Episode 349 | Autonomous Private Pods, Public Prices: The $20M/Mile Solution to a $2B/Mile Problem
Description
Mark Seeger, Founder & Co-CEO, Glydways joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how a mesh network of private, on-demand autonomous pods can solve global urban congestion at a fraction of the cost of traditional transit.
While today’s narrative currently centers around robotaxis, the real breakthrough may come from rethinking the physics and economics of mass transit through disaggregation. Instead of relying on infrastructure-steered legacy rail systems that lose money on every ride, Glydways has developed an autonomous pod system that utilizes lightweight, pedestrian-grade infrastructure at roughly 10% of the cost of light rail. In other words, replacing a $2 billion-per-mile problem with a $20 million-per-mile solution.
Episode Chapters
0:00 Founding Glydways
7:10 Economic Impact of Glydways
12:24 Incumbent Lobbyists
15:30 Foreign Markets
18:54 Glydways Infrastructure
26:43 Trust & Safety
35:14 Glydways Network
46:09 Glydways Cost Comparison
49:38 Future of Glydways
Recorded on Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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