Charlotte is at the center of massive shifts happening right now: AI disrupting white-collar jobs, autonomous vehicles arriving sooner than expected, and infrastructure decisions like I-77 that will shape our region for decades.In Episode 5 of R&D in the NC, Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston break down the biggest stories Charlotte leaders and business owners should be paying attention to:• Waymo sightings in Charlotte and what autonomous transit really means• AI layoffs and why Charlotte’s workforce is especially exposed• State of the Union takeaways• Hornets momentum, Olympics highlights, and local community stories• The real story behind I-77 toll lanes and what alternatives could look likeWe started this podcast to give Charlotte the conversations we weren’t hearing anywhere else.