Category: Autonomy

36. Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO, Torc Robotics (Daimler)

36. Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO, Torc Robotics (Daimler)

Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about trucks? 80,000 pound trucks.  Flying down the highway.

Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent autonomy holding of Daimler Truck, describes his “no hobbies” focus on long-haul, Class 8 applications. From, “no hobbies”, to  scalable commercial deployment in 2027, to “no limits” afterwards!

You can read the related article here (3 minute read).  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

35. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President, Indy Autonomous Challenge

35. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President, Indy Autonomous Challenge

Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about when they do it at 192 MPH? And head-to-head on a racetrack. With no remote intervention. In total darkness.

Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, and I talk at the Las Vegas International Speedway. He tells me how this is possible, what it means for all of us, and what’s next.

A raw transcript is here.  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

A summary for executives, capital allocators, technologists, geeks and generally enthusiastic people.  A behind-the-curtains view of trends in M&A, financing, AI, autos, autonomy, electric vehicles, and the Internet of Things.

A raw transcript is here.  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

Links to mentioned companies: Torc and Daimler Trucks; Indy Autonomous Challenge; Mercedes Benz in-vehicle NFT (no joke); L’Oreal’s generative AI; Foretellix’s ADAS development platform; wireless charging:  WiTricity and Ossia; accessibility tech: Gryogear hand stabilizer and Xander audio captioning glasses.

09. Y Combinator: Beanstalk

09. Y Combinator: Beanstalk

Listen to Y Combinator 2018 Winter Event graduates Mike and Jack Ross, co-founders of Beanstalk, describe their objectives, challenges, and solutions for indoor farming.

Understand how Beanstalk uses spin-offs of technologies outside of agriculture to make its approach successful.

Visit  Mike Ross and Jack Ross.  More about GTK, your host Ali Tabibian, our conferences, publications, and subscriptions thereto. If links aren’t active in your app, please go to www.techcarsmachines.com.

A raw transcript is here.

08. Y Combinator: Bear Flag Robotics

08. Y Combinator: Bear Flag Robotics

Listen to Y Combinator 2018 Winter Event graduates Igino Cafiero and Aubrey Donnellan, co-founders of Bear Flag Robotics, describe their objectives, challenges, and solutions automating tractors that services orchards.

Understand how Bear Flag focuses on the near-term-possible in autonomy to target near-term commercial deployments.

Visit Igino Cafiero and Aubrey Donnellan.  More about GTK, your host Ali Tabibian, our conferences, publications, and subscriptions thereto. If links aren’t active in your app, please go to www.techcarsmachines.com.

A raw transcript is here.