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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Remember, friends… It’s “Nitpicking” NOT “Nut picking”

Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🚨 Autonocast 363: Did Kirsten enjoy her Lucid Gravity? What’s the Citroen CX of EVs? How’s Waymo Ops doing? Do the CA AV reporting rules make sense? Did I enjoy my friend’s use of FSD on a HW 2.5 Model S? Can Kirsten keep Ed & I under control? Ep link in thread:

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🎙️ Autonocast 358 is live! This week we break down Wayve’s $1.2 billion raise, Uber's plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, the debate over remote ops, Waymo’s overseas remote assistants, and what actually counts as “driving” in an AV. www.autonocast.com/blog/2026/3/...

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#358: The Remote Ops Debate, Wayve’s $1.2B Bet, Uber’s Robotaxi Strategy — Autonocast

This week we break down Wayve’s massive $1.2 billion round, Uber’s plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, followed by a punchy debate over remote ops, including congressional scrutin...

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why AVs need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcement, and much, much more. Also, the hosts critique each other’s fashion choices.

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#357: Why AV's Need Real World Data w/Nexar's Zach Greenberger — Autonocast

Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why Autonomous Vehicles need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcemen...

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Joel Feder @joelfeder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Delivering on all three promises of The Drivecast with Ep. 4. "... giving you an inside, behind the scenes look at the biggest stories, controversies, and people shaping the automotive industry." Let's be real, @alexroy144.bsky.social stories are always wild.

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The Human Driver Just Became the Weakest Link: How a Tesla Drove Itself From LA to NYC

The largest issues during a self-driving Tesla’s cross-country winter drive? Human error.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The Tesla weather map is your friend. And keep those cameras clean, my friends.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

We just set the 1st Fully Autonomous, ZERO-Intervention Cannonball Run Record from LA-NY. In the middle of WINTER, through extreme cold, snow, ice, slush & rain, FSD drove 100% of the 3081 miles of our journey. www.thedrive.com/news/a-tesla...

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A Tesla Actually Drove Itself from Los Angeles to New York: Exclusive

Alex Roy and a team of independent autonomy experts just completed a Tesla FSD "Cannonball Run" with zero disengagements.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The Autonocast needs a new podcast editor immediately. One hour eps published weekly. DM me.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Persian people will never forget who stood beside them. And who didn’t. Never.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Persians going to be hunting down IRGC/Regime murderers who flee for years. No nation should take in these criminals. Freeze their assets. Return them to the Persian ppl for trial. Free Iran. Long Persia.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I love debate and good faith opposing views, but table stakes are historical knowledge, broad context, and coherent end goals.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

World’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive achieved! Tesla’s Narrative Command is affirmed. OP: x.com/DavidMoss/st...

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

How do I remove all AI generated videos from my YouTube feed? I would pay for this.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Exactly as Rodney Brooks predicted years ago when I had lunch with him. More people should listen to Rodney Brooks.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Me to my seven-year-old daughter: “I also used to love pushing the shopping cart in the supermarket when I was your age.” Her: “Was that during the Industrial Revolution?” 😳😳😳

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Imagine saying all elevators should have human operators. Forever.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I can’t believe there are ppl who believe humans will never explore planets beyond Earth. But I have special contempt for those who think we shouldn’t.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Is it ok for this person to occupy two Tesla Superchargers? Or should they have decoupled their trailer first and only unoccupied one?

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Amazing how many ppl suddenly complaining about robotaxi safety have never lifted a finger to improve human driving safety by demanding more rigorous driver’s licensing standards. Selective outrage highlights lack of first principles.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

When did the plural of vinyl become vinyls?

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It breaks my heart to say it but Spinal Tap 2 is not good.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

TBT to Ice-T explaining the mods to my Cannonball Run E39 BMW M5 for APEX: The Secret Race Across America youtu.be/MTJRhQuqc3E?...

