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#344: Billy Thalheimer of Regent Aug 29, 2025

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Regent CEO Billy Thalheimer explains why the only thing more awesome than a Lun-Class Ekranoplan is a wing-in-ground-effect vehicle that actually WORKS, with a business model to match. The cold war's coolest "plane" is back, this time with electric propulsion, flight envelope protections, airfoils, and both civilian and military applications. Can Kirsten keep Alex calm as he geeks out on his Cold War Soviet technology obsession?

344: Billy Thalheimer of Regent Autonocast

#343: Tesla's Autopilot Court Loss, AVs in The Naked Gun, A Little Zoox Aug 15, 2025

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Alex reviews The Naked Gun's depiction of self-driving cars, Ed puts on his big boy shoes to explain Tesla's big loss in court, and Kirsten rolls her eyes (again) as she brings the show back to Earth. Also, a little Zoox.

343: Tesla's Autopilot Court Loss, AVs in The Naked Gun, A Little Zoox Autonocast

#342: Dave Ferguson of Nuro Aug 07, 2025

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How does a multi-billion dollar self-driving startup pivot from custom autonomous delivery vehicles to L4 software licensing? Nuro co-founder/President Dave Ferguson explains their new plan, the partnership with Lucid and Uber, and why deploying the first-ever luxury robotaxi makes sense. Also, Alex Roy asks an insane question.

342: Dave Ferguson of Nuro Autonocast

#341: Boris Sofman of Bedrock Robotics Jul 31, 2025

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Former Waymo self-driving truck lead and Anki co-founder Boris Sofman joins The Autonocast to talk about his new company, Bedrock Robotics, and why autonomous construction equipment might be the most important, least-hyped application of AV tech yet. Kirsten and Alex dig into why he left the public-road race, what makes construction sites a uniquely promising environment for autonomy, and how lessons from Waymo and Anki are shaping his approach to this new frontier.

341: Boris Sofman of Bedrock Robotics Autonocast

#340: On The Ground In Austin Jul 16, 2025

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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 there closely, the gang has a lot to discuss this week.

340: On The Ground In Austin Autonocast

#339: Flamin' Hot Waymos and other Hot Summer Takes Jun 19, 2025

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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.

339: Flamin' Hot Waymos and other Hot Summer Takes Autonocast

#338: The Big, Beautiful Regulatory Hack Jun 10, 2025

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After a brief update about their old, unreliable cars, the gang dives into the latest effort to pre-empt local regulation of AVs, and its many implications.

338: The Big, Beautiful Regulatory Hack Autonocast

#337: Spring Cleaning May 29, 2025

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Spring has sprung, and the AV sector is full of happenings. From Sterling Anderson's surprise move from Aurora to GM, to a series of recalls at Waymo and Zoox, the gang discusses the AV sector's busy spring.

337: Spring Cleaning Autonocast

#336: AVs Are So Back May 20, 2025

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This week: Aurora goes driverless, Waymo hooks up with Toyota, Uber hooks up with everyone, and the gang gathers to piece together what it all means.

336: AVs Are So Back Autonocast

#335: John Harris of Harbinger May 02, 2025

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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 explains how lessons learned from those experiences shaped Harbinger, why medium-duty trucks are so ripe for electrification, how tariffs are creating new challenges, and much more.

335: John Harris of Harbinger Autonocast

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