In this interview, Joey Stamenkovich, Engineering Manager at Torc Robotics, shares insights into scaling autonomous vehicle systems and explores the factors driving increased activity and investment across the sector over the past 12–18 months. Joey discusses the key lessons learned from the first generation of autonomous vehicle deployments, as well as the major cultural and behavioural differences organisations should consider when expanding internationally. He also explains what "safety at scale" means to him and how safety can be measured, validated, and audited.
Joey will be speaking about scaling autonomous vehicle systems at the SDV & AV Silicon Valley Technology Summit 2026.