Autonocast show

Autonocast

Summary: A weekly show discussing the future of transportation Alex Roy, Edward Niedermeyer, and Kirsten Korosec

Podcasts:

 #195: Welcome To The Blendercast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:10

The gang has a lot of news to discuss this week, with an NVIDIA-Mercedes partnership, BMW and Daimler's "conscious uncoupling," Apple Maps' mobility features, and Lyft's recent moves in mapping and electrification. Still, in spite of all this meaty news, Alex only wants to discuss one thing: blenders. Welcome, friends, to the Blendercast.

 #194: AV Depictions In Amazon's "Upload" And Why SciFi Matters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:20

The gang spends this week's discussion talking about fiction, specifically the new Amazon Prime show "Upload." This is a bit of a change of pace, as The Autonocast has always tried to keep its discussions firmly rooted in the real-world, but there's a good reason for this switch-up. For one thing, it's just plain fun at a time when we could all use a little escapism, but according to Ed it's actually educational too... or is he just kidding himself?

 #193: Racism, Research Studies and Other Light Topics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:24

With everything going on right now, mobility can seem like a frivolous thing to be focused on but as the gang discusses in today's episode it's actually more important than ever. New technology allows us to build new ways of getting around, and to ensure that these new systems serve everyone it's critical that we understand how our past systems failed to do so. Plus, what's the deal with that study saying AVs will only solve 34% of road crashes?

 #192: Anuja Sonalker of STEER | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:36

We've talked a lot about the importance of picking the right domain in early applications of autonomous drive technology, but one rarely gets discussed: the parking lot. Anuja Sonalker is taking on that challenge at her company STEER, which is developing autonomous parking functionality for both the direct-to-consumer retrofit and OEM option markets. She joins the show to explain how STEER hopes to address that market, discuss her background in cybersecurity, and explain some important AV safety concepts.

 #191: Aine Denari of ZF on the rise of ADAS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0046:37

With the timelines for fully autonomous vehicle deployments stretching out, much of the automated driving technology space is pivoting toward the booming advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) market. To help us understand what's driving that market and how it's developing, we are joined by Aine Denari, the SVP of ADAS at the giant Tier One supplier ZF.

 #190: The Autonomous Hunger Horse Game Race | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:38:52

Those of us who follow and/or report on autonomous vehicles often struggle to find the right way to frame competition in the space. Is it a horse race, only everyone is headed for a different finish line? Is it the Hunger Games, only not boring and stupid? Deep thoughts abound as the gang discusses the recent news.

 189: Women In Autonomy on AI Bias | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:42

With conferences being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Autonocast is proud to host important discussions that were planned for IRL events. On today's episode: Women In Autonomy presents a discussion of AI bias in autonomous vehicle development, featuring Aptiv's Nandita Mangal, Aeye's Indu Vijayan, and NVIDIA's Neda Cvijetic and moderated by Genevieve Smith of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership.

 #188: Boris Sofman, Head of Trucking at Waymo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:49

With its robotaxis already on the road in Arizona, Waymo has been quietly moving toward the autonomous trucking space for some time. To find out more of why the original AV developer is looking at the opportunities in logistics, we spoke with Head of Trucking Boris Sofman. In today's episode, Boris explains how Waymo's two main programs relate to each other, reveals that the safety case is critical intellectual property and briefly discusses his past life building entertainment-focused robots as founder and CEO of Anki.

 #187: Jewel Li of AutoX | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:35

If we've missed a huge topic within the sprawling world of autonomous drive technology, it's what is happening in China. China is making a huge push into self-driving vehicles, and it's doing so in a very different context from the US, Europe and other markets. On this week's show, we are joined by Jewel Li of the Chinese-based company AutoX, to discuss the differences and similarities between the US and China in terms of both autonomous mobility and new mobility more generally, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 #186: The Autonomous PR Dilemma and Auto Industry relationships | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:19

Will autonomous vehicles save us from COVID-19? You may have seen some stories that seem to imply that they will, but which fall apart if you poke at them a little. Kirsten, Damon and Ed figure that this is just another part of the broader problems with autonomous drive technology PR, and that how we think and talk about self-driving vehicles need to change. Plus, the Honda-GM EV tie-up occasions the opportunity to discuss what does and doesn't work in auto industry relationships.

 #185: Layoffs, partnerships, tuned supercar crashes and other distractions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:57

On this week's Autonocast discussion episode: Alex denies responsibility for the crash of a tuned supercar in Manhattan, Kirsten reports on mobility tech company layoffs, Ed wonders how many cities are taking this opportunity to reboot their relationships with mobility providers, and Damon maintains his unflappably bemused demeanor.

 #184: Alisyn Malek | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:01

Because mobility is so foundational to society, rethinking it requires a broad, multidisciplinary approach. As a former EV engineer at GM, a former investor for GM Ventures and the founder and former COO of the autonomous shuttle startup May Mobility, Alisyn Malek has precisely that kind of big-picture perspective. She joins the show to discuss the state of mobility tech, alternatives to VC funding for startups in the space, the challenge of matching product and infrastructure "clock speed" with rapid software innovation and much more.

 #183: Cabin Fever Sets In | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:37

COVID-19 continues to take its toll, as the gang is a little extra quarantine-drunk in this discussion episode. Alex, Kirsten, Damon and Ed jump around between topics as diverse as: Cannonball Runs in the time of COVID, self-disinfecting bikes, the anti-touchscreens-in-cars backlash, cringey Model Y "off-roading" videos, and the emissions standard rollback. Buckle up!

 #182: Nancy Post of John Deere | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:32:20

With so much pessimism in the world of autonomous drive technology, we thought we'd highlight a company that has built a solid, customer-focused business around automated vehicles. Nancy Post is the Director of John Deere's Intelligent Solutions Group, and has been working on the agricultural machinery giant's automation systems for decades. She explains how John Deere's automation efforts started, how they have evolved, and where they are going now.

 #181: Stefan Seltz-Axmacher on the end of Starsky and the future of autonomy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:50

The collapse of Starsky Robotics has been the subject of rumor and speculation in the autonomous drive technology world for months, but now founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher is ready to set the record straight. He joins The Autonocast to discuss his recent blog post on The Fall of Starsky, the lessons learned from his time running a startup, where the autonomy and trucking spaces are going, and what he's doing next.

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