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Ep 70: CES 2026 Debrief: The Autonomy Headlines That Matter

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss CES 2026, Zoox’s performance on the Las Vegas Strip and Uber’s potential long-term autonomy plans. Zoox’s performance was one of those hopefully “only in Las Vegas” moments, as the vehicle was seen stopping in the middle of traffic and blocking entrances on a regular…

Ep 69: Waymo’s PR Problem and Tesla’s Missed Deadlines

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the fallout from Waymo’s crisis management failure in San Francisco, where a power outage left hundreds of vehicles stranded and blocking intersections throughout the city. Waymo’s prolonged silence on the incident and lack of transparency regarding what truly happened could lead to a decline…

Ep 68: Tesla’s Austin Moment, LiDAR Chapter 11 & HYPR Emerges

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk, Grayson hit the road and met with Tim Kentley-Klay of HYPRLABS in San Francisco, Tesla started removing the safety attendees in Austin and Waymo is reportedly raising another round at a $110 billion valuation. Grayson shares details from his exclusive first ride in the ⁠HYPRDRIVE vehicle⁠ in…

Ep 66: Waymo Upstages Uber’s Party: Avride’s Debut & The Reality of Scaling

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss the “Thriller in the Big D” as Waymo upstages Uber’s party in Dallas. The day before Uber was set to announce its new partnership with Avride, Waymo stole the spotlight by announcing they went driver-out in the same city. During the episode Grayson and Walt analyzed the fallout from this…