Podcast Episodes

Waymo’s Pivot? Counting Teslas, and Can Aurora Beat the Clock?

Season 1 Episode 34

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo's potential pivot away from HD maps, their 250,000 fully autonomous rides per week milestone, Tesla's pending robotaxi la…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kodiak is Going Public, Aurora’s Driver-Out Countdown Continues, and Lyft Expands to Europe

Season 1 Episode 33

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Kodiak starting the process to become a publicly traded company, the anxiety leading up to Aurora’s driver-out commercial launc…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayve Wins, Nuro Reloads, Austin Doesn't Guarantee Uber Waymo’s Next Chapter

Season 1 Episode 32

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Wayve’s OEM partnership with Nissan, Nuro’s Series E capital raise and why the Uber/Waymo partnership in Austin does not guaran…

Published on 5 months ago

Waymo Opens Door to Rivals, Uber Debate Heats Up, Tariffs Winners & Losers

Season 1 Episode 31

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo's unforced error with the Zeekr RT robotaxi, Uber's future with autonomous vehicles and the winners and losers from the l…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Texas Roadtrip, Waymo in The Swamp, Don’t Sleep on Autonomous Trucks

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss their road trip to Forward Forth Worth, Waymo’s expansion to Washington, D.C. and the emerging opportunity in autonomous trucki…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Waymo’s Big Week and Elon’s Promises

Season 1 Episode 29

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s mapping expansion to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), their continued Bay Area expansion and Tesla’s ambitiou…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Autonomy Markets: California’s Economy Needs Waymo at Airports, Could Apple Surpass Amazon in Autonomy? May Mobility, an Undiscovered Gem

Season 1 Episode 28

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discus Waymo’s Bay Area expansion and what it means for the great highway and airport unlocks, our visit to May Mobility in Ann Arbor a…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Waymo’s Missing Tier, Uber and Lyft Keep Rides Moving and Hyundai’s Robotaxi Push

Season 1 Episode 27

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discus Waymo's launch in Austin, Alphabet's strong commitment to Waymo and Hyundai's robotaxi ambitions. On March 5, Waymo launched exc…

Published on 6 months ago

Waymo Needs Fewer Robotaxis Than You Think and Tesla’s California Dreams

Season 1 Episode 26

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss why Waymo needs fewer robotaxis than you think and Tesla’s emerging plans for a robotaxi network in California.

Waymo continues …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Lyft’s Autonomous Vehicle Manifesto, LiDAR’s Potential Big Winners, Personally-Owned Autonomous Vehicle Fleets

Season 1 Episode 25

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Lyft’s autonomous vehicle manifesto, the impending consolidation of the LiDAR market, the emerging personally-owned autonomous …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago