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The future of driving is autonomous with Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo

How I Built This · 23 Nov 2023 · 41m

What this episode covers

Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, recounts the company's decade-long journey from a secret Google project to the world's first fully autonomous ride-hailing service. He details the technical evolution from the early DARPA Challenge vehicles to the current Jaguar I-PACE fleet, explaining why Waymo chose a multi-sensor approach with LiDAR and radar over Tesla's camera-only vision. Dolgov also discusses the strategic pivot to full autonomy, the safety framework that underpins their operations, and the business model involving Waymo One, Uber partnerships, and future personal vehicle ownership.

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Companies
Waymo, Google, Tesla, Uber, DARPA
Products
Jaguar I-PACE, Firefly
Tools
LiDAR

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