Best Michele Kyrouz Podcasts (2024)

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Maxim Romain - Dott 41:05

3y ago41:05

41:05

In this episode, we’re talking with Maxim Romain, co-founder and COO of Dott, a French micromobility company operating shared kick scooters and now e-bikes in Europe. We discuss Dott’s approach to sustainability and cities, its scooter operations, swappable batteries, parking compliance and other technology solutions, the regulatory environment in …

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Peter Deppe - Kuhmute 35:35

3y ago35:35

35:35

Today we're talking with Peter Deppe, CEO/co-founder of Kuhmute, a company that provides universal charging docks for micromobility devices. We discuss how Kuhmute docks work with all form factors from e-bikes to wheelchairs with variable charging and an adapter, the process for installing and powering docks, how Kuhmute works with cities and priva…

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Fred Jones - Tier 36:33

3y ago36:33

36:33

Today we’re talking with Fred Jones of Tier - a German company that has become one of the biggest micromobility players in Europe. Tier operates shared fleets of electric scooters and is rolling out electric bikes and mopeds as well. We discuss Tier’s strategy and operations in Europe, its new battery swapping energy network with stations it intend…

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Jameson Detweiler - Fantasmo 25:55

3y ago25:55

25:55

Today we're talking with Jameson Detweiler, President/Co-Founder of Fantasmo, a company that makes HD maps and provides hyper-accurate positioning services for micromobility companies. We discuss the challenges of GPS and geolocating vehicles in cities, the benefits of camera-based positioning systems, Fantasmo's current service offering for verify…

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Ghassan Haddad - Lime 35:22

3y ago35:22

35:22

Today we're talking with Ghassan Haddad, Lime's Head of Public Policy and Communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa. We discuss Lime's operations in European cities, policy differences between European and US cities, Lime's expansion into new form factors including the addition of Jump bikes and now e-mopeds, safety and durability improveme…

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Shabazz Stuart - Oonee 46:02

3y ago46:02

46:02

Today we're talking with Shabazz Stuart, founder/CEO of Oonee, which makes secure parking structures for bikes and scooters in cities. You can see what Oonee looks like at https://www.ooneepod.com. We discuss how Oonee pods and kiosks can serve both owned and shared micromobility for many different use cases. We also cover the broader questions aro…

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Alex Nesic - Drover 37:52

3y ago37:52

37:52

Today we're talking with Alex Nesic, co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Drover. Drover provides an advanced IoT module for micromobility vehicles that is capable of granular infrastructure distinction in real time without the need for ground truth information or precise GPS. Drover helps shared fleet providers improve operational efficiency, …

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Carl Vernersson - Voi 37:15

3+ y ago37:15

37:15

We interview Carl Vernersson, Chief Commercial Officer of Voi, a micromobility company based in Sweden. We discuss Voi's latest scooter and technology, including turn signals, sidewalk detection, and swappable batteries. We also discuss the operational and regulatory challenges in European markets, safety considerations for scooters and Voi's expan…

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Felix Petersen - Spin 43:41

3+ y ago43:41

43:41

In this episode, we talk with Felix Petersen, Head of Europe for Spin, about Spin's expansion into Europe, the approach to regulation in different European countries, the operational and infrastructure challenges and opportunities in Europe, and the future of various form factors for micromobility. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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Sam Kansara - Waymo 37:48

3+ y ago37:48

37:48

In this Season 5 finale, we're talking with Sam Kansara, a senior product manager at Waymo who is scaling the Waymo One driverless ride service and Waymo Via for trucking and local delivery. Waymo has been the leader in developing autonomous driving technology and the first ride service to remove the safety driver for a portion of the rides it offe…

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Jewel Li - AutoX 55:08

3+ y ago55:08

55:08

Today we're talking with Jewel Li, the COO of AutoX, a company making an autonomous driving system for cars, delivery vehicles and long haul trucks. AutoX recently was the third company to receive a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California without a driver in the car. We discuss AutoX's technology and business model, the driverless permit p…

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Evangelos Simoudis - Synapse Partners 46:38

3+ y ago46:38

46:38

In this episode, we talk with venture capital investor Evangelos Simoudis, Managing Partner of Synapse Partners and author of two books on the future of transportation - The Big Data Opportunity in Our Driverless Future and his newly published Transportation Transformation. We discuss his views on the future of autonomous vehicles, ridehail service…

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Graham Gullans - Superpedestrian 41:04

4y ago41:04

41:04

In this episode, we talk with Graham Gullans, VP of Business and Corporate Development at Superpedestrian, a company that makes intelligent electric scooters and bikes and now operates a shared micromobility service called Link. We discuss the use of vehicle intelligence to improve safety, reliability and compliance for shared scooters and how Supe…

