Thinking Through Autonomy with Ken Dunlap

Leadership Excellence at the Vanguard of Autonomy

Sanjiv Singh is CEO of Near Earth Autonomy, Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and Editor and Chief of the Journal of Field Robotics. His company makes some of the most advanced autonomous navigation systems in the world.

He drives a bold vision for air vehicles within the industry and his company. Being part of the team nominated in 2018 for the famed Collier Trophy indicates he's right on target.

Given his large and varied expertise, we cover a lot of topics in the interview. We discuss spinning a technology firm out of a university, lessons from landing autonomous helicopters, and the regulation hurdles his company faces. Buckle up for an hour of insights.

Show Notes:

https://www.catalyst-go.com/thinkingthroughautonomy/2019/8/17/sanjiv-singh-ceo

Thinking Through Autonomy drills all the way down to the CPU level in this follow-on discussion of autonomous vehicle security. This encore episode with cyber-guru, Bruce Schneier, is in response to the requests we received on Reddit, LinkedIn, and email for a deeper dive after our recent conversation with him.

We start with a simple question, “Who is the threat actor we need to protect our vehicles from?” Bruce’s answer has lessons in it for everyone from a user to a government regulator. We also talk about principles teams can incorporate into their design process. Our discussion then leads to vulnerabilities in COTS and ends with considerations for CPU security.

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Connect with Bruce Schneier

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In this interview, we speak with cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier. Bruce is internationally renowned with multiple books, including Click Here to Kill Everybody.

Bruce shares his perspective on the broad security issues that need to be addressed in our autonomous future.

A crucial question to answer is, “Who will dictate policy?” Many of these technologies transcend federal governments, leaving some policymakers scratching their heads. Hopefully, this conversation moves us one step closer to answers.

Show Notes:

https://www.catalyst-go.com/thinkingthroughautonomy/2019/7/20/bruce-schneier

Connect with Bruce

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In this interview, we ask the City of Pittsburgh’s Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure a very important question.

“How does a city decide when the autonomous vehicle operations are no longer safe?”

If you’ve ever wondered if a city might suspend operations after an accident, what metrics city officials care about, or how someone gets into a role to be making such decisions, this is the interview you should be listening to.

Full show notes: https://www.catalyst-go.com/thinkingthroughautonomy/2019/6/20/when-would-a-city-ban-autonomous-vehicles

Connect with Karina

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Stan Caldwell shares the lessons he and his colleagues are learning as they investigate new urban mobility technologies. In the chase to leverage AI, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications, and driverless technologies, Stan works to ensure that all, and not just part of a community will get to benefit.

Urban Planning, Office Design, and Sustainability in the Age of Autonomy: Amy Korte´s Blueprints. Amy is a global visionary in designing mixed-use projects and commercial buildings that allow the driverless cars, drones, and air taxis of tomorrow to operate safely and efficiently. Her plans start by embracing what people need.

In our first trans-Atlantic podcast we talk with DroneALERT's, founder and CEO, Brooke Tapsall. We learn about her journey from EU Commission scientist to CEO of a hot drone industry startup that's rewriting C-UAS and how to inspire women and girls to pursue STEM careers. We round things out with a discussion on the March 2019 changes to EU drone regs.

Topics: designing for autonomy, making vehicles compatible with humans, building better teams, and understanding it when he says, "Persistence is awesome, until it is stupid." John's accomplishments include an Olympic silver medal in short track speed skating, he is a Stanford d.school grad, Kellogg MBA, NBC Sports analyst, and Professor of Innovation. As a speaker and author, his talent is weaving facts, examples and intellectual principles into engaging stories which leave you with actionable ideas. Oh yeah, we manage to fit in eating moruga scorpion peppers into the discussion.

Topics: Finding your strengths, knowing when to quit, and managing time. What does it mean when he says, "Most companies and managers hire for diversity of talent, experience, and background—and then they waste it?" John's accomplishments include an Olympic silver medal in short track speed skating, he is a Stanford d.school grad, Kellogg MBA, NBC Sports analyst, and Professor of Innovation. As a speaker and author, his talent is weaving facts, examples and intellectual principles into engaging stories which leave you with actionable ideas.

Part 3: How can I foster creativity to drive positive outcomes in my workplace?

Creativity should not be a goal--it should be an ongoing process. This episode guides you through creating a sustainable creativity engine in your organization. This is Part 3 of a three-part series on developing and benefiting from creativity within all types of organizations.