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Why Alex Roy Chose a BMW M5 To Break the Cannonball Run Record (Ice-T Narration)

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Sudden drone experts on 🔥 this week.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The deployment timelines of autonomous vehicles have finally converged with the purchasing of real estate The PHX Waymo geofence is my home selection boundary

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Topics we should be teaching by 3rd grade but don’t: Nutrition Financial literacy Negotiation Entrepreneurship 1 Foreign language

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🚨 Autonocast 351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room. Ep link in thread

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

LA, 1984. Between Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Manimal & Automan it’s a miracle a single criminal was left alive.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🚨 Autonocast #350: How To Fix The SAE Levels w/Bryant Walker Smith When is self-driving not self-driving? How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety? Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, and his latest paper "Self-Driving Means Self-Driving." Ep link in thread

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Aside from the poor judgement that led Jeep to deploy this in-car… The ad itself is terribly designed. As. In. Zero. Design. Imagine having all that screen real estate… And this is what someone said was “good enough.”

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🚨 Autonocast 349: How To Make AI Useful w/MIT's Bryce Reimer How to cut through the AI hype? What is the best application of AI in human driving? Reimer is one of the Top 3 BS sniffers on earth, and alone in having a realistic vision of what AI can actually do. www.autonocast.com/blog/2025/11...

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#349: How To Make AI Useful w/MIT's Bryan Reimer — Autonocast

How to cut through the BS of AI hype? What is the optimal integration of AI into work? What is the best application of AI in human driven vehicles? MIT Research Scientist Bryan Reimer is one of the ...

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🚨 Autonocast 348 is live! Will Rivian bike spinoff Also become the Tesla Model S of bikes? Why is it called Also? Why did a Tesla see ghosts in a cemetery? How will Tesla handle all the HW3 owners whose cars may never be driverless? Does Ed's BMW "Clownshoe" ZM3 redeem him? Link in thread…

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Tesla FSD 14 is nice but it still tries to enter HOV lanes despite “use HOV lanes” being set to OFF.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

AGI is imminent but I still get AI cold outreach asking if I would ever consider writing a book. A 2-second Google search yields 👇🏼

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

In a world of indistinguishable, low-mile supercars, uniqueness is everything. Who will buy THE OG MERC AMG which came in 2nd on the 1979 Cannonball Run? 🔥🇺🇸📈🏁 bringatrailer.com/listing/1978...

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No Reserve: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #216,739.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Autonocast CES 2026 Party Waitlist is open: www.autonocastparty.com

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

If you don't know what this is you are NGMI

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Kirsten Korosec @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I will be interviewing Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on Monday at @techcrunch.com Disrupt 2025 .... Have any question for her? Drop them here. Also, on Tuesday @seanokane.bsky.social has two great interviews scheduled: Slate CEO Chris Barman and Wayve CEO Alex Kendall

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Sudden artillery experts on 🔥 today

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Too late to explore the the seas, too early to explore the stars, but just in time to buy the highly depreciated dream cars of my youth and learn abt scarcity of parts & mechanics.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🚨 Autonocast 347: Should Waymo pranksters be permabanned? Will Tesla survive Ed's door handle obsession? What makes Kirsten a real journalist? Will I explain how to get into our 2026 CES party? Also, why AV operations will be more important than the tech itself... Ep link below...

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Should Waymo permaban all 50 of these people?

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

FACHIDIOT (noun): A German, pejorative term for a person who is an expert in their specific field but lacks common sense, perspective, or awareness outside of their specialty, leading to a narrow, blinkered view of multi-faceted problems.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🚨 Autonocast 346: - I get pulled over for the first time in 15 years - Ed is more interested in the wild Silicon Valley Sperm Racing story - Kirsten brings it back around to Waymo's rainy adventures in Arizona. Will innovation win? Or will Ed drag the show down again? Link in thread...

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I am thrilled to hear of the Israel/Gaza peace treaty. I fully expect 100% of those marching to #FreePalestine will cease protesting and embrace Jews as their partners in peace, and collaborate in building a prosperous and harmonious future for all.

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Alex Roy @alexroy144.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Imagine reading this and then going back to work on AI slop generation.

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