Byron Boots - 5 People Could Control an Army of 500 Autonomous Vehicles | SRS #336

Professor Byron Boots is the co-founder and CEO of Overland AI and a leading expert in machine learning, robotics, and autonomous systems. A full professor at the University of Washington with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon, he previously held research roles at NVIDIA and Google and led the University of Washington's DARPA RACER team to victory. Through Overland AI, Byron is developing autonomous ground vehicles for the U.S. military, helping modernize battlefield logistics, improve operational effectiveness, and reduce risk to service members. Privacy Isn't Paranoia, It's Protection. Download the Glacier app today - https://srs.site/glacierapp Website - https://theglacierapp.com Shawn Ryan Show Links SUBSCRIBE:    / @shawnryanshow   Sign up: https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsl... Support the Show:   / vigilanceelite   Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd... Follow on TikTok:   / shawnryanshow   Follow on Instagram:   / shawnryanshow   Follow on Facebook:   / shawnryanshow   Follow on Snapchat:   / @shawnryanshow   Follow on X:   / shawnryanshow   SRS Podcast Playlist:    • Shawn Ryan Show   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @shawnryanshow   #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Byron Boots Links: X - https://x.com/Overland_AI_X Youtube -    / @overlandai   Website - https://www.overland.ai Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Free trial at https://shopify.com/srs Go to https://helixsleep.com/SRS for up to 30% off. If you have an iPhone, go to https://ladder.fit/SRS to take a quick quiz, get matched with your coach, and get a free 7-day trial (no credit card needed) plus $10 off your first month if you join. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com 0:00 Welcome & Meet Byron Boots 24:14 NVIDIA, Autonomy & DARPA 36:20 The Evolution of Military Autonomy 47:20 DARPA RACER & Founding Overland AI 58:42 Building Autonomous Military Vehicles 1:07:42 Ultra Vehicle & Autonomy Demo 1:21:40 Battlefield Use Cases 1:33:28 Sensors, IEDs & Field Testing 1:46:08 Swarms & Autonomous Warfare 1:59:03 Robotic Pearl Harbor & DoD Challenges 2:08:19 Scaling for the Future & Wrap Up