers.

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Since @Uber has ramped up the rhetoric against @Waymo without naming them, including a panel conversation covered by @bylloydlee /@BusinessInsider and a recent policy paper, we are releasing the Uber segment of today's Autonomy Signals as a standalone episode.

@gbrulte and @RobGsix break down what was really "said" in the policy paper and what it really means.

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