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Waymo's Approach to Self-Driving: Building the World's Greatest Driver

June 22, 2025 / 00:47

This episode discusses Whimo's achievement of surpassing 10 million fully driverless rides, doubling its lifetime total in just five months. The conversation highlights the efficiency of Whimo's technology, comparing its performance to human drivers and addressing the implications for policy makers in the future.

The discussion features insights on how Whimo operates with one driver learning continuously, contrasting it with traditional fleets that rely on multiple drivers. The impact of this technology on the transportation industry and future regulations is also examined.

TL;DR

Whimo reaches 10 million driverless rides, highlighting efficiency and future policy implications.

Episode

0:47
00:00:00
whimo has just surpassed 10 million
00:00:02
fully driverless rides That doubles its
00:00:04
lifetime total in just the last 5 months
00:00:07
We drive in a week more than a human
00:00:10
drives in a lifetime You can say that as
00:00:12
a company that runs fleets but we're the
00:00:15
only company where it's one driver
00:00:17
That's not the way the world is
00:00:19
organized right now FedEx has a lot of
00:00:22
drivers All of you who have Teslas have
00:00:24
a lot of drivers Like everyone has a lot
00:00:26
of drivers And all of those drivers have
00:00:28
different capabilities This is one
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driver learning all the time in unison
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What can we demonstrate that's possible
00:00:37
And it really goes back to your other
00:00:39
question of like what do what are policy
00:00:41
makers 5 years from now really going to
00:00:42
want to know and how will they be able
00:00:44
to derive from what we're doing

Episode Highlights

  • Driverless Rides Revolution
    Fully driverless rides are doubling the lifetime total in just the last 5 months.
    @ 00m 02s
    June 22, 2025
  • Unique Driving Model
    Unlike others, this company operates with one driver learning continuously in unison.
    “This is one driver learning all the time in unison.”
    @ 00m 31s
    June 22, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • We drive in a week more than a human drives in a lifetime.
    Waymo's Approach to Self-Driving: Building the World's Greatest Driver
  • That's not the way the world is organized right now.
    Waymo's Approach to Self-Driving: Building the World's Greatest Driver
  • This is one driver learning all the time in unison.
    Waymo's Approach to Self-Driving: Building the World's Greatest Driver

Key Moments

  • Driverless Innovation00:02
  • Driving Comparison00:07
  • Industry Insight00:17
  • Learning in Unison00:31

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