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Modar Alaoui - Eyeris 49:02

4y ago49:02

49:02

In this episode, we talk with Modar Alaoui, the CEO and founder of Eyeris, a company that provides in-vehicle scene understanding for cars with ADAS systems and fully autonomous vehicles. In-vehicle scene understanding can be used for tasks such as driver monitoring, occupant monitoring, safety and convenience adjustments and personalization, and d…

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Dmitry Shevelenko - Tortoise 38:35

4y ago38:35

38:35

In this episode, we talk with Dmitry Shevelenko, CEO and founder of Tortoise, a company providing remote repositioning services for lightweight electric vehicles such as scooters and delivery robots. We discuss the challenges facing the shared scooter industry, and how Tortoise can help solve operational cost and revenue issues by using tele-operat…

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Matthew Johnson-Roberson - Refraction AI 47:48

4y ago47:48

47:48

In this episode, we talk with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the CEO and co-founder of RefractionAI, a company that builds and deploys robotic platforms to provide safe and scalable last mile goods delivery in urban areas. We discuss Refraction’s current business model, providing delivery services to restaurants and grocery stores in Ann Arbor, Michigan…

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Warren Logan - City of Oakland 1:21:54

4y ago1:21:54

1:21:54

In this episode, we talk with Warren Logan, the Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations for the Mayor’s Office of Oakland, California. Warren works closely with the City’s Department of Transportation, Public Works Department and other Bay Area public agencies to develop strategies that advance the city’s vision for safe and sustainab…

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James Wu - DeepMap 1:01:49

4y ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Today we are talking with James Wu, founder and CEO of DeepMap. DeepMap creates high definition maps for autonomous vehicles and assisted driving systems, and provides a map engine service with maintenance and updates to the maps. We discuss DeepMap’s business and customer model, how high definition maps are created, how mapping and localization wo…

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Jason Stinson - Renovo 40:04

4y ago40:04

40:04

In this episode, we talk with Jason Stinson, CTO and co-founder of Renovo. We discuss Renovo’s origin story going back to 2010 - from its original electric supercar The Coupe, to working with Stanford on Marty, to developing an automotive software platform to help companies manage data from autonomous driving and assisted driving systems. Jason’s a…

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Jody Kelman - Lyft 51:56

4y ago51:56

51:56

Welcome to Season 5 of the Smarter Cars podcast. In this episode, we talk with Jody Kelman, Director of Product Management, Lyft’s Self-Driving Platform. We discuss Lyft’s two-pronged approach to autonomous vehicles, including its partnerships with Aptiv in Las Vegas and Waymo in Arizona, as well as its own development of an autonomous driving syst…

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Sam Baker - Wunder Mobility 34:40

4y ago34:40

34:40

In the final episode of Season 4, we interview Sam Baker, co-founder and COO of Wunder Mobility, a company which provides technology to build and scale shared mobility services worldwide. We discuss Wunder Mobility’s business in Europe, its expansion to the US, the role of cities in encouraging multi-modal transport and how Wunder is like the AWS o…

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Colin Roche - Swiftmile 31:43

4+ y ago31:43

31:43

In this episode, we interview Colin Roche, co-founder and CEO of Swiftmile. Swiftmile is a company that makes and deploys charging stations in cities for micromobility devices such as electric scooters and bikes. We discuss how Swiftmile deploys in cities on public and private land, its partnerships with hotels and scooter companies to provide mobi…

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Jeffrey Tumlin - SFMTA, Director of Transportation 36:24

4+ y ago36:24

36:24

Today we talk with Jeffrey Tumlin, the new head of San Francisco's transportation agency, the SFMTA, about the challenges of managing city transportation needs as the city grows and the streets don't get any bigger. We discuss managing the streets for the public good, reducing traffic with better road geometry, how to improve public transit for rid…

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Michael Granoff - A VC Perspective - Maniv Mobility 29:59

4+ y ago29:59

29:59

In this episode, we talk with Michael Granoff, Managing Partner at Maniv Mobility, for a year-end wrap on the transportation landscape from a venture capital perspective. We discuss his firm’s investments and focus, the future of transportation in cities, the iteration of micromobility form factors and the need for cities to include all modes in th…

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Jake Sion - COO of Transit 40:24

4+ y ago40:24

40:24

In this episode, we interview Jake Sion, the Chief Operating Officer of Transit. We discuss Transit’s business, the challenges of gathering real time data in cities and how cities can encourage multi-modal transportation in lieu of private car trips. Transit is an app that allows you to locate, book, and pay for public transit, car share, ride shar…

