Advanced Autonomy

Since we launched the podcast a few weeks ago, we’ve really been focused on the technical and philosophical aspects of the autonomous vehicle sector. Today, I wanted to do something a little bit different to discuss what it’s like to actually work in this innovative and rapidly changing field.
My guest today is Emily McNamara who is the Director of Operations, Finance, and People for Cyngn. Today we’re going to discuss her journey, dive into the Cyngn organization more broadly, and give you an insider’s look into how Cyngn finds and recruits top talent. If you are thinking about a career in the autonomous vehicle sector or Silicon Valley more broadly, this conversation will be of particular interest. Hi Emily, welcome to the show.
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This is Advanced Autonomy. I’m Luke Renner. You know, one of my favorite things about working in this space is that we are at the very, very beginning, and there are still tons of problems that autonomous vehicle researchers are still trying to solve. These problems span all areas of in-vehicle technology to wider infrastructure communication.

My guest today, Biao Ma, is the VP of Engineering and the Head of Autonomy at Cyngn. In this conversation, he’s going to give us an engineer’s insider look into the three main problems that autonomy has yet to solve: occlusion — which is seeing beyond blind spots — prediction, and the coordination of a networked vehicle fleet.

My guests today are Ben Landen and Jordan Stern. Ben is the VP of Business Development and Jordan is the Director of Product Management here at Cyngn.
Today we are going to discuss Robotics as a Service. Robotics as a Service represents a new paradigm where key assets at your organizations are rented instead of owned. ABI research predicts that there will be 1.3 million RaaS installations by 2026, generating over $34 billion in revenue.
For Cyngn, Robotics as a Service represents the easiest way for us to put autonomous vehicle technology in customer’s hands — without requiring them to staff up a maintenance team or a crew of engineers to get the most value out of such a cutting edge investment.
In this conversation, we’ll discuss Robotics as a Service and dive into the ways this shifting paradigm will make it easier to tap into new technologies and get work done.

In this week's episode of the Advanced Autonomy podcast, we spoke with Carl Brackpool, a Research Associate at Colorado School of Mines. We discussed the future of mining and the changing career trajectories of those who join an industry that is shifting by the day.
Carl Brackpool is a Research Associate at the Colorado School of Mines where he not only works to advance the next generation of mining technology — but also to develop opportunities for greater environmental efficiency and sustainability across the entire industry.
In addition to his research at the Colorado School of Mines, Mr. Brackpool worked at Hexagon Mining from 2017-2019, where he led initiatives to bring new mining technologies to market.
In this conversation, we’ll be discussing the intersection of the mining sector with autonomous vehicles and other new technologies that are leading the industry toward fully autonomous mines.

It’s women’s history month so today we’re going to do something a little different. Luke hands over hosting duties to Niki Bossonis where she leads a discussion with a few Cyngn women: Emily Macnamara, Ashley Hemmingway, and Azalea Phangsoa. It’s a frank conversation about the gender pay gap, how assertive women are allowed to be in the workplace, and what makes them hopeful about how corporate America is changing. Enjoy!