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The Road to Autonomy

Grayson Brulte, Rob Grant, Walter Piecyk

Booking Overview

A technology and industry show focused on autonomous mobility and physical AI, combining host-led market analysis with flagship interviews featuring senior operators, executives, investors, and policymakers. PR agencies can credibly pitch experienced autonomy, robotics, and automotive leaders, as well as technical experts with deployment or commercialization experience and relevant regulators or investors; bookings are challenging and favor candidates with established authority and direct market experience.

Metrics

Episodes: 468

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 3.3k subscribers

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Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@roadtoautonomy.com

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Host

Grayson Brulte - Co-founder of AUTNMY AI and host covering the autonomy economy, including industry field research and market developments.

Rob Grant - Co-founder of AUTNMY AI who analyzes technical and regulatory developments in the autonomy market.

Walter Piecyk - Partner and TMT analyst at LightShed Partners and general partner at LightShed Ventures, covering autonomy from an investment and market perspective.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives, technical leaders, investors, and policymakers with direct experience in autonomy, robotics, automotive technology, or related regulation and deployment.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles at established technology, automotive, or autonomy companies, Experience bringing autonomy or robotics products and infrastructure to market, Expertise shaping industry investment, policy, or technical standards

Recent Guest Discussions

Dermot O'Driscoll - Physical AI Compute, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicle Technology, And Arm's Robotics Capability Framework.

Recent Topics

Technology, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Transportation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Road to Autonomy
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Episode 468 | Building Türkiye’s Robotaxi Network

November 03, 2026

Cankut Durgun, Co-Founder, President & COO, Martí, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss building Türkiye’s robotaxi network.Martí is positioning itself as the demand aggregator and fleet operator for robotaxis in Türkiye, leveraging a ride hailing footprint across 40 cities representing approximately 90% of national GDP.Its micromobility operation, which manages tens of thousands of vehicles through a network of charging, maintenance and parking depots, gives M...

Episode 467 | Autonomy Markets: Toyota Gives Waymo Scale and a Path to Your Driveway

October 31, 2026

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo’s expanded partnership with Toyota, bringing factory-line integration to an autonomous bZ4X fleet in Japan by 2027.With the Toyota and Hyundai manufacturing partnerships, Grayson says Waymo now has the manufacturing capacity and capital to dominate the robotaxi market globally, while Walt views the Toyota partnership as a volume ramp heading into 2030 that poses a serious threat to traditional rideshare.Beyond robot...

Episode 466 | Autonomy Signals: Robotaxis, Autonomous Excavators and Drones That Can Find You

October 30, 2026

This week on Autonomy Signals presented by KPMG, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla’s Texas robotaxi fleet crossing 1,000 vehicles, Bedrock Robotics raising $600 million to automate construction, and Purdue researchers building a drone that can track a person without GPS.Tesla’s registered Texas robotaxi fleet crossed 1,050 vehicles, with Cybercabs now making up more than half the fleet after a tenfold ramp in Austin during October. The surge proves Tesla can build vehicles faster tha...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with The Road to Autonomy?

The Road to Autonomy is hosted by Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant. Its publicly listed email is hello@roadtoautonomy.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Road to Autonomy?

The publicly listed email for The Road to Autonomy: hello@roadtoautonomy.com.

How many listeners does The Road to Autonomy have?

Podseeker estimates The Road to Autonomy reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Road to Autonomy?

The Road to Autonomy typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior executives, technical leaders, investors, and policymakers with direct experience in autonomy, robotics, automotive technology, or related regulation and deployment. Common among recent guests: Leadership roles at established technology, automotive, or autonomy companies; Experience bringing autonomy or robotics products and infrastructure to market; Expertise shaping industry investment, policy, or technical standards. Recent guests include Dermot O'Driscoll.

How hard is it to get booked on The Road to Autonomy?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Road to Autonomy cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Transportation. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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