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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) About the Show
(00:00:22) About the Episode
(00:03:01) Introduction and Guest Welcome
(00:03:48) SAE Levels of Self-Driving
(00:04:56) Driver Assistance vs. Fully Driverless
(00:07:02) Tesla and Waymo Experiences
(00:09:41) Liability and Driver Monitoring
(00:11:19) Waymo's Robo-Taxi Experience
(00:14:00) Tesla vs. Waymo Strategies
(00:15:15) Challenges in Self-Driving Technology
(00:17:38) Edge Cases and Safety Concerns (Part 1)
(00:18:09) Sponsors: Oracle | Brave
(00:20:13) Edge Cases and Safety Concerns (Part 2)
(00:23:53) Data Acquisition and Learning Strategies
(00:26:43) Technology Stack and Planning
(00:31:03) Sponsors: Omneky | Squad
(00:32:50) Neural Networks and Perception
(00:39:30) Hardware and Sensor Approaches
(00:45:46) Camera vs. LiDAR Debate
(00:48:20) Data Quality and Business Models
(00:52:24) Transparency and Regulation
(01:07:36) Other Notable Players
(01:10:56) Safety Statistics and Adoption
(01:20:31) Regulatory Environment
(01:30:09) Potential Policy Changes
(01:33:41) Market and Ownership Models
(01:36:37) Future of Self-Driving Services
(01:42:17) Comparisons to Language Models
(01:44:55) Future of AGI and AI Applications
(01:47:59) Regional Adoption Predictions
(01:49:47) Outro
