Kevin A. Damoa, Founder & CEO of Glid Technologies, revolutionizing transportation with an autonomous road-to-rail vehicle that integrates clean energy and advanced automation joins Enterprise Radio.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kevin A. Damoa discuss the following:
- You have a very exciting autonomous transportation venture with Glīd Technologies ---what is your vision for the company? What are you actually disrupting?
- How big is this market opportunity and how will it advance the industry? Who ultimately benefits from the transformation?
- Describe how the autonomous Glīders work? What is their intelligence and how do they operate with a human or other intelligence? Take us down the track.
- Have you started deploying Glīders in the US? Tell me about how one gets this technology approved?
- How can our audience learn more about Glīd and follow your journey?
Kevin A. Damoa is a visionary engineer, master logistician, pioneering entrepreneur, and inventor. A combat veteran of the U.S. Army and Air National Guard, Kevin brings mission-driven leadership to every endeavor. As the Founder & CEO of Glid Technologies, he is revolutionizing transportation with an autonomous road-to-rail vehicle that integrates clean energy and advanced automation.
Kevin has spearheaded innovations across aerospace, mobility, and clean energy, including designing rocket logistics systems at SpaceX, managing the F-35 fighter jet program at Northrop Grumman, and advancing hydrogen-powered aviation at Hydroplane. His executive leadership at Romeo Power, XOS Trucks, Canoo, and Serial 1 Cycle has resulted in industry-first breakthroughs, from electrified mobility to scalable logistics solutions.
Grounded by his military service and inspired by a commitment to solving global challenges, Kevin's career reflects a relentless drive to engineer impactful technologies and foster sustainable progress.When most of us think about logistics, we picture a jam-packed freeway, a shipping port buzzing with cranes, or maybe an overworked delivery driver hustling through a neighborhood. Kevin Damoa sees empty rail lines quietly holding the potential to fix it all.
As founder and CEO of Glid, Damoa is reimagining freight transport, not by replacing trucks, but by making rail viable in places it's long been overlooked. Speaking with Grit Daily Startup Show host Jordan French, he laid out a bold, surprisingly pragmatic vision: turn underutilized rail into a smart, accessible backbone for the entire supply chain.
Rail, Reinvented for the 21st Century
Glid's flagship technology, called "gliders," isn't just about hauling cargo. These semi-autonomous vehicles combine road and rail capabilities, enabling seamless movement across modalities. They don't need a transload station or massive crane logistics. A glider can be loaded directly from portside cranes, roll itself onto the tracks, and head off without waiting for a two-mile freight train to form. That kind of speed could mean hundreds of containers moving in the time it currently takes one traditional train to depart.