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Tech. Cars. Machines.
by Ali Tabibian, GTK Partners
Executive interviews. We cover technology and energy transition in transportation and industry. More at www.gtkpartners.com
Episodes
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63. Nicholas Harris, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Lightmatter
In Lightmatter co-founder Nick Harris, Ph.D, tells us how he’s spending the $800MM entrusted to him by investors. We explore how photonics is reshaping datacenter communications today. The physics of why light beats electricity for data transport, and how Lightmatter’s Passage interconnects and...
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62. Space Cows. They’re Here! – Ali Tabibian, GTK Partners
Humans have thought about UFOs and alien creatures descending from the stars for about as long as they have dreamt about having their own self driving cars. A two-day drive in a Tesla, with 96% of miles driven in “self-driving” mode with zero interventions, showed me that consumer self-driving…
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61. Conner Galloway, Founder, CEO, and Chief Science Officer; and Alexander Valys, Co-founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer, Xcimer
Episode 61: Lasers to the rescue! Xcimer’s Founder, CEO, and Chief Science Officer Conner Galloway and Co-founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer Alex Valise are building the world’s most powerful gas lasers to ignite fusion energy. With $170MM of capital raised, they are, step-by-step,...
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60. Alex Kendall, Co Founder & CEO, Wayve
Episode 60: Revolutionizing and Democratizing Autonomous Driving Alex Kendall, founder and CEO of Wayve, a UK-based company with $1.3 billion of funding from Microsoft, NVIDIA, Softbank and Uber, discusses Wayve’s head start in end-to-end AI for driving, its efficient training and run-time...
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59. Brandon Sorbom, Co-Founder and CSO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Episode 59: The Cherry on Top of Decades of Fusion Development Brandon Sorbom, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, is helping spend $3+ billion to turn hydrogen into abundant, safe and readily available energy. In our fourth fusion episode, Brandon educates us on...
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58. Will Regan, Ph.D., Co-Founder & President, Pacific Fusion
Episode 58: A Novel Path to Fusion Energy Will Regan, President and Co-founder of Pacific Fusion, is helping spend $1+ billion to mimic the sun’s method for producing energy. In our third fusion episode, Will educates us on inertial confinement. He discusses the advancements that help smooth...
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57. Brian Berzin, Co-Founder & CEO, Thea Energy
“Twisty donuts” if you lean Republican, “French cruller” if you lean left. CEO and Co-founder Brian Berzin, describes how this shape and a focus on manufacturability will allow Thea Energy to deliver fusion energy in a cost-competitive manner. Following up on last week’s episode with Dr. Scott…
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56. Dr. Scott Hsu, Fusion Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Episode 57: $10 billion and the Universe’s Most Powerful Energy Source: Fusion Why have the biggest names (such as Bill Gates, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Google and Sam Altman) put billions into dozens of fusion energy companies? An engaging, accessible discussion with Dr....
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55. Mike Zukerman, President and CEO of CSAA Insurance Group
Protecting $500 billion dollars of real estate value: Mike Zukerman, CEO of CSAA, an $8 billion carrier of insurance distributed through AAA Clubs, tells how technology helps protect that massive asset. He tells us how enterprise technology can “surprise and delight” CSAA’s 3 million policy...
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54. Jeff Huebner, EVP at Mobilitas Insurance
Jeff Huebner, Head of Mobilitas, discusses how he helps his commercial transportation networks manage their second-high expense: insurance. Ride sharing networks, last-mile delivery networks, and autonomous vehicle companies are his customers, and an enormous amount of customization and data...
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53. Alan White, Global Head of Emerging Transportation Platforms at Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Episode 53: Making fleet electrification easy, with Alan White of Siemens. Alan details Siemens Depot 360’s comprehensive offerings to provide a turnkey, commercially attractive path for electrifying vehicle fleets. 00:00 Introduction to Siemens 02:08 Introduction to Depot 360 02:37 Benefits and...
