Autonomous Vehicles

Join Paul Spain as he chats with Matt Taylor, Kiwi founder of Trepo, an AI-powered startup revolutionising the kitchen.

Hear from Paul Spain and Nyssa Waters, founder and CEO of Possibl.ai and rcrt, as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption, touching on privacy, ethics, and data sovereignty.

Host Paul Spain sits down with Scott McLiver, partner and Chief AI Officer at PwC New Zealand, to explore how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming business.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb, Co-Founder and COO of Tend Health, for an in-depth look at how Tend Health is transforming primary healthcare in New Zealand through digital innovation,…

Join host Paul Spain and Neeharika Chowdhary, General Manager of AI and Data Products at One New Zealand.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Together they discuss lessons from Money20/20 Bangkok, the rise of agentic commerce, stablecoins, digital finance and how AI is transforming financial services.

In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator. Learn about Alain’s unconventional journey from global tech consultancy to bootstrapping world-class…

Host Paul Spain is joined by Glenn Maiden, Chief Security Officer at Fortinet and Director of Threat Intelligence Operations at FortiGuard Labs, Australia and New Zealand.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Cam Richardson, founder of Paysquad, as Cam shares the origin, mission, and future vision of Paysquad, a Kiwi fintech making group payments possible at checkout.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Brett Roberts as they unpack the latest tech news from New Zealand and the wider world. From Peter Beck’s bold leadership, a look back at Apple’s 50‑year legacy of design and disruption, a trip around the moon with Artemis 2 crew and more.

Dive into the world of OpenClaw as Paul Spain is joined by industry leaders Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager Internet) and Nigel Parker (Vivara).

Listen in as host Paul Spain is joined by Stephen Kurzeja (2degrees) to discuss 2degrees’ direct‑to‑cell satellite coverage, and AI‑powered digital transformation.

Join host Paul Spain as he sits down with Sam Vye of Syos Aerospace, a trailblazing New Zealand tech company shaking up the unmanned vehicle industry.

Callum McMenamin (Open Access) joins host Paul Spain to unpack Manage My Health data breach, exploring critical shortcomings in cybersecurity and the lack of mandatory multi-factor authentication.

Hear from Paul Spain and Ben O’Brien as they unpack the latest tech news including NZ Police’s redaction glitch, a new Government Digital Delivery Agency, smart TV privacy concerns, James Powell’s…

Join Paul Spain as he chats with Scott Spooner (SPS Automation). Discover the fascinating world of bespoke robotics, from AI-powered agricultural drones combating wilding pines to spectacular drone light shows.

Hear from host Paul Spain and Mike Jones, General Manager at Earthcare Environmental. Mike shares his first-hand experiences with Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised technology, diving…

Join host Paul Spain and Eoghan Neligan, co-founder of Gravity. Eoghan discusses Gravity’s role as an applied innovation company, working with big business, impact ventures, and startups.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Kieran Byrne, the Chief Technology Officer at One NZ. Listen in as they explore the rise of autonomous vehicles, AI-powered telco networks, and the game-changing impact of Starlink’s satellite connectivity for Kiwis.

A call with NZ’s first astronaut and space tourist—Mark Rocket, as he recounts his inspiring experience of launching into orbit, floating in zero gravity, and seeing Earth from space.

Join Paul Spain and Ryan Ashton (A Few Quiet Yarns – AFQY) as they delve into the dynamic landscape of AI, autonomous driving technology, and the MWC 2025.

Join Josh Webb (Hypr NZ) and host Paul Spain as they delve into cybersecurity concerns following the alleged hacking incident on the U.S. Treasury.

Join Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager) as they delve into tech news from the week including, the impact of social media on traditional journalism as Google threatens to stop links to NZ news…

Join the conversation as host Paul Spain and Seeby Woodhouse (Voyager) explore NZ Post’s hydrogen-powered trucks, Trans-Tasman space research projects, the ethical implications of AI, Seeby’s…

In this episode financial advisor Darcy Ungaro (Ungaro & Co.) joins host Paul Spain, for a fascinating discussion on investments, the influence of AI on publicly listed companies, and the surge in Bitcoin and NFT prices.

In this episode host Paul Spain is joined by Catherine MacGowan, Wisk Aero Asia Pacific Regional Director, to discuss the exciting advancements into autonomous aircraft.

Paul Spain is joined by Bruce Jackson Founder of Kai’s Education, as they discuss how the award winning KaiBot is helping Children to learn coding, as well as looking into self-driving and the 3d printing industry.

Paul Spain and Nathan Mercer discuss the big tech topics – including Unity’s buyout of Weta Digital for $2.3B, Autonomous Truck and Farm Vehicles, Surface Laptop SE + Windows 11 SE, Artificial Intelligence vs NZ students and how NZ Police play crims online.

