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Rob Grant

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Rob Grant

@RobGsix

CEO and co-founder Autnmy.ai, policy and regulatory wonk, and co-host of the podcast Autnmy Signals

California, USA

Joined October 2012

Rob Grant
@RobGsix
22h
A must watch episode! NVIDIA gives away models to sell silicon, WeRide takes Denmark via asset-light moves, and Aurora retrofits heavy trucks to maintain its tailwinds. The software is commoditizing, the hardware is winning, and trucks are driving themselves. What a time to
The Road to Autonomy®
@RoadToAutonomy
22h
This week on Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG, @gbrulte and @RobGsix analyze @nvidia open sourcing Alpamayo 2 and what that signals about their autonomy ambitions, @WeRide_ai expanding into Denmark with GreenMobility, and @aurora_inno sidestepping PACCAR. Episode Chapters
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Rob Grant
@RobGsix
Aug 3
Given what I’m seeing with Baidu, WeRide, Pony, Momenta, Deeproute, Neolix, Didi, Xpeng and others, China is leading or near leading in the physical AI race as well with robotaxis and delivery bots.
CNBC
@CNBC
Aug 3
Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race and dominating on open models cnbc.com/2026/08/03/hug…
Rob Grant
@RobGsix
Aug 2
No more informative read on what London means for Waymo, Uber and Baidu than this week’s newsletter!
The Road to Autonomy®
@RoadToAutonomy
Aug 2
.@Waymo is testing 100 AVs in 20 London boroughs. No partner, no shared economics. @Baidu_Inc is entering London with @Uber and Freenow by @lyft. The partnerships exist for the license. When Baidu secures its own permit, what happens to the partners?
Article
Friends Today, Competitors Tomorrow
While the market debates the impact that the Uber / Waymo divorce will have on Uber's long-term robotaxi plans, the seeds for the divorce appear to have emerged very early in the marriage, as multiple...
Rob Grant
@RobGsix
Aug 1
The best hour you’ll watch all weekend! @robotaxi @Baidu_Inc
The Road to Autonomy®
@RoadToAutonomy
Aug 1
This week on Autonomy Signals presented by @KPMG, @gbrulte and @RobGsix analyze the @Tesla FSD Supervised Cannonball Run record set by @DavidMoss, @scotsrule08 and @OwenSparks, seniors' growing adoption of FSD Supervised and @Baidu_Inc launching supervised RT6 robotaxi testing in
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Rob Grant
@RobGsix
Jul 31
Following up on @zoox exemption approval, NHTSA’s operational authority letter referenced in the grant of approval lays out the T’s and C’s. On quick read, here’s what stood out: (1) initial cap of 600 vehicles, ability to increase to 1,000; (2) operate only on roads subject to