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42. The Future of Transportation: Insights from Reilly Brennan of Trucks VC

42. The Future of Transportation: Insights from Reilly Brennan of Trucks VC

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Reilly Brennan, author of the must-read Future of Transportation newsletter and partner at Trucks VC, returns to Tech Cars Machines for a discussion on recent trends in transportation investing. We discuss financing round sizes and valuations, AI in autonomy and robotics, the promise of hydrogen combustion engines, the EV market, and much more.  

Host:   Ali Tabibian of GTK Partners 

Timestamps:

  • (0:00) Introduction 
  • (2:35) Overview of Trucks VC and market trends 
  • (9:19) Discussion on capital investment dynamics 
  • (12:00) Private and public market investment trends 
  • (20:00) Insights on AI and robotics 
  • (27:00) The rise of hydrogen combustion engines 
  • (36:00) Predictions and industry insights 

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41. Marc Amblard, Managing Director, Orsay Consulting

41. Marc Amblard, Managing Director, Orsay Consulting

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China, EVs, vehicles that are too big and too heavy, autonomy, the future of transportation and lessons from history.  We cover hot news and trends in all these sectors with Marc Amblard, Partner at Orsay Consulting, the well-known San Francisco-based advisor in automotive technology.   He is the author of the widely read Mobility Revolution monthly newsletter. Host: Ali Tabibian of GTK Partners.

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(0:00) Introduction to Marc  

(4:31) Introduction to Orsay Consulting  

(6:45) The Mobility Revolution newsletter 

(11:39) Electric vehicles 

(24:15) China auto makers 

(34:00) Autonomy 

 

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

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

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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.

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34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

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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.

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