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GP: NIVC. Co-Founder: The Narrative Command Co, Autonocast, The Drive, Tool or Die, Human Driving Association. Chairman Emeritus @The Moth. β€œGodfather of the Modern Cannonball Run" πŸŽ—οΈ

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#358: The Remote Ops Debate, Wayve’s $1.2B Bet, Uber’s Robotaxi Strategy β€” Autonocast This week we break down Wayve’s massive $1.2 billion round, Uber’s plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, followed by a punchy debate over remote ops, including congressional scrutin...

πŸŽ™οΈ Autonocast 358 is live! This week we break down Wayve’s $1.2 billion raise, Uber's plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, the debate over remote ops, Waymo’s overseas remote assistants, and what actually counts as β€œdriving” in an AV.

www.autonocast.com/blog/2026/3/...

09.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#357: Why AV's Need Real World Data w/Nexar's Zach Greenberger β€” Autonocast Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why Autonomous Vehicles need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcemen...

Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why AVs need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcement, and much, much more.

Also, the hosts critique each other’s fashion choices.

19.02.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Human Driver Just Became the Weakest Link: How a Tesla Drove Itself From LA to NYC The largest issues during a self-driving Tesla’s cross-country winter drive? Human error.

Delivering on all three promises of The Drivecast with Ep. 4. "... giving you an inside, behind the scenes look at the biggest stories, controversies, and people shaping the automotive industry."

Let's be real, @alexroy144.bsky.social stories are always wild.

18.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tesla weather map is your friend.

And keep those cameras clean, my friends.

24.01.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A Tesla Actually Drove Itself from Los Angeles to New York: Exclusive Alex Roy and a team of independent autonomy experts just completed a Tesla FSD "Cannonball Run" with zero disengagements.

We just set the 1st Fully Autonomous, ZERO-Intervention Cannonball Run Record from LA-NY.

In the middle of WINTER, through extreme cold, snow, ice, slush & rain, FSD drove 100% of the 3081 miles of our journey.

www.thedrive.com/news/a-tesla...

23.01.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The Autonocast needs a new podcast editor immediately.

One hour eps published weekly.

DM me.

16.01.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Persian people will never forget who stood beside them.

And who didn’t.

Never.

13.01.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Persians going to be hunting down IRGC/Regime murderers who flee for years.

No nation should take in these criminals.

Freeze their assets.

Return them to the Persian ppl for trial.

Free Iran. Long Persia.

09.01.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Free Iran!

08.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love debate and good faith opposing views, but table stakes are historical knowledge, broad context, and coherent end goals.

05.01.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2025: FA
2026: FO

04.01.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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World’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive achieved!

Tesla’s Narrative Command is affirmed.

OP: x.com/DavidMoss/st...

31.12.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How do I remove all AI generated videos from my YouTube feed?

I would pay for this.

29.12.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly as Rodney Brooks predicted years ago when I had lunch with him.

More people should listen to Rodney Brooks.

26.12.2025 04:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me to my seven-year-old daughter: β€œI also used to love pushing the shopping cart in the supermarket when I was your age.”

Her: β€œWas that during the Industrial Revolution?”

😳😳😳

21.12.2025 02:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine saying all elevators should have human operators.

Forever.

17.12.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t believe there are ppl who believe humans will never explore planets beyond Earth.

But I have special contempt for those who think we shouldn’t.

13.12.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it ok for this person to occupy two Tesla Superchargers?

Or should they have decoupled their trailer first and only unoccupied one?

13.12.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing how many ppl suddenly complaining about robotaxi safety have never lifted a finger to improve human driving safety by demanding more rigorous driver’s licensing standards.

Selective outrage highlights lack of first principles.

13.12.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When did the plural of vinyl become vinyls?

11.12.2025 02:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It breaks my heart to say it but Spinal Tap 2 is not good.

05.12.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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APEX: The Secret Race Across America

Link to film: www.apexthesecretrace.com

03.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why Alex Roy Chose a BMW M5 To Break the Cannonball Run Record (Ice-T Narration)
Why Alex Roy Chose a BMW M5 To Break the Cannonball Run Record (Ice-T Narration) YouTube video by The Drive

TBT to Ice-T explaining the mods to my Cannonball Run E39 BMW M5 for APEX: The Secret Race Across America

youtu.be/MTJRhQuqc3E?...

03.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sudden drone experts on πŸ”₯ this week.

02.12.2025 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The deployment timelines of autonomous vehicles have finally converged with the purchasing of real estate

The PHX Waymo geofence is my home selection boundary

30.11.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Topics we should be teaching by 3rd grade but don’t:

Nutrition
Financial literacy
Negotiation
Entrepreneurship
1 Foreign language

30.11.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion β€” Autonocast Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex than ks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed th anks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be ...

🚨 Autonocast 351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion

28.11.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Autonocast 351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion

Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room.

Ep link in thread

28.11.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LA, 1984. Between Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Manimal & Automan it’s a miracle a single criminal was left alive.

28.11.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#350: How To Fix The SAE Levels w/Bryant Walker Smith β€” Autonocast When is self-driving not self-driving? How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety? Professor Bryant Walker Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, how he hopes to improve...

🚨 Autonocast #350: How To Fix The SAE Levels w/Bryant Walker Smith

21.11.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1