#4 - "Focus on the boring problems"

In this episode, Christian talks with Augustin Friedel, Associated Partner at MHP, about why the mobility transformation is an evolution, not a revolution. They discuss what autonomous fleets can learn from car sharing’s operations-first winners, why Europe still lags the US and China in scaling, the hyperlocal nature of mobility, fleet financing as a new market, delivery robots, and Augustin’s advice for 2036: stay flexible, embrace change, and follow your passion.

Welcome to Episode 4 and Christian's guest, Lukas Neckermann of Neckermann Strategic Advisors. Together, they dive into autonomous mobility and one key question that remains unanswered: AV profitability.Lukas shares his view on where the learnings are coming from — car sharing and micromobility — and the structural advantage Europe has in AV deployment.

This time: Eduardo Rojas, Advisor, Inspiration Mobility Group, former founding member of Uber’s Autonomous Mobility & Delivery team, and Christian talk about his view on the complexity of the Autonomous ecosystem, his experience at Uber and which roles and value networks it will take to scale operations for this ecosystem.

Dr. Andreas Reschka (Pony.ai) joins Christian to talk scaling robotaxis and why partnering beats building everything alone. He shares why consistency earns riders' trust and whether decentralized ops, chasing demand even when the depot's far away, can be a path to scale.

Issam Tidjani, Co-Founder and CEO of Cariqa, joins Christian to talk about what most EV drivers don't know exists: a hidden reseller layer that silently marks up charging prices between operators and drivers. Cariqa's direct payment infrastructure cuts out that middleman, giving operators full pricing control across 900,000+ charge points in Europe.

This conversation was recorded months ago, but it remains relevant today. Listen as Christian and Rainhard Fuchs, CEO & Co-Founder Glacier, discuss sustainability, climate education, and their commitment to humanity and our planet.

We’re kicking off the second season of our NECTURE discussion series: “Across the First Million.” We sit down with the drivers behind the Autonomous transition to discover what it really takes to scale.Barak Sas, a mobility consultant, is our guest on our first episode and talks with Christian about the broader autonomous ecosystem, Europe’s role, and the fundamentals and dynamics of scaling up. 

Scaling a fleet from 100 to 8000 vehicles, combining station-based and free-floating car sharing, growing organically despite challenges - listen to Marco Viviani, VP Strategic Development at Communauto (Canada) and Karim Hammami, our Director of Sales. 

Better late than never - Christian met Alexander Hotowy, Managing Partner at accilium, during Slush Helsinki. Now we publish their talk on Energy, Mobility and how both ecosystems are moving closer.

Heidi Lindvall, General Partner and Co-Founder of Pale blue dot, and Christian talk about Climate Tech and their special take on investing in this field. They dive into the Climate Tech narrative and what it actually take to become a sustainable company.