Autonocast Podcast
1) #347: Waymo DDOS Attack, Tesla Door Handles, Wayve, 2026 CES Party Info
Should Waymo pranksters be permabanned from the service? Will Tesla survive Ed's door handle obsession? What makes Kirsten a real journalist? Will Alex explain how to get into our 2026 CES party? Also...Show More
2) #346: Alex Pulled Over, Sperm Racing, Waymo Rain
Alex gets pulled over for the first time in 15 years, Ed is more interested in the wild Silicon Valley Sperm Racing story, and Kirsten brings it back around to Waymo's rainy adventures in Arizona. Wil...Show More
3) #345: Alex Haag of Futurail
What does an ex-Tesla, VW, and Argo AI executive do next? Take the lessons of autonomy to railroads. Futurail CEO/co-founder Alex Haag explains why rail has not yet been fully automated, how AV techno...Show More
4) #344: Billy Thalheimer of Regent
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 ...Show More
5) #343: Tesla's Autopilot Court Loss, AVs in The Naked Gun, A LIttle Zoox
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....Show More
6) #342: Dave Ferguson of Nuro
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 partn...Show More
7) #341: Boris Sofman of Bedrock Robotics
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 ...Show More
8) #340: On The Ground In Austin
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 ...Show More
9) #339: Flamin' Hot Waymos and other Hot Summer Takes
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.
10) #338: The Big, Beautiful Regulatory Hack
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.