Rinaudo: Drones and autonomous tech will cut infrastructure costs significantly
Keller Rinaudo · a16z Podcast | A Society Under Construction - Modernizing Infrastructure · Jan 2, 2019 · at 18:35
Keller Rinaudo, CEO of Zipline, discusses how modern technology can modernize infrastructure far more cheaply than legacy physical projects.
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“There are so many ways that new technology, autonomous vehicles, ride sharing drones, Are going to make it possible to actually achieve the same goals for less cost.”
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