How To Invest In Autonomy

Happy Monday everyone —

Last week, Jason Krutzky and I had a lively conversation about autonomous driving, semiconductors, memecoins, and more. If you missed it, I highly recommend tuning in.

Here’s my biggest takeaway:

I want exposure to autonomy. The tech is scaling, and we’re watching exponential growth in real time.

The question remains – how do investors effectively allocate to autonomous technology? 

Below, I will share ideas to help YOU profit from this trend. Whether you lean toward individual stocks, thematic ETFs, sector funds, or yield-focused strategies, there’s a ticker for you.

Let’s dive in… 

Following its recent robotaxi rollout, Tesla is one of the most obvious equity plays to provide exposure to autonomy. 

Investors want to own $TSLA if it’s above $310. 

Uber, in partnership with Waymo, facilitates autonomous ride-share services across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and Austin. Uber also has partnerships with autonomous driving companies – WeRide, Pony.ai, Wayve and Volkswagen.

If $UBER is above $88, investors want to stay long for the ride. 

The ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF helps mitigate company-specific risk while offering exposure to autonomous technologies. Tesla is the largest holding, making up approximately 10% of the fund’s holdings. 

Thematic investors want to own $ARKQ if it’s above the Q1 2025 high. 

Semiconductors are the picks and shovels of the AI-infused paradigm shift enabling autonomous driving. VanEck’s Semiconductor ETF $SMH provides investors with exposure to the fundamental technologies enabling autonomy. 

Industry investors want to own $SMH if it’s above $266.

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, $XLK, offers sector-based exposure to Technology. The ETF is dominated by semiconductors and big-cap tech. 

Sector investors want to own $XLK if it’s above $244.

The Nasdaq 100 ETF $QQQ is the most broad market ETF tailored to the new wave of autonomy. The market-cap weighted ETF allocates to the 100 largest companies on the Nasdaq. 

Index investors want to be long if the ETF is above its February 2025 high.

And for the income-seeking investors, NEOS’ Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF pays a hefty 14% dividend while offering exposure to the Nasdaq-100. Learn more about NEOS here. 

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Godspeed – Rosebee