Gerardo Interiano's guest appearances

Gerardo Interiano

TechVibe Radio

On Crisis with Joanna Doven

Ryan Green

Chris Harrison

Brad Feld

Chris Urmson

Johns Hopkins

Tim Parks

Patrick McKenna

Jay Brown

Fred Brown

Peter Smith

Steven Young

Larry Miller

Aaron Watson

Ajit Pai

John Thornton

OwlTail

Get ready; it’s coming. What does a self driving future look like and how do we get there? From a 40,000 reduction in vehicle-related deaths to turning parking lots into parks -- and, let’s face it, convenience -- we dissected the industry’s possibilities  with two leaders of the self-driving vehicle technology company, . Led by former Google, Tesla and Uber executives, their recent acquisition of Uber’s autonomous driving unit will bring the “Aurora Driver” to the world’s leading ride-hailing network.  valued the company at $10 billion, further solidifying their role as the most technically renowned autonomous driving leader.    So, in an industry whose success requires public adoption -- what communications strategies is Aurora deploying to impact the  ‘mental leap’ needed for legislators and everyday citizens to trust a robot-vehicle?   We talk with two of Aurora’s top executives in communications and public affairs, respectively; Faryl Ury and Gerardo Interiano. Together, their impressive careers span journalist positions at The Associated Press and NPR, executive roles at Square and Google and decades of experience bringing highly regulated products to market.    We talk about the long-term communications mindset, getting over public misconceptions and why aggressive communications on the company’s “safety first” commitment is paramount -- especially as they seek to shape regulations for a whole new industry.

Episode 5 w/ Gerardo Interiano & Faryl Ury of Aurora

Aurora made massive headlines last week announcing its acquisition of Uber ATG to accelerate its autonomous vehicle technology development right here in Pittsburgh. We are excited to welcome Gerardo Interiano, Head of Government Relations at Aurora, to provide more insight on the acquisition and what it means to Pittsburgh's tech ecosystem. Gerardo will also expand more on Aurora's commitment to grow in the region as we move into 2021. Aurora, founded in 2017, is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly and broadly. The company is building the Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks across a range of applications.

Aurora made massive headlines last week announcing its acquisition of Uber ATG to accelerate its autonomous vehicle technology development right here in Pittsburgh. We are excited to welcome Gerardo Interiano, Head of Government Relations at Aurora, to provide more insight on the acquisition and what it means to Pittsburgh's tech ecosystem. Gerardo will also expand more on Aurora's commitment to grow in the region as we move into 2021. Aurora, founded in 2017, is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly and broadly. The company is building the Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks across a range of applications.

One Mic Stand: Gerardo Interiano of Aurora 