2024 has been a milestone year for autonomous tech.
Waymo’s fully autonomous driver has surpassed 20 million miles, while FAA approvals now allow commercial drones to fly without visual observers, advancing air autonomy in unprecedented ways.
In this special live recording from SF Tech Week, a16z partner Erin Price-Wright moderates a panel of experts from ... Show More
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What Makes a Great Entrepreneur? | Ben Horowitz on Vintage x Vintage
a16z co-founder and General Partner Ben Horowitz joins James Norman on the inaugural episode of Vintage x Vintage for a conversation spanning entrepreneurship, investing, hip-hop, and what changes when AI makes building dramatically easier.Ben reflects on going from Netscape to b ... Show More
51m 37s
Apr 2026
John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software
This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and ... Show More
20m 2s
Apr 2026
Peter Yang on Small Teams, Coding Agents, and Why Human Ambition Has No Ceiling
Anish Acharya speaks with Peter Yang, creator and product lead at Roblox, about how personal AI agents are replacing the apps we open every day, why coding agents feel like slot machines, and what happens when the cost of building software drops to near zero. They discuss why fut ... Show More
28m 37s
Oct 2024
Waymo’s Journey to Full Autonomy: AI Breakthroughs, Safety, and Scaling
In this episode of No Priors, Dmitri Dolgov, Co-CEO of Waymo, joins Sarah and Elad to explore the evolution and advancements of Waymo's self-driving technology from its inception at Google to its current real-world deployment. Dmitri also shares insights into the technological br ... Show More
44m 30s
Sep 2025
EV and Autonomy State of the Union
Autonomy is advancing quickly with Waymo leading the charge, but where are there opportunities for investors? And we discuss the future for Rivian and Tesla as EV tax credits expire. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss: - Waymo’s rapid expansion - Rivian breaks ... Show More
22m 17s
Jul 2024
Insights on AAM Autonomy from Automotive Part One – Inside AAM
One of the most interesting aspects of advanced air mobility (AAM) is companies’ desire to make AAM vehicles autonomous, capable of flying without a human pilot. Of course, creating self-flying vehicles such as these involves many difficulties in technology, regulations, and cult ... Show More
17m 5s