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52. Anja van Niersen, CEO, Milence
Episode 52: Building the Future of Electric Trucking with Anja Van Niersen Anja Van Niersen, CEO of Milence, discusses plans to establish a charging network for European long-haul trucking. Milence is a 500MM Euro joint venture amongst Daimler, Traton and Volvo trucks. 00:00 Introduction to…
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51. Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, 2025
Live from Anaheim! I was at the world’s premier event for sustainable commercial transportation. Here’s a brief ~10-minute recap of key trends regarding China, electrification, sustainability’s future, and regulation. The highlight for me was driving a massive “day cab,” the driver part of a...
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50. Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO, Greenlane
Episode 50: Building the Future of Electric Trucking with Patrick Macdonald-King of Greenlane In this milestone 50th episode of Tech. Cars. Machines., Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO of Greenlane, discusses plans to establish a charging network from the port of Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Greenlane is…
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49. Shahin Farshchi Ph.D, General Partner at Lux Capital
Lux Capital General Partner Shahin Farshchi, PhD, talked with me about his background, Lux’s history, and how the firm came to position itself as the leading investor in hard-tech. A focus on outstanding teams, market readiness, patience and taking the lead from entrepreneurs on the “next great...
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48. Mark Papermaster, CTO and EVP at AMD
AMD’s Mark Papermaster, CTO and EVP, talked with me about his background, AMD’s history, and how the company came to position itself as a “bankable supplier” with one of the most diverse semiconductor portfolios for the age of AI: CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, accelerators, custom development, and with...
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47. Steve Patton, Americas Automotive Sector Leader at EY
Steve Patton shares EY’s perspective on how consumer demand and regulations shape the automotive landscape. We touch on Chinese car makers, sustainability, electrification, autonomy and logistics. Is sustainability self-sustaining, or does it still need regulatory incentives? Steve explains. Note...
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46. CES 2025, Marinated
With the advantage of letting a few days pass before collecting my thoughts, two themes came into focus. First, the rise of Chinese auto companies, and the mainstreaming of electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and IoT were starkly clear. Second, I explain why there seems to me to be a…
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45. Everybody Still Hates Tesla, Part 2
Has any company made a bigger impact on the automotive sector in the last decade than Tesla? Love them or hate them, in electrification, auto dealership structure and passenger car autonomy Tesla has masterfully used the extraordinary latitude it’s been afforded by investors to disrupt of the...
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44. Everybody Still Hates Tesla, Part 1
Has any company made a bigger impact on the automotive sector in the last decade than Tesla? Love them or hate them, Tesla has masterfully used the extraordinary latitude it’s been afforded by investors and customers to disrupt the profit, supply and dealership structure of the industry. This...
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43. Georges Massing, Head of Automated Driving, Mercedes-Benz AG.
Can your AI make life-and-death decisions? Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot can. Does your AI vendor take legal responsibility for those life-and-death decisions? Mercedes does. Drive Pilot is the only certified Level 3 passenger car system globally. Georges Massing, global head of the company’s...
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42. The Future of Transportation: Insights from Reilly Brennan of Trucks VC
Reilly Brennan, author of the must-read Future of Transportation newsletter and partner at Trucks VC, returns to Tech Cars Machines for a discussion on recent trends in transportation investing. We discuss financing round sizes and valuations, AI in autonomy and robotics, the promise of hydrogen...
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41. Marc Amblard, Managing Director, Orsay Consulting
China, EVs, vehicles that are too big and too heavy, autonomy, the future of transportation and lessons from history. We cover hot news and trends in all these sectors with Marc Amblard, Partner at Orsay Consulting, the well-known San Francisco-based advisor in automotive technology. He is the...
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40. Savi Baveja, President, 3D Printing & Chief Incubation Officer, HP, Inc.
