Interview: Wayve’s Alex Kendall on autonomous vehicles, embodied AI and Elon Musk's U-turns

Interview: Wayve’s Alex Kendall on autonomous vehicles, embodied AI and Elon Musk's U-turns

Author: Sifted October 12, 2023 Duration: 38:31
This week on the podcast we’re joined by Alex Kendall, CEO of self-driving car company Wayve, for a long-form interview on the challenges of getting autonomous vehicles onto our roads. Alex discusses how to win public trust for this technology, how he sees a future world filled with “embodied AI” and about how Elon Musk followed Wayve’s approach to self-driving tech. This podcast is brought to you by Harper James, a national full-service law firm designed to support ambitious businesses. Hav...

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Hopin: how a $7bn startup fell down in a heap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:08
This week we discuss: 01:07 Johnny Boufarhat steps down as CEO of Hopin 04:55 Prima Materia makes third startup investment — into longevity 08:31 European VCs see exodus of women investors 11:58 The ‘crazy’ £20bn subsea…
Why did VCs' favourite e-bike go bankrupt? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:44
This week we discuss: Getir calls on staff to go door-to-door with goodie bags as cashflow problems persist (1:36) Eurazeo's growth team quits to start new fund (5:31) VanMoof: What happened to VCs' favourite bike? (8:42…
Inside Paris's booming AI scene [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:40
This week we discuss: 02:00 UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups 05:30 5 key questions that the Mansion House Compact doesn’t answer 07:34 The startup creating AI jobs for humans: Pro…
Millions in shareholder value wiped out as Babylon delists [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:55
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Tony Blair on his vision for an AI-powered Britain [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:10
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Why has Checkout.com slashed its own valuation again? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:47
This week we discuss: Infarm quits Europe as vertical farming withers on the vine Checkout.com cuts internal valuation by another 15% EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech Can e-fuel make flying green? Sta…
Why is Typeform losing market share? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:59
This week we discuss: 01:06 Monzo narrows losses slightly as lending book triples 04:06 Inside GetYourGuide: Germany’s $2bn travel experiences platform 07:41 US giant NEA backs Stockholm AI company Sana Labs 09:45 Did US…