Podcast

Cost Per Mile and the Road to Autonomous Trucking (w/ Xiaodi Hou of Bot Auto)

Bot Auto founder Xiaodi Hou joins us to break down why cost-per-mile, not tech demos, is the real key to scaling autonomous trucking—and why even the most advanced systems still need a human touch.

39
min

In this episode, we dive into the gritty reality of autonomous trucking with Xiaodi Hou, founder of Bot Auto, a Level 4 freight-hauling company that's rewriting the playbook on autonomy. While much of the industry chases glossy tech demos and futuristic hype, Bot Auto is quietly building a cost-efficient, scalable logistics operation—one truckload at a time.