@RobGsix
This week in Japan I met many Government officials. What resonated in every conversation: importance of self-driving for national strategy, belief in end-to-end AI, desire to bring autonomy broadly, especially to rural and aging population and kei cars! @wayve_ai will support!View quoted post on X
A dark money campaign is trying to stop robotaxis in the United States as Japan embraces full autonomy.
These dark money groups have spent over $2.6 million on ads in DC trying to stop autonomy, roughly the same amount the two top mayoral candidates spent combined.
Now the question is who is behind this effort. This week on Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG, @gbrulte and @RobGsix analyze what it means for the global autonomy economy.
Episode Chapters
0:00 KPMG Sponsor Introduction
1:58 Signal 1: Dark-Money Coalitions Are Trying to Stop Robotaxis
37:01 Signal 2: Japan Greenlights Full Autonomy
55:02 Signal 3: Cleared for Autonomous TakeoffView quoted post on X
25 minutes. More than a dozen requests and cancellations and no Waymo.
@gbrulte played autonomy roulette on @Lyft in downtown Nashville, trying to get paired with a @Waymo. At one point, the app matched him with a driver 68 minutes away.
This is the Field Report.View quoted post on X
www.roadtoautonomy.com The Road to Autonomy | Institutional Intelligence for the Autonomy Economy Live Autonomy Economy confidence indices, field reports, and institutional analysis. Powered by AUTNMY AI / OMEGA. .@Martiteknoloji sees a 19X gap between peak and trough ride-hailing demand in Türkiye.
Robotaxis will cover the base, and human drivers will cover the peaks, with Marti's driver count growing from 584,000 today to between 1 million and 1.5 million.
Cankut Durgun, Co-Founder, President & COO joined @gbrulte to discuss Marti's multi-partner robotaxi strategy with @TensorAuto and CalmCar, depot and grid planning in Istanbul, and why Türkiye needs another 70% to 80% cost reduction for robotaxis to scale.
Episode Chapters
00:00 Martí’s Robotaxi Strategy in Türkiye
07:34 Planning Robotaxi Depots in Istanbul
09:21 Airport Proximity and Energy Access
14:17 CalmCar Testing and Pilot Timelines
17:44 Financing Robotaxi Fleets
19:25 Robotaxi Economics in Türkiye vs the US
22:24 Manufacturing Autonomous Vehicles in Türkiye
28:37 Evaluating Autonomous Driving Partners
31:10 Why Martí Chose a Multi Partner Strategy
35:46 Martí as the Local Partner
36:49 Dedicated vs Mixed Robotaxi Tiers
42:52 Robotaxi Utilization and Ride Share
44:48 The Future of Martí
47:30 @AUTNMYAIView quoted post on X
Toyota will assemble Waymo-equipped bZ4X electric SUVs directly on its factory line in Japan ahead of planned robotaxi rollouts in Tokyo and the UK. theverge.com/transportation…View quoted post on X
