Category: Electric Vehicles

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

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

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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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.