The Autonomous Vehicles Podcast

Today’s guest is Igal Raichelgauz, CEO at Autobrains. In this episode we discuss how self learning AI allows AVs to improve without labeled data, the limitations of requiring training data to improve AV performance, and Autobrains’ go-to-market approach over the next several years.

Today’s guest is Eran Shir, Cofounder & CEO at Nexar. In this episode we discuss Nexar’s approach to building a “swarm sensor”, and how this modality will enable AVs with higher fidelity training data. We also explore the go-to-market mechanics of bringing a network sensor to the industry.

Today’s guests are Christine Moon and Joel Pazhayampallil, Cofounders at BlueSpace.ai. In this episode we discuss 4D predictive perception, how this approach addresses the existing and future challenges of AV development, and BlueSpace’s go to market strategy over the next few years.

Today’s guests are Koosha Kaveh and Sandip Gangakhedkar, Cofounders at Imperium Drive. In this episode we discuss teleoperations and why it is important for AVs, the challenges in ensuring safe teleoperations regardless of connectivity, and Imperium Drive’s go to market strategy over the next few years.

Today’s guest is Steven Hong, CEO and Cofounder at Oculii. In this episode we discuss how AI-powered software can improve the resolution of radar by orders of magnitude, the merits of both software only and full stack approaches to radar development, and how the AV and ADAS markets will continue to develop over the next half decade.

Today’s guest is Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital. In this episode we discuss Amazon’s acquisition of Zoox, how the AV market has changed over the last 3 years, and the ripple effects R&D associated with AVs will have on the broader market.

Today’s guest is Kevin McNamara, Founder and CEO at Parallel Domain. In this episode we discuss synthetic data and how it is used in training AVs, how AV companies are thinking about buying versus building this data moving forward, and whether or not synthetic data will replace real data in the future.

Today’s guest is Chris Barker, President of CBC. In this episode we discuss the Las Vegas autonomous shuttle project, the current state of connected vehicles, and what the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act means for smart cities of the future.

Today’s guest is Radha Basu, CEO at iMerit Technology Services. In this episode we discuss the data demands of AV companies, how iMerit helps them with complex edge cases, and the biggest challenges that still need to be addressed to further advance autonomous mobility in cities across the US.

Today’s guest is Eitan Gertel, Founder & Executive Chairman at Opsys Technologies. In this episode we discuss Opsys’s approach to building a solid state LiDAR, how economies of scale will help drive costs down in the near term, and the company’s go to market approach over the next few years.