How do you start a new business in a large corporation and quickly scale it to hundreds of millions of revenues? Savi Baveja, President of 3D Printing and Chief Incubation Officer at HP, Inc. told me how. Focused on production, with markets in auto parts (custom Porsche seats), personal medical...
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39. Chris Creed, DOE Loan Programs Office: big loans, EVs, batteries, energy transition, US infrastructure, lithium, commercial liftoff
Interested in a piece of a $400 billion pie from which Tesla once took a $465MM bite? Chris Creed, Chief Investment Officer of the Department of Energy’s Loan Program’s Office spoke to me about how the pie is made available to innovators or scalers in renewable energy and energy infrastructure.…
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38. Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, Global Hydrogen Value Chain Leader, GE Vernova
GE’s “fuels guy” and current Global Hydrogen Value Chain Leader at GE Vernova, Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, shares his 23 years of experience and insight on energy generation, energy transition, the electric grid, and the role of hydrogen. We got technical in an accessible way about electric grid...
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37. Neil Banwart, CIO, Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen
You get a billion! And you get a billion! And YOU get a billion! (repeat 4 more times). The Department of Energy recently announced seven recipients of a total $7 billion who will build hydrogen hubs around the U.S. The auto and steel sectors, concentrated around Michigan, Indiana and Illinois…
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36. Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO, Torc Robotics (Daimler)
Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about trucks? 80,000 pound trucks. Flying down the highway. Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent autonomy holding of Daimler Truck, describes his “no hobbies” focus on long-haul, Class 8 applications. From, “no hobbies”, to...
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35. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President, Indy Autonomous Challenge
Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about when they do it at 192 MPH? And head-to-head on a racetrack. With no remote intervention. In total darkness. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, and I talk at the Las Vegas International Speedway. He…
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34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop
A summary for executives, capital allocators, technologists, geeks and generally enthusiastic people. A behind-the-curtains view of trends in M&A, financing, AI, autos, autonomy, electric vehicles, and the Internet of Things. A raw transcript is here. More information on your host Ali Tabibian…
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33. ACES Delta: A Back Door to Hydrogen Transportation
Can electric batteries provide power for heavy-duty and long-haul applications in trucking, mining, agriculture and shipping? Probably not. Most insiders think hydrogen power will be required. Will a simultaneous investment in hydrogen production, its distribution networks and hydrogen-capable...
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32. Joachim Rosenberg, Head of Strategy, Volvo Group
Joachim Rosenberg is with Volvo Group, one of the world’s largest producers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. He is Executive Vice President, Volvo Group Strategic Initiatives and President Volvo Energy. Joachim describes Volvo’s deep and sincere commitment to sustainability…
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31. Charles Boulanger, CEO, LeddarTech
This is one of a series of quick-take episodes on automobile technologies, specifically sensing and LiDAR-enabled sensing, recorded at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. LeddarTech has become a comprehensive end-to-end environmental sensing company by enabling customers to solve critical sensing, fusion and...
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30. Blair LaCorte, CEO, AEye
This is one of a series of quick-take episodes on automobile technologies, specifically sensing and LiDAR-enabled sensing, recorded at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. AEye develops advanced perception systems that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. The company’s solution, based on...
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29. Lumotive: Sam Heidari, CEO & Gleb Akselrod, Founder/CTO
This is one of a series of quick-take episodes on automobile technologies, specifically sensing and LiDAR-enabled sensing, recorded at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. Lumotive delivers critical semiconductors to LiDAR systems providers for both automotive and other applications. The company’s optical...
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28. Atif Askar, Head of Strategy, Traton
Atif Askar is the head of Business Development, Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for Traton, one of the world’s largest producers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Traton is controlled by the Volkswagen Group. Why are battery-powered commercial vehicles almost always the most...
