Transportation | This Week In Startups

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Here is everything you need to know about the transportation industry. From self-driving cars to the sharing economy, from electric vehicles to space travel. Learn from cutting-edge innovators and thought-leaders.

First Jason and Molly recap the Apple event, including the new Mac Studio release (1:53). Then they discuss Pony AI's $8.5B Series D (34:41). Next, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt joins to discuss launching their driverless service in SF (46:40), their custom-built zero-emission shared vehicle the

March 9, 2022

Apple’s new Mac + Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, driverless service in SF, the Origin (zero-emission shared vehicle) | E1404

First up, Jason covers

June 11, 2021

News! The cult of Bitcoin maximalists, Bezos is going to space, & Facebook’s smartwatch | E1230

Jason covers the bankruptcy of the Softbank-backed construction startup Katerra, Bill Ackman's Universal Music SPAC, then interviews Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about portable benefits for independent contractors, the expanding UberEats business, local commerce and more!

June 4, 2021

Katerra’s collapse, Bill Ackman’s SPAC merger plus Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | E1226

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on

February 3, 2021

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on “going big” with $1B funding round, insights from scaling globally, lessons from the pandemic | E1169

E1120: Shift Co-CEO George Arison on going public via SPAC, lessons from building Uber's predecessor & innovating in the massive used car market

October 6, 2020

E1120: Shift Co-CEO George Arison on going public via SPAC, lessons from building Uber’s predecessor & innovating in the massive used car market

E1112: Emergency Pod! Nikola fraud allegations, Trevor Milton resigns, Jason reflects on Trevor's answers

September 22, 2020

E1112: Emergency Pod! Nikola fraud allegations, Trevor Milton resigns, Jason reflects on Trevor’s answers

E1110 The Next Unicorns E18: Ghost Locomotion CEO John Hayes builds self-driving kits for consumer vehicles, shares insights on cameras vs. Lidar, targeting highways, 5G's impact on self-driving & more

September 16, 2020

E1110 The Next Unicorns E18: Ghost Locomotion CEO John Hayes builds self-driving kits for consumer vehicles, shares insights on cameras vs. Lidar, targeting highways, 5G’s impact on self-driving & more

E1090: Nikola Founder Trevor Milton on competing with Tesla, hydrogen over battery, going public as a pre-revenue company & more

July 31, 2020

E1090: Nikola Founder Trevor Milton on competing with Tesla, hydrogen over battery, going public as a pre-revenue company & more

E678: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes on his book

September 30, 2016

E678: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes on his book “Door to Door,” the world of transportation, the tech behind on-demand, & the future of alternative fuel, autonomous travel

E638: Blake Scholl, CEO & Founder of Boom Technology, resurrects the dream of fast flight with his supersonic passenger airplane

April 19, 2016

E638: Blake Scholl, CEO & Founder of Boom Technology, resurrects the dream of fast flight with his supersonic passenger airplane

E629: Hyperloop Tech co-founders Shervin Pishevar & Brogan BamBrogan are making the dream of high-speed travel a reality, changing the future of transportation & cities

March 11, 2016

E629: Hyperloop Tech co-founders Shervin Pishevar & Brogan BamBrogan are making the dream of high-speed travel a reality, changing the future of transportation & cities

E594: Future of the Smartwatch with Pebble Founder & CEO Eric Migicovsky; the Futures of Transportation & On-Demand at LAUNCH Mobile Wearables & IoT

November 10, 2015

E594: Future of the Smartwatch with Pebble Founder & CEO Eric Migicovsky; the Futures of Transportation & On-Demand at LAUNCH Mobile Wearables & IoT

E581: The Future of Transportation with Uber, Tesla & Delivery Hero: how they became global leaders, keeping the vision, challenges in the road ahead

September 25, 2015

E581: The Future of Transportation with Uber, Tesla & Delivery Hero: how they became global leaders, keeping the vision, challenges in the road ahead

E563: Ali Vahabzadeh, founder of Chariot, hopes to change the way we move around cities with the first-ever crowdsourced shuttle service

July 24, 2015

E563: Ali Vahabzadeh, founder of Chariot, hopes to change the way we move around cities with the first-ever crowdsourced shuttle service

E542: TrueCar's Scott Painter & Zenefits' Parker Conrad bring new power to consumers & successfully reinvent entrenched industries: car-buying and human resources

May 15, 2015

E542: TrueCar’s Scott Painter & Zenefits’ Parker Conrad bring new power to consumers & successfully reinvent entrenched industries: car-buying and human resources

E498: ScootNetworks' shared, smartphone-activated scooters are tearing up the electric transportation market

December 12, 2014

E498: ScootNetworks’ shared, smartphone-activated scooters are tearing up the electric transportation market

E459: Cruise's autopilot is speeding us into the future of autonomous cars, everywhere

July 29, 2014

E459: Cruise’s autopilot is speeding us into the future of autonomous cars, everywhere

E458: LitMotors' C-1: a new class of vehicle part car, motorcycle & spacecraft

July 21, 2014

E458: LitMotors’ C-1: a new class of vehicle part car, motorcycle & spacecraft

E448: Sleek Faraday Bikes reinvent urban cycling

June 13, 2014

E448: Sleek Faraday Bikes reinvent urban cycling

E431: Shyp picks up your stuff and mails it for you

April 15, 2014

E431: Shyp picks up your stuff and mails it for you

E430: Heartbleed, Healthcare.gov and Uber for packages

April 11, 2014

E430: Heartbleed, Healthcare.gov and Uber for packages

E419: Uber's Travis Kalanick announces surge-end notifications at LAUNCH Festival 2014

March 4, 2014

E419: Uber’s Travis Kalanick announces surge-end notifications at LAUNCH Festival 2014

E405: Postmates is Uber for courier service

December 13, 2013

E405: Postmates is Uber for courier service

E383: iOS 7 unveiled, Tesla's self-driving car and Launch of the Week! TWiST News Roundtable

September 20, 2013

E383: iOS 7 unveiled, Tesla’s self-driving car and Launch of the Week! TWiST News Roundtable

Tesla promises autopilot in 3 years, nearly self-driving car

September 18, 2013

Tesla promises autopilot in 3 years, nearly self-driving car

E134: John "Jay" Rogers of Local Motors on This Week in Startups

April 19, 2011

E134: John "Jay" Rogers of Local Motors on This Week in Startups

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