Autonomous Vehicles, public transport and the future of cities — with Maarten Sierhuis, 25 years at the forefront of AI and autonomous mobility

From Metropolitan Mobility Podcast by Geert Kloppenburg

June 10, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of autonomous technology on public transport and urban development with expert Maarten Sierhuis.

What happens after autonomous technology actually works? That is the question at the heart of this conversation with Maarten Sierhuis, Vice President of the Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Silicon Valley, founder of AI company Ejenta, former NASA researcher, and one of the pioneers working on autonomous systems for more than 25 years. While public discussions often focus on robotaxis and self-driving cars, this episode explores a much larger challenge: how autonomous systems can be integ...

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Host: Geert Kloppenburg

Guest: Maarten Sierhuis

Topics covered

autonomous vehicles
public transport
future of cities
AI
autonomous mobility

Keywords

autonomous technology
robotaxis
self-driving cars
urban mobility
AI systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nissan Advanced Technology Center, Ejenta, NASA

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