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#294: Cruise After Kyle Dec 07, 2023

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With Cruise founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigning, the gang gathers to hash out what it means for the Level 4 robotaxi company, its corporate parent General Motors, and the sector at large.

294: Cruise After Kyle Autonocast

#293: Levi Conlow of Lectric eBikes Nov 24, 2023

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Can you name an EV maker with rock-solid profits and consistent self-funded growth that has never taken a dollar of VC investment? If you've never heard of Lectric eBikes you're probably struggling to answer that question, but with founder and CEO Levi Conlow joining this week's show for an illuminating discussion, that struggle is now over.

293: Levi Conlow of Lectric eBikes Autonocast

#292: Cybertruck Yuks and Cruise Blues Nov 14, 2023

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The gang gathers to have a few laughs about the Tesla Cybertruck, before digging into the more serious topic of the situation at Cruise and the issues it has created for the entire autonomous vehicle sector.

292: Cybertruck Yuks and Cruise Blues Autonocast

#291: Cruise In Crisis Oct 26, 2023

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With Cruise banned from testing and rides in the state of California following new revelations that the firm hid details of a pedestrian crash from the DMV, the gang huddles with Trucks VC partner and the godfather of The Autonocast Reilly Brennan to talk through the issues, impacts and path forward from another sector-defining incident. Plus, Reilly opens his mobility jobs board to startups in the sector.

291: Cruise In Crisis Autonocast

#290: Labor On Strike, Automation Under Fire Oct 23, 2023

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With Cruise under NHTSA investigation and a new survey showing lower than ever public confidence in AVs, the gang discusses AV skepticism, its causes, cures, and the (not coincidental?) resurgence of the UAW, among other topics.

290: Labor On Strike, Automation Under Fire Autonocast

#289: Way Mo Cruise news and is the Mercedes L2 or L3, w/Philip Koopman? Oct 09, 2023

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Alex and Kirsten riff on the most recent robotaxi news before they head off to the Up Summit in Dallas. With Ed gone this week, the duo turned to CMU professor, engineer and autonomous vehicle safety expert Philip Koopman swung by to discuss the hands-off, eyes-off Mercedes Drive Pilot system and whether it's really Level 3 automation.

289: Way Mo Cruise news and is the Mercedes L2 or L3, w/Philip Koopman? Autonocast

#288 Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall Sep 28, 2023

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The gang catches up after a variety of trips, including to the Florida AV Summit. We take a final look back at summer (and some mobility shenanigans and news) now that fall is here.

288: Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall Autonocast

#287: The Battle of San Francisco Aug 29, 2023

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The long-simmering culture war between the high tech sector and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area erupted around the issue of AVs in recent weeks, as the CPUC voted to expand robotaxi operations in the city. The gang gathers this week to discuss the public outcry, the CPUC hearing, the subsequent crashes and other issues, and where it all fits into the AV sector's big picture.

287: The Battle of San Francisco Autonocast

#286: It's Not The Heat, It's The Mobility Aug 10, 2023

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With Alex and Kirsten sweating it out in Arizona (and Ed staying smugly cool in Oregon), a conversation about cars and air conditioning leads the gang across a wide range of mobility topics. From the upcoming AV showdown at California's CPUC and Tesla's Rangegate scandal to ChargePoint's decision to actually monitor EV chargers (imagine!), stay cool by staying on top of the hottest issues in mobility tech.

286: It's Not The Heat, It's The Mobility Autonocast

#285: Dr Matt Markel of Spartan Radar Aug 03, 2023

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With Alex off on a secret mobility mission, Kirsten and Ed sit down with Matt Markel of the up-and-coming sensing startup Spartan Radar. The ensuing discussion covers the evolving automotive sensor market, the relationship between radar hardware and software, the unique needs of commercial vehicles, and much more.

285: Dr. Matt Markel of Spartan Radar Autonocast

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