Autonocast

Epizodes

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  #374: Robotaxi Backlash: Waymo, Tesla and the Fight Over Who Controls Autonomous Vehicles 04.10.2026

  Robotaxi backlash is growing just as Waymo, Tesla and other autonomous vehicle companies accelerate expansion. The Autonocast examines failed AV emergency hotlines, local resistance to driverless cars, and the federal push for standardized safety testing. Alex Roy, Ed Niedermeyer and Kirsten Korosec debate camera-only autonomy, accountability, AV regulation and operations before turning to May Mobility’s SPAC, Uber’s Las Vegas ambitions, Lucid’s Bolt partnership, and Tesla’s long-delayed Roadster.
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  #373: Are Robotaxis Anti-Human? Waymo, Tesla Cybercab and the Religious Backlash Against AI 20.09.2026

  Ed, Kirsten & Alex tackle religious backlash against AI as Baptist pastors challenge driverless cars on theological grounds. Does automation threaten humanity, jobs, and social connection? Also, more on Tesla Cybercab’s controversial controls, FSD safety interventions, driver monitoring, insurance surveillance, and privacy. Finally, did the AV industry lose the cultural argument before robotaxis even reached mass adoption?
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  #372: FUKT.Purist Reveal, Dumb Headlines, Flock, and CyberCabs 14.09.2026

  Ed’s in Venice, so Alex and Kirsten discuss the FUKT.Purist Satirical Hypercar Reveal, fake engine sounds and smells, privacy, surveillance, Angeles Death Highway, Waymo in San Diego, Dumb Headlines, the Rivian R2, CyberCab challenges for 1st Responders, and Alex makes a prediction.
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  #371: Will Your Kids Ever Drive? Waymo, Uber and the Robotaxi Endgame 20.08.2026

  Alex, Ed and Kirsten debate whether autonomous vehicles will make driving licenses obsolete. Also, how will Tesla and Waymo resolve school drop-off lines, and does Uber need Waymo, or is it the other way around?
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  #370: Uber’s $10 Billion Robotaxi Bet, Lucid’s Reset, and Will Ford’s $30K EV Kill Slate? 13.08.2026

  Alex, Ed, and Kirsten discuss Uber’s $10 billion autonomy bet, Uber’s AV strategy, Waymo’s latest moves, the Lucid/Nuro partnership, Lucid’s Cosmos delay, Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup and its threat to Slate. Plus…the usual banter, barbs, and make-up.
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  #369: Mobileye CEO Exit, Tesla Robotaxi Controversy & the Battle for Autonomous Vehicle Regulation 04.08.2026

  Alex Roy, Ed and Kirsten discuss Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua’s transition from CEO, Tesla’s expanding robotaxi ambitions, Waymo’s latest safety research, and the growing regulatory battle shaping autonomous vehicles. Also, Kirsten presses Alex on his uncharacteristic reticence.
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  #368: How Aseon Labs Is Solving AV Operations, w/Co-Founder George Kalligeros 20.07.2026

  Alex, Ed, and Kirsten sit down with George Kalligeros, CEO and co-founder of Aseon Labs, to explore the overlooked infrastructure required to scale autonomous vehicles and robotaxis. The discussion covers robotic vehicle servicing, decentralized charging, autonomous fleet maintenance, Waymo and Tesla operations, fleet economics, deadheading, EV charging networks, and the future of robotaxi deployment. George explains how Aseon’s mobile robotic service pods could dramatically improve fleet utilization while reducing operating costs, paving the way for scalable autonomous transportation.
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  #367: SpaceX, Waymo, Lucid, and Alex’s Tesla Solar Obsession 08.07.2026

  Alex goes long SpaceX, Ed goes on even longer, and Kirsten brings the show down to earth to talk Waymo, Uber, Wayve, and Motional…until the boys drag it back to Tesla Solar, Porsche 928s, and much, much more.
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  #366: Sex, Family, and the Ferrari Luce EV 23.06.2026

  Alex offends everyone with his POV on automotive design, Ed wants to talk Tesla, and Kirsten brings it back around to Waymo, Zoox, and actual analysis of the AV/EV business.
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  #365: How To Insure Autonomous Vehicles w/Steve Miller of Hub International 04.06.2026