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Drew Gray - Voyage 40:32

4+ y ago40:32

40:32

Today we're talking with Drew Gray, CTO at Voyage, to do a deep dive on the state of deep learning in autonomous vehicle development and to discuss Deepdrive, a new Voyage project to advance research into the use of reinforcement and end to end learning for AVs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/support…

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Jordan Coleman - Kodiak Robotics 50:05

4+ y ago50:05

50:05

In this episode, we interview Jordan Coleman, General Counsel of Kodiak Robotics, about Kodiak’s autonomous trucking business, the key issues around safety and autonomy, and policy/regulatory challenges the industry faces. Kodiak believes long-haul trucking is primed for autonomous technology. Highway driving is more structured and predictable than…

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Giovanni Circella - UC Davis - Director, Three Revolutions of Future Mobility Program 43:35

4+ y ago43:35

43:35

Today we talk with Giovanni Circella, Director of the Three Revolutions Future of Mobility Program at UC Davis. We discuss his research on adoption of shared mobility services, like Uber/Lyft and micromobility, in California and their impact on car ownership and public transit use. We discuss his recent Panel Study with the National Center for Sust…

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Robin Chase - Founder and former CEO of Zipcar - On the State of New Mobility 50:57

4+ y ago50:57

50:57

In this episode, we talk with transportation entrepreneur Robin Chase, the co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar. We have a wide-ranging discussion on the state of transportation in cities today, the impact of new mobility services and the policies cities should adopt to encourage a multi-modal future. You can learn more about Robin’s work here: www.…

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SF Supervisor Matt Haney 32:28

5y ago32:28

32:28

Today we interview SF Supervisor Matt Haney. He is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 6 (Tenderloin, Civic Center, Mid-Market, SOMA, Yerba Buena, Rincon Hill, South Beach, Mission Bay, Treasure Island). Supervisor Haney is a past Commissioner and past President and Vice President of the San Francisco Board of …

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SFMTA - Hank Willson, Parking and Curb Management 47:14

5y ago47:14

47:14

Today we’re talking about how to manage the curb and parking in this age of ridehailing services, micromobility, Amazon and food deliveries, and autonomous vehicles. Our guest is Hank Willson, Policy Manager, in Parking and Curb Management for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. We discuss all the ways that cities can manage availabl…

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rideOS - CTO Chris Blumenberg 31:06

5y ago31:06

31:06

In this episode, we talk with Chris Blumenberg, co-founder and CTO of rideOS. We discuss the rideOS platform which provides a broad set of products and services that can be used as building blocks for developing on-demand services, including both autonomous and human driven vehicles. The rideOS products operate in real-time through the cloud and in…

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Lauren Mattern - Nelson\Nygaard - How Parking Policy Impacts Cities 49:11

5y ago49:11

49:11

In this episode, we talk with Lauren Mattern, a principal at Nelson/Nygaard, about parking policy and how it impacts cities. We discuss street parking and demand responsive pricing, including her work at the SFMTA on the innovative SFpark program. Lauren previously served as Manager of Parking Policy and Technology at the San Francisco Municipal Tr…

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Coord - CTO Jacob Baskin 33:05

5y ago33:05

33:05

The curb is in high demand with TNCs picking up and dropping off passengers, delivery companies pulling over to deliver food, groceries and e-commerce items, and micromobility companies looking to park scooters and bikes. In this episode, we talk with Coord cofounder and CTO Jacob Baskin about how the company is mapping all of the curbs in cities t…

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Harry Campbell - The Rideshare Guy 55:09

5y ago55:09

55:09

Today we're talking with Harry Campbell, founder of the Rideshare Guy blog and podcast, and the author of The Rideshare Guide: Everything You Need to Know about Driving for Uber, Lyft, and Other Ridesharing Companies. We have a wide-ranging conversation about driving for Uber and Lyft, how the interests differ for drivers, consumers, companies and …

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Perceptive Automata - Sam Anthony 53:03

5y ago53:03

53:03

In this episode, we talk with Sam Anthony, the CTO and co-founder of Perceptive Automata, a company that makes software to help autonomous vehicles understand human behavior. We discuss why it is such a hard problem for autonomous vehicles to understand human intention and behavior, safety standards and testing for autonomous vehicles, Perceptive A…

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Aeye - President Blair LaCorte 53:03

5y ago53:03

53:03

Today we’re discussing Lidar and perception systems with Blair LaCorte, President of Aeye. We discuss Aeye’s technology and business, how Aeye created its products to mimic human perception, and how its products fuse 2D cameras with 3D Lidar to create a different approach to perception sensors for autonomous vehicles. --- Support this podcast: http…

