#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars

from Lex Fridman Podcast

by Lex Fridman

Published: Sun Dec 20 2020

Show Notes

Dmitri Dolgov is the CTO of Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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()– Introduction
()– Computer games
()– Childhood
()– Robotics
()– Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
()– DARPA Urban Challenge
()– Waymo origin story
()– Waymo self-driving hardware
()– Connected cars
()– Waymo fully driverless service in Phoenix
()– Getting feedback from riders
()– Creating a product that people love
()– Do self-driving cars need to break the rules like humans do?
()– Waymo Trucks
()– Future of Waymo
()– Role of lidar in autonomous driving
()– Machine learning is essential for autonomous driving
()– Pedestrians
()– Trolley problem
()– Book recommendations
()– Meaning of life