  Steve Miller, SVP Innovation @ Hub International, explains one of the least understood but most critical aspects of autonomous vehicles: insurance. From the earliest days of self-driving startups like Drive.ai to today’s robotaxi deployments, Steve explains how insurers evaluate risk, liability, safety cases, software updates, and autonomous driving systems. Also: Tesla, Waymo, ADAS, AV legislation, trucking, fraud prevention, and the future economics of self-driving cars.
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  #364: Alex Got Solar, Uber’s AV Future, Waymo Ops, Gossip, Ed’s Fave Robotaxis 28.05.2026

  The gang discuss Alex’s new Tesla solar install, Waymo ops challenges, and Uber’s evolving self-driving strategy. Also, Ed has issues with you-know-whose robotaxi rollout in Austin. Kirsten and Alex then bring it back to an odd Waymo/Uber flareup, whilst Ed pouts.
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  #363: Lucid Gravity Review, Nuro, Waymo, Tesla FSD, AV Policy Roundup 14.05.2026

  Did Kirsten enjoy her Lucid Gravity? What’s the Citroen CX of EVs? How’s Waymo Ops doing? Do the CA AV reporting rules make sense? Did Alex enjoy his friend’s use of FSD on a HW 2.5 Model S? Ed & Alex keep it feisty, and Kirsten tries to keep them under control.
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  #362: It’s Electric w/Founder Tiya Gordon 27.04.2026

  Kirsten, Ed & Alex sit down with Tiya Gordon, co-founder and COO of It’s Electric, to explore how curbside EV charging can unlock electric vehicle adoption in dense cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. We discuss why most public EV chargers fail, how It’s Electric uses spare building power to create neighborhood charging without expensive utility trenching, and why better urban charging infrastructure could be essential for the future of EVs, rideshare fleets, and robotaxis.
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  #361: Foxglove w/Founder + CEO Adrian Macneil 16.04.2026

  In this episode of Autonocast, Alex Roy, Kirsten Korosec, and Ed Niedermeyer talk with Foxglove founder Adrian Macneil about how lessons from Cruise and the autonomous vehicle boom are now fueling a broader robotics revolution. Macneil explains why Foxglove is building the infrastructure layer for “physical AI,” helping robotics companies capture and learn from real-world machine data, and why today may be the best moment yet to launch a robotics startup.
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  #360: Doordash w/VP of Autonomy Ashu Rege 03.04.2026

  What’s the optimal form factor for a delivery bot, and why? Doordash VP of Autonomy Ashu Rege joins us to talk BTS @ DoorDash labs, why build rather than buy, why he left robotaxis to work on delivery, and why he drives an old Tesla. Also, Alex admires Ashu’s taste in interior design.
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  #359: Waabi w/Founder + CEO Raquel Urtasun 30.03.2026

  Fresh off a $1B Series C, Waabi Founder/CEO Raquel Urtasun joins us to answer key questions: Is $1B enough to develop both robotaxis and autonomous trucks? Who is building Waabi's robotaxi vehicle? What's behind Waabi's claim of extraordinary capital efficiency? And what can Waabi do that others can't?
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  #358: The Remote Ops Debate, Wayve’s $1.2B Bet, Uber’s Robotaxi Strategy 09.03.2026

  This week we break down Wayve’s massive $1.2 billion round, Uber’s plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, followed by a punchy debate over remote ops, including congressional scrutiny of Waymo’s overseas remote assistants, and what actually counts as “driving” in an autonomous system. Also, Ed has lots to say about NVIDIA investments.
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  #357: Why AV's Need Real World Data w/Nexar's Zach Greenberger 19.02.2026

  Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why Autonomous Vehicles need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcement, and much, much more. Also, the hosts critique each other’s fashion choices.
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  #356: Abandoned by FSD: Tesla’s Pivot, Waymo’s Crash, and the New Autonomy Narrative War 06.02.2026 59min

  Alex recounts his latest cross-country Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) attempt and explains why “zero-disengagement” claims often hide major differences in what counts as an intervention—plus an unforgettable moment where the car nearly strands a co-driver at a sub-zero truck stop. Kirsten, Ed & Alex then dig into Tesla’s decision to end Model S and Model X production, the company’s escalating bet on Optimus humanoid robots, and growing signals of deeper alignment with xAI (and even potential mega-merger vibes with SpaceX). Plus the latest Waymo controversy after a robotaxi struck a child in Santa Monica, the investigations and media narrative battle, and what these incidents mean for public trust in autonomous vehicles.
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  #355: CES Recap, Best Party Stories, and Alex Shares a Shocker 28.01.2026 46min

  Alex has a shocker for Ed, and the gang debriefs on CES and the mobility party of the year. Plus, a riff on auto shows and our experience in the Motional robotaxi in Vegas.