How I Built This with Guy Raz The future of driving is autonomous with Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo
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Nov 23, 2023 Dmitri Dolgov, Co-CEO of Waymo and a key player in autonomous vehicle technology, shares insights into the future of self-driving cars. He believes Waymo's vehicles surpass human drivers in safety and efficiency after years of development and thousands of rides. The conversation touches on how Waymo’s strategies differ from Tesla's, the journey from Google to an independent service, and the rapid growth of autonomous ride-hailing. Dmitri also discusses when we can expect more autonomous vehicles on the roads than human-driven ones.
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DARPA Urban Challenge
- Dmitri Dolgov participated in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
- His team's Volkswagen Passat, named Junior, placed second.
Google's Challenge
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin gave Dolgov's team two years and two goals: drive 100,000 autonomous miles and 10 100-mile routes.
- They accomplished this with three months to spare.
Unexpected Challenges
- One challenge involved a closed toll booth at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge, which the car couldn't navigate.
- Other challenges included a bicycle falling off a truck and navigating Lombard Street's tourists.