Podcasts about Starsky Robotics

The latest Ride AI podcast episode features Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, the former founder of Starsky Robotics and current founder and CEO of Polymath Robotics, discussing his experiences in the self-driving truck industry. Stefan reflects on the challenges faced by Starsky Robotics, particularly the overconfidence in machine learning and the belief in a one-size-fits-all solution for autonomy, and how this experience informs Polymath Robotics, his new venture focused on building a generalized navigation layer for off-road vehicles. Stefan reflects on the history of self-driving trucks and the challenges faced during his time at Starsky Robotics, including the overconfidence in machine learning and the misconception that data collection alone would lead to successful autonomous driving. He highlights the difficulty in raising funds for a more focused approach compared to competitors' broader promises. Stefan discusses the need for a more grounded understanding of robotics and AI, emphasizing the importance of addressing specific problems rather than chasing general solutions. Polymath Robotics aims to democratize automation by reducing the upfront costs and complexity, allowing smaller players and seed-funded startups to compete effectively. Stefan emphasizes the parallels between the evolution of the automotive and smartphone industries, indicating a similar maturation process in robotics hardware.

With the AV sector entering another round of turmoil, we are joined by two founders who lost their startups during previous periods of turmoil but have come back to the driving automation space. Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, who previously appeared on The Autonocast following the failure of Starsky Robotics is back to discuss Polymath Robotics, his new "plug and play" off-road autonomy company. He is joined by Josh Hartung, formerly of Polysync and now the founder of Sygnal, which is Polymath's partner on the hardware side. Together they provide unique perspective on the ever-evolving driving automation space.

32. odcinek podcastu "Jutronauci: świat po pandemii". Zamykamy naszą trzyodcinkową serię o przyszłości poruszania się. W trzeciej części rozmawiamy o autonomicznych autach. Jak bardzo odległa jest ich przyszłość, jak mogą wyglądać i czego mogą potrzebować do sprawnego funkcjonowania? Samochód autonomiczny niekoniecznie będzie odpowiadał naszym wyobrażeniom kształtowanym przez filmy science fiction. Za kierownicą nie musi siedzieć humanoidalny robot. Amerykańska firma Starsky Robotics rozwija floty autonomicznych ciężarówek, którymi – niczym wojskowymi dronami – dowodzą zastępy operatorów. – Autonomiczność może mieć wiele twarzy – zaznacza Tomasz Kamiński z Instytutu Transportu Samochodowego w Warszawie w rozmowie z Vadimem Makarenką. A Filip Raszewski, trener Škoda Auto Safety, przekonuje, że częściowo możemy doświadczać autonomiczności już dziś. Więcej o tym, jak pandemia zmienia społeczeństwa, państwa, instytucje i gospodarki, znajdziesz na https://wyborcza.pl/jutronauci

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher created and ran Starsky Robotics, billed as the first venture to operate a truly driverless truck on a public highway. The company started in 2015 but closed its doors five years later, when, as he put it, the downpour of investor interest became a drizzle. He says investors were not prepared to fund the “last mile” of the project – honing and perfecting the artificial intelligence so that it performed flawlessly 100% of the time, a task that may have taken years. Will other AI-driven autonomous truck ventures run into similar problems perfecting their technology? Starsky Robotics The End of Starsky Robotics HDT Talks Trucking Self-driving Trucks: Savior or Scourge for Trucking? Follow HDT on social media: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

HDT Talks Trucking's third season casts an eye toward the future. We talk with Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, the CEO and co-founder of now-defunct driverless truck startup, Starsky Robotics, about the possible future of autonomous trucks. We'll also dig into some of the advanced fuel-saving technology we might need to meet the strict fuel economy standards imposed by Phase 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction regulations. And we'll find out why The National Transportation Safety Board wants to see drivers tested for obstructive sleep apnea. As well, we'll meet HDT's 2020 Fleet Innovators; six people who are never satisfied with the status quo and are always looking for ways to do things better. We'll wrap up season three with some innovative ideas on how you can reduce driver turnover and make your company a more satisfying place to work. We'll speak with Jane Jazrawy of CarriersEdge along with Brad Fulton and Allyson Smith of Stay Metrics. Stay tuned, Season Three drops July 1! Follow HDT on social media: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

Kartik Tiwari " Starsky Learned Lesson and The Future of Driveless Trucks". He was the CTO of Starsky Robotics that announced shut down in March 2020.

