### Automate It Ep #25 - Waymo Trucking Shuts Down

On Episode 25, Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov play the robot invention game and create what I think is a robotic pogo stick(?). Then, the main topic of the week (starting around 15:55) -- Waymo is shutting down its robotic trucking division. What does it mean for the autonomy industry as a whole?

After a whirlwind July in which we moved AND had a baby, Automate It is finally back with a bang! Did you miss us?

On Episode 25, [Stefan Seltz-Axmacher](https://www.linkedin.com/company/82495056/admin/feed/posts/#) and [Ilia Baranov](https://www.linkedin.com/company/82495056/admin/feed/posts/#) play the robot invention game and create what I think is a robotic pogo stick(?).

Then, the main topic of the week (starting around 15:55) -- [Waymo](https://www.linkedin.com/company/82495056/admin/feed/posts/#) is shutting down its robotic trucking division. What does it mean for the autonomy industry as a whole?

**Listen to the episode:**

[On Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bihpjpTfttYKgMDR5r6Wd?si=cui8d2wJS3enRQNNtxfwQg)

[On Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-25-waymo-trucking-shuts-down/id1652686795?i=1000623464508)

**Written By**  
Polymath HQ