

Rob Grant
Policy and autonomy expert who co-produces Autonomy Signals segments on The Road to Autonomy; provides analysis on industrial strategy, supply chains, and regulatory implications for autonomy deployments.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 45min
Episode 387 | Autonomy Signals: China's $400 Billion Investment in Robotics Accelerates Autonomous Belt and Road Initiative
Rob Grant, policy and autonomy analyst who parses industrial strategy and supply chains, joins to discuss China’s $400B robotics mobilization. He outlines EV–humanoid manufacturing convergence and XPeng’s scale targets. They cover surging Chinese auto exports with ADAS and the idea of an Autonomous Belt and Road. They also flag rising compute and component cost pressures.


