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  • 42 minutes 26 seconds
    Dipti Vachani: Automakers’ survival relies on software smarts (Episode 290)

    The senior vice president and general manager of automotive business at computing tech firm Arm underscores the importance of software-defined vehicles to the automotive future. Further, she explains how carmakers can keep up with the frenetic pace of industry innovation.

    2 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 40 minutes 53 seconds
    Sino Auto Insights’ Tu Le breaks down BYD’s big ‘God’s Eye’ ambitions (Episode 289)

    The founder and managing director of consulting firm Sino Auto Insights discusses BYD’s new “God’s Eye” automated driving system and how it ratchets up competition with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature.

    Further, Le underscores the significance of BYD surpassing 4 million vehicles sold in 2024 and China’s broader automotive ascendance.

    23 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 39 minutes 55 seconds
    Raquel Urtasun explains how generative AI underpins Waabi’s self-driving tech (Episode 288)

    The Waabi co-founder and CEO of the autonomous-trucking startup discusses a new partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Further, she details the generative AI advances at the heart of the company’s end-to-end AI stack and approach to developing “AV 2.0.”

    16 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 41 minutes 39 seconds
    Kodiak Robotics’ Don Burnette reaches a driverless milestone (Episode 287)

    Self-driving trucks are expected to make substantial progress in 2025. Here, the Kodiak Robotics CEO and founder takes stock of the burgeoning industry while detailing how his company readied for driverless deployment with partner Atlas Energy in the Permian Basin area of Texas.

    9 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 36 minutes 53 seconds
    Dave Richardson on developing GM’s software ‘muscle’ (Episode 286)
    The General Motors senior vice president of software and service engineering details efforts to build a software-oriented culture, explains why the company eschewed Apple CarPlay and examines similarities between Apple and GM’s product-first focus.
    2 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 42 minutes 5 seconds
    Bye-bye bots: Nuro concentrates on licensing its self-driving tech (Episode 285)
    Nuro COO Andrew Chapin and Vice President of Engineering Tilo Schwarz explain the company’s pivot from developing bespoke delivery bots toward licensing automated driving tech to carmakers and others. Further, they detail testing efforts on private and public roads.
    26 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 36 minutes 52 seconds
    Avery Ash examines U.S. crackdown on Chinese connected-car tech (Episode 284)
    The executive director of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, part of the Securing America’s Future Energy think tank, breaks down new Commerce Department rules that keep Chinese and Russian software and hardware out of the connected-vehicle supply chain.Further, he discusses the state of America’s competitiveness with China in commercializing new transportation technology at meaningful scale.
    19 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 34 minutes 35 seconds
    CES: BCG’s Augustin Wegscheider | Mobileye’s Shai Shalev-Shwartz (Episode 283)
    From Las Vegas, BCG analyst Augustin Wegscheider provides an overview of auto-tech trends at CES. Then Mobileye chief technology officer Shai Shalev-Shwartz details the company’s plans for evolving its driver-assist features into fully autonomous vehicles.
    12 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 31 minutes 14 seconds
    EnCharge AI’s Naveen Verma pioneers chips that could upend vehicle computing architectures
    Ahead of CES, the CEO of DARPA-backed startup details artificial-intelligence advances that prioritize energy efficiency and eliminate memory bottlenecks. Further, he explains the impact of such gains in vehicle computing architecture and the ability to add new AI features.
    5 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 48 minutes 18 seconds
    Gary Shapiro outlines a ‘pivot or die’ strategy ahead of CES 2025 (Episode 281)
    The CEO of the Consumer Technology Association spotlights transportation technology headlines from the upcoming CES show in Las Vegas. Further, he offers candid thoughts on growing trade tensions and what it will take for American companies to survive and thrive amid global uncertainty.
    22 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 42 minutes 25 seconds
    Gartner’s Mike Ramsey sorts through the Cruise rubble (episode 280)
    The vice president at consulting firm Gartner, Inc. analyses General Motors’ decision to abandon robotaxi development and pivot its Cruise subsidiary toward personally owned vehicles. Further, he discusses the steep challenges legacy automakers like GM face in sustaining big technology bets.
    15 December 2024, 11:00 am
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