What does it take to power an autonomous vehicle?
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In this special episode, created in partnership with the Royal Institute of Navigation, we hear from Alex Stewart. Alex is a founding engineer at Oxa, a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company in Oxfordshire, England, and he has spent the past twenty years developing advanced autonomous systems. He recently told Chris Smith about Oxa's vision for transforming how goods move... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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