Reilly Brennan
Reilly Brennan is a partner at Trucks Venture Capital, an adjunct professor at Stanford University, and an influential voice in transportation. He has authored several contributions focusing on topics like communication cleanliness during COVID-19, advanced driving systems, and automated vehicles. Brennan is renowned for his weekly transportation newsletter, FoT, which is a must-read in the transportation sector.
Recommendations
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Editions
On endurance, hypercars, and room for creativity
On lawns, power, and lithium-ion
On power sources, sharing, and network effects
On exploration, shared experiences, and breaking up monotony
On mail, transport, and the search for a better vehicle for the USPS
On road trips, America, and safety mechanisms
On ride sharing, communal spaces, and restoring consumer confidence
On driving, assistive technologies, and the importance of language in setting expectations