Explore the guest's evolution from a robotics enthusiast to a self-driving technology pioneer, driven by a passion for improving road safety. Learn about their journey culminating in co-founding Kodiak Robotics and leading as the CEO.
Don Burnette has followed a familiar path into autonomous vehicles, as an early member of Google's self-driving car program and the Otto trucking startup that formed the core of Uber's early foray into the technology. Now, as the founder of the autonomous trucking startup Kodiak he's up against some of the biggest names in the business as competition converges on the promising but challenging trucking business. Burnette joins this week's Autonocast episode to discuss what he's learned about the AV space, why he's focused on trucking, Kodiak's "middle mile" strategy, sensors and much more.