Interviews

Interview Ross Blankenship

Inventor, real estate operator and author. Available for interviews, podcasts and written commentary, typically same day.

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Topics

Six topics, with questions to start

Each topic has an angle, three questions and a background article.

  1. 01

    Robotaxis and the infrastructure they need

    Robotaxis need places to charge, wait, get cleaned and hand off riders, and almost none exist yet.

    • Where will robotaxi fleets charge?
    • Who owns the curb when cars have no drivers?
    • What should a parking-lot owner build now?
    Read: Where will robotaxis charge?
  2. 02

    Parking QR code scams

    Fake QR stickers on pay signs steal payments; Ross filed a patent on detecting them.

    • How do parking QR scams work?
    • How can a driver tell a real code from a fake?
    • How should cities and operators stop them?
    Read: How parking QR code scams work
  3. 03

    AI agents that book and pay for physical space

    Assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can already find and book parking through Park Graph.

    • Can an AI agent book a parking space for me?
    • Who is liable when an agent books the wrong thing?
    • What changes for property owners?
    Read: Can an AI agent book a parking space?
  4. 04

    Drones near airports

    Ross filed 5 patent applications on keeping drones clear of crewed aircraft.

    • How do you keep drones out of airport approach paths?
    • Who should have authority to command a drone to land?
    • What evidence exists after a near miss?
    Read: How to keep drones away from airliners
  5. 05

    EV charger reliability

    ChargingNear.me tracks more than 95,000 stations and shows when each was last verified.

    • Why is it still hard to find a working charger?
    • Which data sources can drivers trust?
    • What will fix reliability?
    Read: Why finding a working EV charger is hard
  6. 06

    Inventing as an operator

    Ross files patents on problems he meets running parking lots; his first issued in September 2026.

    • How does an operator end up with 26 patent filings?
    • What did it take to get the first one issued?
    • Which inventions matter most for autonomy?
    Read: My first patent issued
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