🐺 Airspace Intelligence, Autonomous Driving and Freight Optimization

San Diego keeps proving it builds across categories, and teams are hiring.

This week, we’re following airspace intelligence, autonomous driving, and freight optimization.

Howl yeah, let’s dive in!

🛰 SkySafe - Airspace visibility is becoming critical infrastructure.

SkySafe builds technology that detects, tracks, and analyzes drone activity in real time. Their platform is used by governments, law enforcement, airports, and universities to monitor and manage drone threats.

Momentum signals:

• Launched FliteGrid, a community-powered drone tracking network

• Introduced Forensics as a Service for drone investigations

• Integrated with Motorola Solutions for public safety response

4 Open SD Roles:

• Wireless Communications Engineer (SDR)

• Infrastructure Operations Specialist

• Installation Technician

• RF and Compute Hardware Lead Engineer

🚘 Comma.ai - Autonomy is moving into everyday vehicles.

Comma.ai builds advanced driver-assistance systems that enable compatible cars to handle acceleration, braking, and lane-keeping using their open-source software platform, openpilot.

Their newest hardware, the comma four, brings compact AI-powered driver assistance to consumer vehicles with built-in driver monitoring.

Momentum signals:

• Launched Comma Four hardware in November 2025

• Opened a $5M data center in February 2026

• Valued privately at around $1B

10 Open SD Roles:

• Car Interface Engineer

• Software Engineer (Systems)

• Electronics Engineer

• Autonomy Engineer

🚚 Flock Freight - Rethinking how freight moves across the country.

Instead of running half-empty trucks, they algorithmically pool freight to make shipping more efficient and sustainable.

Momentum signals:

• Raised $60M Series E in May 2025

• Recognized by Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech

• Launched Shared Truckload AddOns to increase carrier earnings

1 Open SD Role

• Vice President, People

🔁 Last Week’s Momentum

In case you missed it, here are a few signals from around the ecosystem:

• Psyonic: robotics + bionics - 3 open SD roles

• Cedar: GIS + knowledge graph engineering - 6 open SD roles

• Natilus: hyper-efficient aircraft - 11 aerospace roles

Momentum compounds.

If one of these roles looks like a fit, definitely take a look.

And if someone in your pack is looking for opportunities in these categories, pass them the role.

Jonah 🐺

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