Discussing the current state of tech – Bill Bennett joins Paul Spain to discuss MIQ bots, supply chain issues, Tesla finally makes a ‘real’ profit, Kaseya decryptor, autonomous cars, NZ global fibre cable to world sold offshore and more.

Paul Spain and Sarah Putt discuss R&D Tax Credits, Autonomous Weapons, Southern Cross Next, CIO 50 plus hands on with Dyson V15, HomePod Mini, M1 MacBook, iPad Pro, Oppo A74 5G, Oppos A54 5G, Mi 11, Mi 11 Ultra.

This episode we delve into Kogan’s NZ acquisition and recent dramas, Sky’s foray into Internet services, the New Year’s honours, autonomous tech and much more. Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Nate Dunn.

Kiwisaver Tech Investing with Movac and Kiwiwealth, Tesla Battery Day news including sub NZ$50k autonomous electric car, Apple software/Watch/iPad refreshes, HP announces new laptops.

Damon Kelly joins Paul Spain to discuss the tech news of the week and a little about his firm Enlighten Designs. Topics include Covid Tracing, an autonomous future and Huawei’s take on the Apple Watch.

Amazon buys autonomous driving company Zoox, Microsoft retail stores future is online, 3D printed Rockets and what this means for SpaceX and Rocket Lab, SpaceX futuristic spaceports, Microsoft’s…

Microsoft investing in NZ Azure and 365 region, Ultrafast Fibre sold, Volvo banking on Lidar for autonomous cars, Thunderbolt data risk demoed, Kickstart layoffs. Hands on: Oppo A91, Ipad Pro/Magic Keyboard, Dell XPS with 10th gen chips.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (approx $2200 – $2500), Samsung Galaxy S20 range delivers 5G plus massive zoom and 8k video (Samsung Galaxy S20 NZ$1499, Samsung Galaxy S20+ $1899, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra…

Collapse OS, Dyson kills EV, Waymo update, OECD digital services tax, Adobe vs Venezuela, Apple removes app used in Hong Kong protests, Skydio 2 vs DJI, Broader Outcomes procurement, Uber doubles NZ locations, Sky Rugby rights vs Spark Sport cricket rights.

Hands-on Samsung Note 10+, Streaming to change as Disney+ and Apple TV+ are due to launch whilst Sky Sport Now and Spark Sport fight it out. Autonomous eScooters are coming, Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, big automakers vs Tesla, Air NZ leaks customer data.

Trump deal helps Huawei, Sir Jony Ive departing Apple, Apple acquires self-driving car startup, Oppo Reno 10x, Dyson V11, what is Duratek Plus, Lenovo ThinkPad T490, Plexure update, 2degrees and Spark change of leadership.

Facebook has finally announced it’s cryptocurrency play with the Libra blockchain and Calibra wallet.

Silicon Valley-based Christian Beedgen (CTO, Co-founder – Sumo Logic) joins Paul Spain in the Podcasts NZ studio to discuss data ethics, data bias, unintended consequences and other topics such as autonomous cars.

Insights following Paul’s visit to CES 2019 in Las Vegas and discussion with Yourdrive car sharing founder Oscar Ellison.

Recorded at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Paul Spain and Myriam Joire review highlights of CES 2019 announcements across autonomous air taxis, to the LG rollup OLED TV and a variety of other gadgets and news.

DJI Drone update, October Windows 10 update damages Microsoft reputation, iPhone Xr lands, Rolls-Royce works with Intel to deliver self-driving ships, follow up on Lime Scooters, hands on with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and D-Link’s Mesh Wi-Fi range.

Old PCs kills productivity says Microsoft, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Lime Scooters, NZ is most scammed country, Air NZ commits to Cora autonomous air taxi.

A special episode recorded about an Air NZ flight from Los Angeles to Auckland – IBM’s Watson dangerous AI, Ridesharing with others first hand, Autonomous car and truck updates, Kodak’s disruption and WiFi and Podcasts at 10km up.

Air NZ Wi-Fi is 10x faster now, new MacBook Pros, U.S. and ZTE ‘makeup’, George Hotz Self Driving Vs Assisted Driving Comma.ai, NZ’s Colour X-ray tech, Elon – stop tweeting, a dose of NZ Cyber Security reality from KPMG and Gorilla.

Are Autonomous Air Taxis coming to Auckland thanks to Air New Zealand or Uber? Ohmio $20M deal, Fitbit Versa and Aria 2 scales, N4L and Chorus Wi-Fi trial, EU vs Kaspersky, FIFA streaming in Australia, TVNZ Hei Hei, Huawei mimics iPhones 10 for $500.

