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How do you train for the ultramarathon of the Freight industry?
My next guest believes that building network infrastructure and operations first is the true differentiator in a world where technology is quickly becoming a commodity.
We dive deep into the future of Electric Trucking with John Verdon, Chief Commercialization Officer and Co-Founder at Nevoya. Learn how they are tackling middle mile and last mile logistics with fully electric, AI-native trucking solutions that promise to decarbonize the freight industry while maximizing efficiency and cost savings.
Key takeaways:
The unique challenges and advantages of electric trucking How Nevoya's innovative business model is changing the logistics landscape
The importance of asset utilization and back-office efficiency in electric freight Insights into the Book and Claim monetization strategy for environmental credits *
The future of autonomous vehicles in the trucking industry
18 Jun 2026
Will the Curb End Driving? (Bern Grush, Urban Robotics Foundation & Pudocity)
Today, we dive deep into the future of our streets, our sidewalks, and the very fabric of our cities with one of the most unique thinkers in the entire mobility ecosystem.
When he looks at transport, he does so through the lens of social good, public policy, and human harmony, combining insights from Design, Systems engineering and human Behavioral Economics.
Bern Grush is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Urban Robotics Foundation, and the lead architect behind the ISO 4448 standardsâessentially drafting the global 'rules of the road' for how sidewalk delivery robots and humans share public spaces. He is also the author of the definitive textbook, The End of Driving.
I chat with him about the limits of Disruption and if the Curb is the true barrier.
We chat:
How far will AVs penetrate in the next two generations?
How does a City need to manage Parking henceforth?
How should we define the hierarchy of social needs on the curb?
How does a robot make the judgment call of how to park?
Who pays for expanded V2X infrastructure? How should States, Cities and the Federal governments work together?
11 Jun 2026
Are We Even Doing the Right Things on Transport (Kelly McGuinness, Hunter College)
My next guest is a true expert on all things Transportation.
Kelly McGuiness is Director of the Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program at the Roosevelt Public Policy Institute at Hunter College New York where she works as the right hand to the peerless sage of the road Sam Schwartz.
I had a hard time deciding on a topic for her since Kelly is truly one of the deepest minds focused on not just commercialization but the societal impacts of Transport, Technology and Commerce. And so we decided on a rather philosophical discussion of - Are we even doing the right thing?
We talk:
Do the best Economies have the best Transport?
Is job protection the right mandate against technology disruption?
What have we learnt on congestion from ridehailing?
Where should the common man be skeptical about promises on safety?
Who wins an AV arms race?
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