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27. Jan Krönig, Head of Strategy, Daimler Truck
Jan Krönig is the head of Strategy & Corporate Development for Daimler Truck, the world’s largest producer of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. When are battery-powered vehicles most appropriate, and when is the answer hydrogen fuels? What are the challenges and timelines associated…
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26. Maryam Rofougaran, CEO, Movandi
Listen to Maryam Rofougaran, co-founder of Movandi, discuss how the Company’s suite of silicon and software solutions will accelerate the promise of 5G mmWave networks. Maryam provides an overview of Movandi, as well as of her time at Broadcom, which came about from the acquisition by Broadcom of...
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25. Jon Gordon, Universal Hydrogen
Listen to Jon Gordon, Co-founder of Universal Hydrogen, discuss how the Company intends to make a flexible and economical carbon-free future possible in the world of aviation. Jon provides an overview of Universal Hydrogen and very nicely creates a "visual" (in audio) of the Universal Hydrogen...
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24. Amy Davis, President, Cummins New Power Segment
Listen to Amy Davis, President of the New Power Segment of Cummins, Inc. a $20 billion engine manufacturer discuss the path this revered manufacturer is taking to remain at the forefront of providing the best powertrains and power sources for commercial transportation. Amy provides an overview of...
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23. Austin Capital Factory
Listen to a panel of experts on AI & robotics discuss the applications of these technologies to defense. More about GTK, your moderator Ali Tabibian, our conferences, publications and subscriptions thereto. If links aren’t active in your app, please go to www.gtkpartners.com. A raw transcript is...
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22. Prith Banerjee, CTO, ANSYS
Listen to Prith Banerjee, Chief Technology Officer of software simulation firm ANSYS, discuss the benefits of applying physics-based simulation with machine learning techniques. Prith describes how his career in IoT has convinced him that ANSYS is the right platform to influence asset performance...
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21. Reilly Brennan, General Partner, Trucks VC
Listen to Reilly Brennan, co-founder and partner at early-stage venture fund Trucks VC, discuss his investments in the transportation and autonomy space. Reilly describes how his investment criteria and portfolio have changed over time and shares his thoughts on the Future of Transportation.…
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20 A. Charles Thomas, CDO, General Motors
Listen to A. Charles Thomas, PhD., Chief Data & Analytics Officer of General Motors discuss how data analytics are influencing every part of GM. Charles describes his objectives, processes and success metrics for bringing a "data centric" approach to ...
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19. CES 2019: Thoughts From the Convention Floor
CES was kind enough to reach out to us, suggest we record an episode from the floor of the 2019 CES show, and offer us studio space. - Hear our reflections on CES as an event, as an auto show, and as a consumer electronics show.
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18. Mamatha Chamarthi, CDO, ZF Group
Listen to Mamatha Chamarthi, Chief Digital Officer of ZF Group, a $40 billion revenue German Tier 1 auto supplier, discuss the future of transportation and the influence of autonomy, connectivity, electrification and sharing.
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17. Swamy Kotagiri, CTO, Magna International
Listen to Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Technology Officer and also the President of the Power & Vision Division of $40 billion Tier 1 auto supplier Magna International, discuss the future of transportation and the influence of autonomy, connectivity,
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16. Everybody Hates Tesla, Part 2
Electric vehicle adoption will threaten automotive profit distribution sooner than expected and much sooner than unit volumes would imply. Tesla has brought about this and many other large but less-noticed changes & threats.
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15. Everybody Hates Tesla, Part 1
Electric vehicle adoption will threaten automotive profit distribution sooner than expected and much sooner than unit volumes would imply. Tesla has brought about this and many other large but less-noticed changes & threats. The Company has been afforded unprecedented (and sometimes...
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14. Alysia Green, CIO, Exploration Business, Chevron
Listen to Alysia Green, Chief Information Officer of Chevron's upstream energy exploration business, describe the interaction of Information Technology and Operational Technology. She discusses what's shared and what's different,
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Executive interviews. We cover technology and energy transition in transportation and industry. More at www.gtkpartners.com
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