Alex Roy
@alexroy144.bsky.social
GP: NIVC. Co-Founder: The Narrative Command Co, Autonocast, The Drive, Tool or Die, Human Driving Association. Chairman Emeritus @The Moth. “Godfather of the Modern Cannonball Run" 🎗️
🚨 Autonocast 351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion
Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room.
Ep link in thread
Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🚨 Autonocast 351: Feisty Thanksgiving Discussion
Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room.
Ep link in thread
Sleepy safety drivers, scaling robotaxis, Alex thanks the Autonocast party sponsors, Ed thanks Elon for giving him something to complain about, and Kirsten thanks us for letting her be the adult in the room.
Ep link in thread
LA, 1984. Between Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Manimal & Automan it’s a miracle a single criminal was left alive.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
LA, 1984. Between Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Manimal & Automan it’s a miracle a single criminal was left alive.
🚨 Autonocast #350: How To Fix The SAE Levels w/Bryant Walker Smith
When is self-driving not self-driving?
How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety?
Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, and his latest paper "Self-Driving Means Self-Driving."
Ep link in thread
When is self-driving not self-driving?
How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety?
Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, and his latest paper "Self-Driving Means Self-Driving."
Ep link in thread
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨 Autonocast #350: How To Fix The SAE Levels w/Bryant Walker Smith
When is self-driving not self-driving?
How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety?
Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, and his latest paper "Self-Driving Means Self-Driving."
Ep link in thread
When is self-driving not self-driving?
How do the words we use for autonomous vehicles affect safety?
Smith talks about how the SAE levels came to be, and his latest paper "Self-Driving Means Self-Driving."
Ep link in thread
Aside from the poor judgement that led Jeep to deploy this in-car…
The ad itself is terribly designed.
As. In. Zero. Design.
Imagine having all that screen real estate…
And this is what someone said was “good enough.”
The ad itself is terribly designed.
As. In. Zero. Design.
Imagine having all that screen real estate…
And this is what someone said was “good enough.”
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Aside from the poor judgement that led Jeep to deploy this in-car…
The ad itself is terribly designed.
As. In. Zero. Design.
Imagine having all that screen real estate…
And this is what someone said was “good enough.”
The ad itself is terribly designed.
As. In. Zero. Design.
Imagine having all that screen real estate…
And this is what someone said was “good enough.”
Remember the Fanch.
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Remember the Fanch.
AGI is imminent but I still get AI cold outreach asking if I would ever consider writing a book.
A 2-second Google search yields 👇🏼
A 2-second Google search yields 👇🏼
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
AGI is imminent but I still get AI cold outreach asking if I would ever consider writing a book.
A 2-second Google search yields 👇🏼
A 2-second Google search yields 👇🏼
The Autonocast CES 2026 Party Waitlist is open: www.autonocastparty.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Autonocast CES 2026 Party Waitlist is open: www.autonocastparty.com
If you don't know what this is you are NGMI
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you don't know what this is you are NGMI
🚨 Autonocast 347: Should Waymo pranksters be permabanned? Will Tesla survive Ed's door handle obsession? What makes Kirsten a real journalist? Will I explain how to get into our 2026 CES party? Also, why AV operations will be more important than the tech itself...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🚨 Autonocast 347: Should Waymo pranksters be permabanned? Will Tesla survive Ed's door handle obsession? What makes Kirsten a real journalist? Will I explain how to get into our 2026 CES party? Also, why AV operations will be more important than the tech itself...
Ep link below...
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Should Waymo permaban all 50 of these people?
October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Should Waymo permaban all 50 of these people?
Imagine reading this and then going back to work on AI slop generation.
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Imagine reading this and then going back to work on AI slop generation.
Imagine being offered a post-defeat future/rebirth like that of Germany or Japan.
And rejecting it.
Nihilism.
And rejecting it.
Nihilism.
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Imagine being offered a post-defeat future/rebirth like that of Germany or Japan.
And rejecting it.
Nihilism.
And rejecting it.
Nihilism.
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon down ~4% in premarket
Few understand this
Few understand this
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon down ~4% in premarket
Few understand this
Few understand this
THEM: Argue about JD Vance
ME: Argue about Kojiro Vance
Few understand this.
ME: Argue about Kojiro Vance
Few understand this.
September 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
THEM: Argue about JD Vance
ME: Argue about Kojiro Vance
Few understand this.
ME: Argue about Kojiro Vance
Few understand this.
2006: night vision on my BMW
2024: night vision on my Tesla
I wish every car had a FLIR camera
So annoying having to do an aftermarket install
But I will do anything to increase safety
I wish this was an inexpensive factory option
2024: night vision on my Tesla
I wish every car had a FLIR camera
So annoying having to do an aftermarket install
But I will do anything to increase safety
I wish this was an inexpensive factory option
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
2006: night vision on my BMW
2024: night vision on my Tesla
I wish every car had a FLIR camera
So annoying having to do an aftermarket install
But I will do anything to increase safety
I wish this was an inexpensive factory option
2024: night vision on my Tesla
I wish every car had a FLIR camera
So annoying having to do an aftermarket install
But I will do anything to increase safety
I wish this was an inexpensive factory option
“Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or an indie musician why their parent’s names are blue in Wikipedia.”
August 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or an indie musician why their parent’s names are blue in Wikipedia.”
HUMAN DRIVEN 02 is out
-Democracy Demands A Sword
-Cyborg Semantics
-Massive Unsexy Opportunity
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-Democracy Demands A Sword
-Cyborg Semantics
-Massive Unsexy Opportunity
Link in thread
August 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
HUMAN DRIVEN 02 is out
-Democracy Demands A Sword
-Cyborg Semantics
-Massive Unsexy Opportunity
Link in thread
-Democracy Demands A Sword
-Cyborg Semantics
-Massive Unsexy Opportunity
Link in thread
Caption this contest starts now
August 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Caption this contest starts now
“No, what happened to YOUR hair, dad?”
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“No, what happened to YOUR hair, dad?”
What do you think Tesla thinks this tweet means?
August 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What do you think Tesla thinks this tweet means?
You are not in traffic.
You ARE the traffic.
You ARE the traffic.
August 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You are not in traffic.
You ARE the traffic.
You ARE the traffic.
Kevin Williams is one of the best auto journos today
Unlike the mass of lazy & incurious publishing AI slop-level reviews, Kevin traveling around the world to drive everything we can't get here
His verdict? Chinese cars are amazing, and we should be worried.
TOOL OR DIE ep link in thread
Unlike the mass of lazy & incurious publishing AI slop-level reviews, Kevin traveling around the world to drive everything we can't get here
His verdict? Chinese cars are amazing, and we should be worried.
TOOL OR DIE ep link in thread
July 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Kevin Williams is one of the best auto journos today
Unlike the mass of lazy & incurious publishing AI slop-level reviews, Kevin traveling around the world to drive everything we can't get here
His verdict? Chinese cars are amazing, and we should be worried.
TOOL OR DIE ep link in thread
Unlike the mass of lazy & incurious publishing AI slop-level reviews, Kevin traveling around the world to drive everything we can't get here
His verdict? Chinese cars are amazing, and we should be worried.
TOOL OR DIE ep link in thread