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DeepScale - CEO Forrest Iandola 39:13

5y ago39:13

39:13

In this episode, we interview Forrest Iandola, the CEO of DeepScale, about vision and perception software using deep neural nets. We discuss DeepScale’s business, how it works with the rest of the autonomous vehicle technology stack, the state of autonomous vehicle software today and the challenges ahead. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster…

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Talking Micromobility with Hong Quan of Karmic Bikes 45:55

5y ago45:55

45:55

Today we're talking about micromobility with local startup founder Hong Quan of Karmic Bikes. We discuss electric bikes, scooters and other form factors, the definition of micromobility, use cases and business models and city infrastructure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/support…

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TuSimple - Robert Brown 35:50

5y ago35:50

35:50

We discuss autonomous trucking with Robert Brown, Director of Public Affairs at TuSimple. We cover the technology used by TuSimple in its autonomous trucks, its current operations which include hauling loads for paying customers in Arizona, and some of the policy issues facing the autonomous trucking industry. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

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Reilly Brennan - Trucks VC 50:22

5+ y ago50:22

50:22

Today on the podcast we have Reilly Brennan, a founding general partner of Trucks VC, a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on transportation. He also holds a teaching appointment at Stanford University and is the author of the Future of Transportation newsletter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/su…

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Applied Intuition - Qasar Younis, Matthew Colford 58:49

5+ y ago58:49

58:49

In this episode, we interview Qasar Younis and Matthew Colford of Applied Intuition about simulation and its role in developing and testing autonomous vehicles, including the safety and policy implications.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/support

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Warren Logan - San Francisco County Transportation Authority 1:05:30

5+ y ago1:05:30

1:05:30

In this episode, we talk with Warren Logan, a senior transportation planner at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority about the regulation of emerging mobility services in SF, including TNCs and scooters, and ways that industry can work more collaboratively with city government. We discuss the SFCTA's July 2018 Emerging Mobility Evaluati…

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Alisyn Malek - May Mobility 44:11

6y ago44:11

44:11

Welcome to Season 2 of Smarter Cars. We talk with Alisyn Malek, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of May Mobility, about their commercial deployment of autonomous shuttles on public roads in Detroit and plans for future expansion.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/support…

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Joshua Schank, Chief Innovation Officer, L.A. Metro 42:45

6y ago42:45

42:45

In this episode, we interview Joshua Schank, the Chief Innovation Officer for L.A. Metro. We discuss the challenges facing public transit as mobility options evolve, and the innovative approach L.A. Metro is taking to improve transportation and mobility options in L.A. County, including pilot programs involving mobility on demand and microtransit.-…

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Ding Zhao - Autonomous Vehicle Safety/Testing (U. Michigan) 40:43

6y ago40:43

40:43

In this episode, we discuss autonomous vehicle safety and testing with Ding Zhao, Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. How will we know when AVs are safe enough to deploy? Will it take driving billions of road miles? We discuss his method of using accelerated evaluation techniques to more efficiently test safety scenarios and…

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Brian Soublet - California Dept of Motor Vehicles 1:05:44

6y ago1:05:44

1:05:44

In this episode, we discuss the new California autonomous vehicle regulations with Brian Soublet, Deputy Director and Chief Counsel for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The California Legislature implemented legislation in 2012 directing the DMV to issue regulations governing autonomous vehicles. Over the last six years, the California …

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Philip Koopman - Carnegie Mellon - AV Safety 49:45

6y ago49:45

49:45

Our guest is Professor Philip Koopman of Carnegie Mellon University. He’s been researching automotive safety and embedded systems for more than 20 years and is currently focused on safety in autonomous vehicles. We discuss how to think about autonomous vehicle safety, including what level of safety is appropriate, and how to measure and test safety…

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Nico Larco - Urbanism Next @ U. Oregon 1:10:06

6+ y ago1:10:06

1:10:06

Our guest is Nico Larco from the University of Oregon, and we discuss the secondary impacts of autonomous vehicles on cities, including potential effects on parking, transit, street design, land use, urban planning, sprawl and real estate valuation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smarter-cars/support…

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Regina Clewlow - Transportation Researcher UC Davis 43:41

6+ y ago43:41

43:41

In this episode, we talk with Regina Clewlow, a leading transportation researcher on shared mobility and autonomous vehicles. She recently published a UC Davis study regarding the adoption and impact of shared mobility services on cities. We discuss the findings of her study and possible implications for autonomous vehicles, public transit and city…

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