Autonomy Markets Goes To DC, What to Expect from Trump and Solutions for the China Problem
This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk headed to Washington, D.C. where they attended an event held by The Council for Economic Resilience that focused on the future of autonomous vehicle and truck policy. With President Trump being sworn into office next week, there is an opportunity to usher in the golden age of autonomy.
To usher in the golden age of autonomy, there has to be a national autonomous vehicle framework that includes trucks weighing over 10,001 pounds. Grayson and Walt discuss what it might take for that to become a reality and the role that China could potentially play in accelerating that effort.
Episode Chapters
- 0:00 The Council for Economic Resilience DC Event
- 2:05 Congressman Duffy’s Transportation Secretary Confirmation Hearing
- 4:04 Optimism in DC
- 9:09 Rising Insurance Costs
- 11:01 The NYC Unlock for Autonomous Vehicles
- 14:27 Autonomy Politics
- 22:10 TikTok / Trump Inauguration
- 25:16 Chinese Autonomous Vehicles in the U.S.
- 30:03 Zeekr: Waymo’s Unforced Error
- 33:41 Does Waymo Need More OEM partners?
- 35:49 Pony AI
- 39:01 Next Week