Inside Lightbox with Hema Patel, Apple’s Autonomous Car Play, Uber that killed said to have emergency braking disabled, SwipedOn to the US, Microsoft talking AI, Rocket Lab launch update, GDPR +…

Air New Zealand Wi-Fi now available, JBL 5.1 Soundbars, Digital Surveillance vs privacy, Google I/O highlights incl Duplex, Gmail Smart Compose, Android P, Waymo autonomous cars to the moon and back.

Huawei P20 Pro hands-on, Vodafone IPO off, for now, 111 caller location for iPhone, Nyriad, tech can hear the word you say in your head, wireless broadband plans double, Virgin makes a maiden rocket-powered flight, Omhio autonomous buses, and shuttles.

Upcoming high-speed satellite gets closer as the US approves providers, Huawei P20 Pro offers 4 cameras in a phone, Vocus sale and Trustpower, Lightwire insights, what is 1.1.1.1 DNS?

NBA 99c sports streaming, Sky TV vs The Future, USA vs China/Huawei, Baidu Autonomous Car testing whilst Uber is blocked, Chorus direct broadcast, Spark IoT goes live, Facebook / Cambridge Analytica, nib’s Frankie virtual health insurance consultant.

This week – Future cities, Cora from Kitty Hawk/Zephyr Airworks takes off in NZ funded by Google’s Larry Page, Syndex Exchange for proportional ownership, Apple Parental controls, Nest taking on Amazon plus the reality of an autonomous Uber killing a pedestrian.

This week – Sky vs Spark/Netflix, Arizona and California self-driving car wars, Toyota’s $2.8B self-driving car investment, Australia vs ISP marketing, Advertising Standards Authority and Influencers, Invsta, Rod Drury stepping down as Xero CEO, ASB update.

This week, Oppo vs iPhone, Amazon Alexa lands in NZ, Tesla’s missing self-driving test results, BizDojo sold, no cellphone radiation risk, Tesla solar/batteries hit mass market retail, free iPhone 7 repairs, Could China lead in Electric and Autonomous Car tech?

Robots, assistants, modular TV, virtual reality, autonomous tech, smart fridges, smartphones, cameras and headphones – from Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Lyft and more.

Vodafone’s new TV box, Lyft raises US$1-Billion, Samsung Portable SSD T5, Nvidia autonomous car tech, InsureMyTesla offers low cost insurance, Huawei confirms Mate 10, Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Kaspersky standing up to allegations, Alphabet’s Burritos by drone.

This week Paul Spain is joined at Gorilla Technology HQ by Hon Simon Bridges to hear perspectives on technology in transport and communications. Autonomous cars, Multimode Transport, and ubiquitous broadband are discussed.

This week – Genoapay, Broadpwn Wi-Fi risks on iOS and Android, GLAS Cortana thermostat, lvl5 advancing self-driving tech, Crown Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft vs Windows 10 users, fingerprints vs boarding passes, Alphabay, Vodafone smartphone giveaway.

This week – World’s largest lithium-ion battery headed to South Australia, Russia vs US, Solar Car, Electric autonomous trucks, UFB 2 moving, NZ IoT networks, Bitcoin Exchange Hacked, audio tickets, Alibaba vs Amazon Echo, NZ Young Professionals Podcast.

This week a $3.7 Billion fine for Google, the UK supermarket with autonomous delivery, Osnova’s AI Maths Tutor, NotPetya, Tesla model 3 in NZ already, Flux Accelerator event, Pandora exits NZ, Elon Musk’s first LA tunnel segment.

This week – Owl 360 degree conference cam, autonomous Nissan, Microsoft Surface Laptop / 2017 Surface Pro, Sky/Vodafone ditch merger, Google Flight Search, 4.5G mobile in NZ, Amazon and Whole Foods Market, Vodafone ups performance, Oracle vs NZ Tech.

On this episode – Elon Musk dreams up cars able to travel 200km/h on underground electric skates (The Boring Company), NZ Tech/Transport startup TNX, personal vertical take-off and landing aircraft,…

This week – Russian Robocops and autonomous tanks, Windows 10 Creators Edition, Travel Talk NZ launches, Tesla Trucks, Cadillac creates LIDAR maps, TPG to deliver mobile networks in Australia and Singapore – is NZ on their radar, 5G in USA.

In Episode 327 we discuss ground based autonomous robot deliveries, the two sides to the encryption debate following the London terrorist using WhatsApp encrypted messaging, iOS 10.3 and updates to AirPods plus Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ preview and refurbished Note 7 phones.

Toyota autonomous cars, Fairphone modular phone, Wellington’s LookSee campaign attracts global tech talent, Tivo shutdown, iPad Pro vs Surface Pro, Oppo NZ, 3D printed houses.

This week Rod Drury (Xero) and Lillian Grace (CEO. Figure.NZ) join Paul Spain to discuss taxing Robots, Webstock, Uber’s latest drama, Orion and Xero go Amazon Web Services (AWS), GM and Lyft autonomous car trial, Google Loon, Sonos, AirPods, home WiFi and more.

