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Episode 239 | From TuSimple to Bot Auto: Xiaodi Hou's New Plan for Profitable Autonomous Trucking
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Xiaodi Hou, Founder & CEO, Bot Auto joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss his plans for building and scaling a profitable autonomous trucking company.
In a revealing conversation Dr. Xiaodi candidly discusses his departure from TuSimple and the founding of Bot Auto, offering candid insights into lessons learned, decisions he made and why his new approach to building an autonomous trucking business is largely focused on profitability over rapid scaling.
Episode Chapters
0:00 What Happened at TuSimple
3:52 What if TuSimple Did Not Go Public
6:46 Decision Making
9:41 Bot Auto Business and Commercialization Strategy
20:39 Bot Auto Cost Structure
24:07 Making a Truck Autonomous and Going Driver-Out
30:18 Safety
33:11 Tesla FSD (Full Self-Driving)
37:08 Bot Auto Lanes
39:47 Small Teams
44:53 Commercial Operations Timeline
50:35 GPUs
52:17 Takeaway
Recorded on Monday, October 14, 2024
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About The Road to Autonomy
The Road to Autonomy® is a leading source of data, insight and commentary on autonomous vehicles/trucks and the emerging autonomy economy™.
Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/autonomy-economy/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Manage episode 446316527 series 2982710
Xiaodi Hou, Founder & CEO, Bot Auto joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss his plans for building and scaling a profitable autonomous trucking company.
In a revealing conversation Dr. Xiaodi candidly discusses his departure from TuSimple and the founding of Bot Auto, offering candid insights into lessons learned, decisions he made and why his new approach to building an autonomous trucking business is largely focused on profitability over rapid scaling.
Episode Chapters
0:00 What Happened at TuSimple
3:52 What if TuSimple Did Not Go Public
6:46 Decision Making
9:41 Bot Auto Business and Commercialization Strategy
20:39 Bot Auto Cost Structure
24:07 Making a Truck Autonomous and Going Driver-Out
30:18 Safety
33:11 Tesla FSD (Full Self-Driving)
37:08 Bot Auto Lanes
39:47 Small Teams
44:53 Commercial Operations Timeline
50:35 GPUs
52:17 Takeaway
Recorded on Monday, October 14, 2024
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About The Road to Autonomy
The Road to Autonomy® is a leading source of data, insight and commentary on autonomous vehicles/trucks and the emerging autonomy economy™.
Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/autonomy-economy/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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