Kartik Tiwari has a background in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and was the CTO and co-founder of Starsky Robotics, a driverless truck startup that aimed to make roads safer and allow truck drivers to work closer to home. Starsky began moving freight on the highway in early 2017, and one year later became the first company to take the safety driver out of a truck when it drove fully unmanned for seven miles on a closed road in Florida. In June 2019, Starsky did the first-ever fully-unmanned test on a public highway with live traffic. But was shut down in early 2020 after raising over $20 million in venture capital from the likes of Shasta Ventures and Unshackled Ventures. In today's episode you will learn: 1. What was Kartik's journey from India to the US, and his leap of faith into the startup world 2. What is the entrepreneur's dilemma and how to go about it? 3. What are the challenges of starting a startup in the unmanned vehicle sector? 4. How does the team impact the development of products and technology in a space where things have not been built before? What kind of dynamic should exist? Contact: Linkedin, Kartik Tiwari You can follow me on Twitter, Linkedin, or email me at mindgravity2020@gmail.com.

The collapse of Starsky Robotics has been the subject of rumor and speculation in the autonomous drive technology world for months, but now founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher is ready to set the record straight. He joins The Autonocast to discuss his recent blog post on The Fall of Starsky, the lessons learned from his time running a startup, where the autonomy and trucking spaces are going, and what he's doing next.

Something a little different on Overdrive Radio today – the podcast will transport you like so many futuristic teleporting time machines to a Thursday, Aug. 22, panel at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. That panel was all about the notion of a “driverless” truck and where drivers really fit in as such a thing gets closer to real. Find a brief contemporaneous report from the panel, a discussion with Starsky Robotics' Paul Schlegel and Pronto's Ognen Stojanovski, via this link: https://www.overdriveonline.com/drivers-role-in-driverless-trucks-explored-in-gats-panel/

Listen to Gordon Byrd's interview with Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, CEO of Starsky Robotics, a San Francisco company testing a self-driving truck on Tampa's Selmon Expressway

In this new series, Santosh digs deeper into the stories of the founders, investors, and executives we have on the show.  Our first origin story is that of Stefan Seltz Axmacher from Starsky Robotics. Stefan explains how he identified the market need, and the lessons learned in building a world-class team at Starsky.

As reality sets in for the autonomous drive technology space, the long-term goal of Level 5 and ubiquitous ridesharing is giving way to more limited, pragmatic deployment scenarios. One of the opportunities that is coming into focus in this shift is autonomous trucking and freight delivery. On today's episode, we speak with one of the first people to see the remarkable opportunities in this space: Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, CEO and founder of the autonomous trucking pioneer Starsky Robotics.

The one where we discuss Tesla's limited product line; self driving trucking company Starsky Robotics' Series A; and the solution to the infamous "trolly paradox." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autonomous-cars-with-marc-hoag/message

The buzz: “Starsky Robotics emerged from a year and a half in stealth to unveil its end-to-end driverless trucking technology. A few days earlier, Embark did the same” (trucks.com). Remember remote-control toy cars from your youth? Brace yourself. Real-life remote-control vehicles – aka teleoperations – may be a grown-up reality for long-haul trucks and taxis by 2020. What is the future of these two industries that employ millions? How will these vehicles co-exist with human-operated cars on streets and highways? Who is driving this trend? The experts speak. Heather Ashton, IDC: “He (or SHE!) who controls the remote, controls the world” (Julie Garwood). Bill Powell, ARI: “Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane, and the pessimist the parachute” (George B. Shaw). Bill Newman, SAP: “Remember the Golden Rule – Whoever has the gold, makes the rules” (Wizard of Id, 1965). Join us for Remote-Controlled Vehicles: Not Just for Kids Anymore!

At the autonomous driving startup Starsky Robotics, the present and future of U.S. employment ride in the same cab.

One day, driving a truck could look pretty similar to a call center job. From a desk in an office, "drivers" will remotely monitor one or several trucks as they haul cargo around the country. Or at least that's the future that Starsky Robotics envisions. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Max Chafkin takes a ride down a Florida highway in a truck being driven by a computer to see how close we really are to seeing self-driving technology roll out in the real world. He and Brad will also discuss the implications for the millions of Americans currently employed in the transportation sector.

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher has never considered himself "cool enough" to be a startup founder. Others would likely disagree, though. Even as a kid, he wanted to be an inventor and has always shown an interest in entrepreneurship. He joins us today to talk about his latest invention: the driverless truck startup, Starsky Robotics. Hear how Stefan came up with this unique idea for a driverless truck startup and the difficulty he experienced trying to bring it to life. A great story with insightful perspectives on tenacity, salesmanship and authenticity in a startup community too often plagued by BS. Go to www.starsky.io to learn more about this incredible driverless tech. Go to www.dynamo.vc to learn more about Dynamo. Follow us on twitter @thisisdynamo Get more great logistics tech content at www.hitthebutton.com Check out our new weekly update later this week!