AUTNMY AI

Applied Intelligence for the Autonomy Economy.

AUTNMY AI is an applied intelligence firm whose mission is to develop a field-tested, ground-truth understanding of how the Autonomy Economy is being built and translate that understanding into the intelligence, foresight, and counsel that help the world's leading institutional investors navigate the most consequential industrial transition of this century.

Field research first. Proprietary intelligence powered by OMEGA.

The Autonomy Economy is not converging with the Global Economy. It is becoming it. OMEGA surfaces every move before the market prices it in.

01
Original Field Research

Depot reconnaissance, production floor walkthroughs, robotaxi rides and autonomous truck ride-alongs, autonomous freight and logistics site visits. If it's autonomous, we visit.

02
Proprietary Intelligence

OMEGA surfaces signals others miss. Every synthesis is reviewed by the principals before clients receive it.

03
Strategic Advisory

Quarterly briefings. On-demand intelligence when sector dynamics shift. Principal-led counsel.

The most cited voice in the Autonomy Economy.

The Road to Autonomy is AUTNMY AI's flagship media property. Four hundred episodes of original reporting. The institutional record of how this sector is built.

400+
Episodes of original field reporting across three institutional podcasts.
3
Weekly shows: The Road to Autonomy, Autonomy Markets, Autonomy Signals.
Global
Field research across San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Miami, the Permian Basin, London and more.

Operators, not commentators.

AUTNMY AI is led by two principals with complementary track records inside the Autonomy Economy and at the intersection of policy and capital.

Grayson Brulte
Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Coined the term Autonomy Economy. Founded The Road to Autonomy. Cited in The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Former Co-Chair, Beverly Hills Autonomous Vehicle Task Force. One of the most trusted forecasters of the autonomous transition.

Rob Grant
Co-Founder & Co-CEO

C-suite operator with leadership tenure at Cruise (GM), Aurora, and Lyft. Former Senior Counsel to the United States Senate. Managed federal crisis response during the 2008 financial crisis. Bridges industry, policy, and capital.

How we work with institutional capital.

Built for capital with sustained exposure to the Autonomy Economy. Three formats, scoped to the mandate, the capital, and the time horizon.

01

Custom Diligence

A defined project, scoped to a specific question. Pre-investment diligence on an operator, OEM partner, or infrastructure layer. Post-investment monitoring against the original thesis. Competitive landscape mapping ahead of a portfolio allocation decision.

Typical Deliverables
  • Original field research at the depot, the plant, or inside the operating territory.
  • Signal synthesis across entities, partners, and counterparties.
  • Principal-authored intelligence report grounded in primary source citations.
  • Findings session with the investment team.
Engagement Length

Two to eight weeks, scoped to the question.

02

Quarterly Intelligence

An ongoing engagement for funds and family offices building sustained exposure to the Autonomy Economy. Continuous coverage of operators, regulatory developments, and capital flows, with quarterly principal sessions that translate signal into positioning.

Typical Deliverables
  • Quarterly intelligence briefing on sector dynamics and positioning.
  • Working papers on positioning shifts as they develop.
  • Principal availability for on-demand counsel as sector conditions shift.
  • Annual deep dive on a sub-sector of the client's selection.
Engagement Length

Annual, with quarterly review.

03

Principal Counsel

The deepest tier of the practice. Direct access to the principals when sector conditions shift, a position needs to be sized, or a question requires immediate ground truth. Structured as a retained relationship with defined principal hours and response windows.

Typical Deliverables
  • Principal availability inside defined response windows, ahead of all other engagements.
  • Field reconnaissance dispatched on request, anywhere in the operating geography.
  • Principal-led working sessions on entities of interest as conditions shift.
  • Strategic counsel ahead of allocation, sizing, and exit decisions.
Engagement Length

Annual retainer. Limited capacity.

The Process
1
Inquiry

Tell us the mandate, the time horizon, and the question you need answered.

2
Principal Call

A direct conversation with a principal, covering what we are reading across the sector and where your conviction is being tested.

3
Scope and Proposal

A written scope covering format, deliverables, timeline, and fees, sized to the depth of the question.

4
Engagement

The principals lead from start to finish, combining field research, OMEGA synthesis, and direct counsel through the decision.

Right now, somewhere, a company is making a move in plain sight. Most will not notice for months. We already have.

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