Brett Suma, Bot Auto | A Trucking Company that Drives Itself
Brett Suma, CEO of Bot Auto, joins Chris Caplice to discuss what it takes to build a trucking business around autonomous trucks. In April, Bot Auto ran a 230-mile commercial load from Houston to Hutchins, Texas, on public roads with no driver in the cab and no remote driving. Brett says the company is now focused on making those operations repeatable and scalable.
In this conversation, they cover:
Why Brett sees Bot Auto as a trucking company that happens to be autonomous
How he compares truck utilization under the 70-hour rule with the potential for autonomous trucks
Why he thinks network…
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