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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:46) – Computer games

(12:52) – Childhood

(15:24) – Robotics

(16:14) – Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

(18:26) – DARPA Urban Challenge

(28:46) – Waymo origin story

(44:27) – Waymo self-driving hardware

(53:00) – Connected cars

(58:53) – Waymo fully driverless service in Phoenix

(1:03:14) – Getting feedback from riders

(1:11:28) – Creating a product that people love

(1:17:18) – Do self-driving cars need to break the rules like humans do?

(1:24:03) – Waymo Trucks

(1:29:41) – Future of Waymo

(1:42:53) – Role of lidar in autonomous driving

(1:55:53) – Machine learning is essential for autonomous driving

(1:59:55) – Pedestrians

(2:06:32) – Trolley problem

(2:11:00) – Book recommendations

(2:22:26) – Meaning of life