Waymo

Deep Learning State of the Art (2020)

Lex Fridman

Leading company in Level 4 autonomous driving, emphasized for its extensive testing and its use of deep learning as a core component. Discussed for its lidar-based approach and its iterative learning process.

John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman

A self-driving technology company, noted for its interesting progress in autonomous driving, though with a different approach than Tesla's data-hungry method.

Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #59

Lex Fridman

An autonomous vehicle company known for its cautious, safety-focused approach, contrasting with Tesla's.

Oliver Cameron (CEO, Voyage) - MIT Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman

A self-driving technology company, mentioned as a competitor and as an example of focusing on large cities.

Drago Anguelov (Waymo) - MIT Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman

A self-driving technology company, part of Alphabet, celebrating its 10-year anniversary. They aim to lead the world in autonomous driving.

Self-Driving Cars: State of the Art (2019)

Lex Fridman

A leader in autonomous vehicle deployment, having reached 10 million autonomous miles by October 2018 and operating the 'Waymo One' service in Phoenix, Arizona.

MIT 6.S091: Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning (Deep RL)

Lex Fridman

A self-driving technology company that is beginning to incorporate reinforcement learning into its driving policy, particularly for long-term planning and predicting pedestrian/car behavior.

Meta's scorched earth approach to AI, Tesla's future, TikTok bill, FTC bans noncompetes, wealth tax

All-In Podcast

Google's self-driving car company, mentioned as having operational robo-taxis in contained environments like San Francisco and LA, often with remote human interventions. Compared to Tesla's FSD development.

The Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul Pal

The Diary Of A CEO

Pete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028

All-In Podcast

LA's Wildfire Disaster, Zuck Flips on Free Speech, Why Trump Wants Greenland

All-In Podcast

A leading self-driving car company, seen as a front-runner in the robo-taxi market along with Tesla. Mentioned in potential acquisition discussions with other tech giants.

2025 Predictions: Tech, Business, Media, Politics!

All-In Podcast

Alphabet's autonomous driving technology, which has rapidly gained market share in San Francisco and is expanding to other cities. Predicted to be involved in a massive financing, IPO, or M&A deal.

Inflated GDP?, Google earnings, How the media lost trust, Rogan/Trump search controversy, Election!

All-In Podcast

Cited as an example of a long-term investment by Google that required significant capital, showing the benefit of large companies funding new ventures.

Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy | Lex Fridman Podcast #353

Lex Fridman

An autonomous vehicle company (part of Alphabet) that focuses on achieving full autonomy in specific cities with actual passengers, contrasting with Tesla's broader, semi-autonomous approach.

Tekedra Mawakana | All-In Summit 2024

All-In Podcast

Alphabet's autonomous vehicle unit, operating driverless taxis and focusing on safety and iterative development in urban environments.

"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?

All-In Podcast

Its CEO, Tedra Macana, is joining the summit to discuss autonomous driving.

Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322

Lex Fridman

Autonomous driving company mentioned as one that should integrate driver sensing to enhance safety and user experience.

Bee AI: The Wearable Ambient Agent

Latent Space

Implied in the context of autonomous driving technology and AI.

The AI Architect: Bret Taylor

Latent Space

An autonomous driving technology company, whose cars (Jaguars) still have steering wheels despite being autonomous, prompting a reflection on AI-native interfaces.

MIT 6.S094: Computer Vision

Lex Fridman

Mentioned as a speaker for the next lecture.

MIT 6.S094: Deep Learning

Lex Fridman

A company making significant strides in fully autonomous vehicles, with its Director of Engineering set to be a guest speaker.

MIT Self-Driving Cars (2018)

Lex Fridman

A leading company in autonomous vehicle development, known for its extensive testing and driverless rides.

Chris Gerdes (Stanford) on Technology, Policy and Vehicle Safety - MIT Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman

Google's self-driving car project, mentioned in the context of the vast amount of data it collects.

MIT 6.S094: Introduction to Deep Learning and Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman

Google's self-driving car division.