Autonomous Driving; Nuro, Lucid, Nvidia, Uber — Dave Ferguson: Co-Founder & President @ Nuro | E2173
About this episode
Today’s show: Jason and Alex are joined by Nuro’s Dave Ferguson to unpack the Lucid–Uber–Nuro deal aiming to launch fully driverless Gravity SUVs on Uber by 2026. They dig into why off-the-shelf sensors and Nvidia’s Thor chip drive costs down, how mapping 150 cities improves safety, and why lidar still matters for night and edge cases. Plus: lessons from Cruise’s collapse, how regulators think about safety multiples, and why autonomy could finally make rides cheaper than owning a car. Timestamps: (00:00) Show intro… (06:23) Uber x Lucid x Nuro: why this 2026 robotaxi deal matters (09:57)…