PAVEcast: A conversation about autonomous vehicles
PAVEcast is the official podcast of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a nonprofit coalition working to raise the level of public knowledge about autonomous vehicle (self-driving car) technology. Join us for a conversation about the future of transportation. You can find us @PAVECampaign on social media or on the web at www.pavecampaign.org.
Podcasting since 2021 • 137 episodes
PAVEcast: A conversation about autonomous vehicles
Latest Episodes
Accessibility in Motion: How SAE and GM are Empowering Students to Innovate for Equitable Mobility
Accessibility is often cited as a key benefit of automated vehicles and emerging mobility technologies, but designing vehicles for wheelchair users is complex. The SAE CivicProgress Challenge was created to help address this gap by empowering c...
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Revisiting the Road Ahead: Navigating AV Policy and Progress in 2026
With a new administration and Congress, 2025 was widely viewed as a potential turning point for autonomous vehicles. One year later, did the industry’s expectations match reality? Join us for a timely follow-up conversation examining how politi...
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Scaling for the Long Haul: A Fireside Chat with Kodiak CTO Andreas Wendel
2025 was a pivotal year for the autonomous trucking space, as industry leaders moved beyond pilots and industrial use cases toward true long-haul deployment. However, scaling safely and sustainably remains a complex challenge. Tune in for a fir...
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Future-Ready Fleets: Scaling AV Operations Centers with Becca Lehner and Alex Rudin of MITRE
In this episode of the PAVEcast, we sit down with Becca Lehner and Alex Rudin of MITRE to spotlight their recently published research on scaling AV operations centers. Tune in to learn more about MITRE’s Automated Vehicle Research Collaborative...
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The Case for Safety: An Interview with Aaron Botwick of Aerovect
In this episode of the PAVEcast, we sit down with Aaron Botwick, Head of Safety at AeroVect. Tune in for a discussion on the unique challenges and opportunities of automating airport logistics, the growing importance of safety cases, and their ...
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