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The smartest, most relevant discussions in mobility technology, focused on breaking down misperceptions, navigating entrepreneurship and regulation, and sharing lessons that animate enduring companies.

Latest Episodes

Inside The Biggest Robotaxi Deal To Date (w/ Nuro COO Andrew Chapin)

Inside The Biggest Robotaxi Deal To Date (w/ Nuro COO Andrew Chapin)

In this episode, we dive into the details of the Uber-Lucid-Nuro robotaxi deal, which could be the largest deal of its kind to date.

37 min
9/23/2025
Transforming The World With Lidar (w/ Ouster CEO Angus Pacala)

Transforming The World With Lidar (w/ Ouster CEO Angus Pacala)

In this episode, we dive into the nitty gritty of what makes a good sensor and how lidar could transform urban traffic as we know it.

47 min
7/24/2025
Delivering the Future with Ali Kashani of Serve Robotics

Delivering the Future with Ali Kashani of Serve Robotics

We sit down with Ali Kashani, CEO and co-founder of Serve Robotics, the company bringing AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots—with googly eyes—to city streets.

42 min
7/24/2025
The Rise of Autonomous Racing (w/ AIPEX's Ed Bernardon)

The Rise of Autonomous Racing (w/ AIPEX's Ed Bernardon)

AIPEX Racing’s Ed Bernardin joins the podcast to unpack the technology, strategy, and spectacle behind autonomous racing—and why it might be the future of motorsport.

1 hr 18 min
7/24/2025
Inside Lyft’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy (w/ Jeremy Bird, EVP of Driver Experience)

Inside Lyft’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy (w/ Jeremy Bird, EVP of Driver Experience)

Lyft charts a hybrid path for autonomous vehicles.

32 min
5/8/2025
Navigating the Gig Economy (w/ Ryan Green of Gridwise)

Navigating the Gig Economy (w/ Ryan Green of Gridwise)

In this episode of Ride AI, we dive into the fast-evolving intersection of autonomy, gig work, and delivery economics.

45 min
4/28/2025
Cost Per Mile and the Road to Autonomous Trucking (w/ Xiaodi Hou of Bot Auto)

Cost Per Mile and the Road to Autonomous Trucking (w/ Xiaodi Hou of Bot Auto)

Bot Auto founder Xiaodi Hou joins us to break down why cost-per-mile, not tech demos, is the real key to scaling autonomous trucking—and why even the most advanced systems still need a human touch.

39 min
4/23/2025
The Full Spectrum Challenge of Deploying Robotaxis with Vishay Nihalani of Waymo

The Full Spectrum Challenge of Deploying Robotaxis with Vishay Nihalani of Waymo

Today's episode is a recording of an interview from the Ride AI summit in which Vishay Nihalani of Waymo (Director of Product Management, Operations) unpacks the company’s transformation from Google’s self-driving side project into a global pioneer of autonomous mobility.

20 min
4/15/2025
Bringing ADAS to the Mainstream with Nimrod Nehushtan of Mobileye

Bringing ADAS to the Mainstream with Nimrod Nehushtan of Mobileye

In this episode, Ed Niedermeyer sits down with Nimrod Nehushtan, EVP of Strategy and Business Development at Mobileye, to unpack the company’s push to bring ADAS to the mainstream.

31 min
4/9/2025
Next Stop: Aurora’s Road to Driverless Freight (with Sterling Anderson)

Next Stop: Aurora’s Road to Driverless Freight (with Sterling Anderson)

Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson talks to Timothy B. Lee about the future of autonomous trucking.

39 min
3/18/2025