How Self-Driving Tech Is Changing Cars, Trucks, and Cities (With Barry Lunn)-Ep #187

Marc and Barry explore how self-driving technology is evolving through radar, sensors, and ADAS, and what it means for safety, business, and the future of global transportation.

About the Episode:

Welcome back to the Future Tech and Foresight podcast. I'm your AI host Marc Verbenkov’s Deepfake avatar, and this is episode number 187.

Autonomous vehicles are often portrayed as the ultimate expression of future mobility—offering promises of safety, efficiency, and massive economic transformation. But what’s actually happening on the ground today? In this episode, we explore the business case for autonomous trucking and agriculture, the evolution of radar and sensor technology, and how incremental improvements in ADAS are paving the way for broader adoption. Barry shares insights from his journey working with major automakers and discusses how sensor software innovations, cost reduction, and data-driven smart city applications are changing the trajectory of the automotive industry. We also dive into the role Asia is playing in leading global adoption.

About the Guest:

Barry Lunn is the Founder and CEO of Provizio, the leading provider of low-cost advanced perception imaging radar that is reliable in all-weather conditions, delivering solutions for safe, cost-effective and scalable L3+ autonomy. Barry has over two decades experience as an entrepreneur and business leader in the imaging technology industry serving as a founder, investor, director and CEO of several companies and has worked with defence contractors, space agencies and multinationals. Prior to founding Provizio, Barry founded Arralis, a multi-award winning radar company that developed a number of unique IPs and patents and secured major projects with General Motors, ESA, NASA, Airbus and Boeing.

Website: https://provizio.ai/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-lunn/

Timestamps:
00:00:52 - Episode Commences
00:02:55 - The Journey Towards Autonomous Industries!
00:09:00 - The Wastage on Car Crashes Every Year
00:14:50 - How Rules & Regulations Slowing the Process?
00:19:18 - The Improvements of Sensors in Autonomous Vehicles
00:23:50 - How Far Industries has been able to Successful in Autonomy?
00:31:36 - The Label Field of Autonomy
00:37:23 - How Other Business are Going to be Impacted by the Touch of Autonomy?
00:43:34 - Vehicles as Autonomy in Every Part of the World
00:49:12 - How AI is Involved in Autonomy?
00:54:14 - Episode Concludes

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