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

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Connectivity - How Much Does It Help?

The more cars you have, I guess actually if you look at Phoenix because there's enough vehicles, when there's some level of density, you can start to put in a lot of energy. Right now the way we build our system, when each car can operate independently, they can operate with no connectivity. So I think it is important that you have a fully autonomous, fully capable driver, that computerized driver that each car has. Then they do share information and they share information in real time and they really helps. But again, I see that as an advantage, but it's not a requirement.

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