Paul Spain shares thoughts on why we should all wear the hat of a Futurist, and tech related influences on housing – including access via autonomous vehicle, considering going from Ultra-Fast Broadband to ADSL connectivity and Flick Electric.

Thom Hooker (SMX) and Jonathan McFarlane (Spark) discuss the future of Xtra email. Plus lights out for some Internet users, Megaupload 2.0, Wynyard Group in administration, Translation tech, Samsung’s Note 8, autonomous buses in Singapore.

Kevin Mitnick shows how to hack JB Hi-Fi online store, HP x3 and Lapdock, Uber going autonomous in September, Gigabit Ultra-Fast Broadband heading to more NZ homes, Intel Developer Forum, NZ Cert update.

NZ’s first Samsung Note 7 hands on preview, Xbox One S, Brick Laying robot, Xiaomi’s MacBook Air clone, Uber China sold to Chinese competitor Didi Chuxing, iPhone 7 leaks, autonomous shuttle bus, Module’s Equity Crowdfunding campaign and Decibel speaker.

This week features – Elon Musk’s Masterplan 2 and Tesla Autonomous Trucks, Cyber sabotage apparently used by Fortune 500 companies, Air NZ allowing inflight Bluetooth, acquisitions galore – Marker Metro, ARM/SoftBank, Yahoo/Verizon.

An autonomous bus takes to public roads, Pushpay goes after utilities bills, Microsoft’s new 2TB UltraHD Xbox One S almost here, Semble pulling plug on mobile wallet, Uber update, Microsoft wins fight with YS Govt over cloud data and we hear all about Homes.co.nz.

This week we look at Philips refreshed Hue smart home lighting, Norton’s Wi-Fi security, brain scanning tech that checks what you know, 3D printed car panels and the first autonomous driving death and news from BMW and Baidu.

We hear from Jim about his tech cartoons, Pauls power cut experience, driverless car races, BMW + Rolls-Royce future car tech and a robot on a motorbike. Plus Meizu 3 Note hands on, Netflix vs Lightbox, Uber autonomous, Bigpipes new feature + more.

Uber ignores rules as NZ Taxi rules changes announced, the $1B Bangladesh SWIFT hack, EU takes on Google while Microsoft buddies up, Opera’s free VPN/Proxy, Minecraft for Gear VR, lifelong batteries, Elon Musk on autonomous driving safety.

Paul Spain is joined by Myriam Joire (aka TnkGrl – Tech Pundit, ex-Editor Engadget) to learn about LeEco’s new self-driving electric vehicle concept, LeEco’s high end but budget Android phones and experiences with the new HTC 10 smartphone.

Further commentary on Microsoft Build 2016, Hawaiki Cable update, Pentagon open for hacking, wearable sensors coming to hospitals, Spark mobile broadband update, Huawei’s growth, Tesla 3 and…

This week Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss Netflix and the potential threat to Proxy users, hands on with cheap fast 4G Broadband, the slick Brydge iPad keyboard, US puts $4B into autonomous cars, Southern Cross Cable, Hololens and TradeMe’s fee hike.

This week we review the big encryption debate, a 4-year US$35,000 Internet troll search, Facebook and forgetting your ex, MyRepublic update, Aura’s $10m Kordia sale, Tesla’s disappearing autonomous mode, 30 years of Windows plus Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016.

This episode topics featured include Tesla’s incredible free autonomous driving update, the best camera phones ranked, Intel’s 6th Generatation Core processors (Skylake), Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Z5…

We discuss Microsoft’s news of the Surface Book laptop, HoloLens Dev Kit, Lumia 950 and more. We also hear about Oracle’s Cloud focus and its changing business, Toyota and autonomous cars for 2020 Olympics, SuiteBox, DNA testing and the Dell/EMC merger.

This week we discuss iOS 9 and Ad blocking, Mako Networks receivership, EzyFlix shutdown, flexible e-ink touch screen tech, Network for Learning, Samsung NZ Springboard, Windows 95 anniversary, a TPP tech update and an autonomous bus service in the Netherlands.

We discuss an autonomous truck becoming approved on US roads, Apple’s force touch technology, a $9 computer Netflix data impact, tax changes for online services, new smartphones from Microsoft, a very robust Samsung tablet and finally a stylish wearable device.

This week we discuss 2degrees acquisition of Internet provider Snap, Netflix arrives in NZ, Tesla indicates Self Driving Cars due mid-year, Magic Leap AR demo revealed, Fitbit goes on the cycle track and Intel refreshes the NUC.

For this episode Paul Spain (@paulspain) is joined by Nick MacAvoy (@chifeatures) and Bill Bennett (@billbennettnz) to discuss Southern Cross Internet price cuts, a UK startup launched by Kiwis…