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autonomous robotaxis are going to change the world waymo's fleet is already doing 100K+ paid rides per week so, the besties had to hear from Waymo co-ceo Tekedra N Mawakana at the all-in summit! 🔥 (0:00) the besties welcome tekedra (1:43) joining Waymo, breaking down their approach vs competitors...

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Фото профиля daniel 🦌
daniel 🦌1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra Tesla is going to crush the company into a fine pulp.

Фото профиля Brenden Mulligan
Brenden Mulligan1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra @Jason you all really should just release audio only versions of every talk as a bonus episode for the next X weeks. great content and getting it in your feed will mean more people can hear it

Фото профиля Oleg Kostour 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸
Oleg Kostour 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra "Co-CEO" sounds like a power struggle at the executive level that hasn't been resolved yet.

Фото профиля Mike
Mike1 год назад

This is how you scale 📈

Фото профиля Sitesh Shrivastava
Sitesh Shrivastava1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra Building single best driver in the world is great framing for L4+ I started taking waymo rides in SF last year and it's magical; scaling this tech is going to change our lives in physical world in epic ways!

Фото профиля brun choplifter
brun choplifter1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra Good to see Waymo won't be a competitor.

Фото профиля I know the future
I know the future1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra I don’t want to ruin it for me and others. But the all in podcast provides such premium content that it should be paid for. @friedberg @Jason @DavidSacks @chamath

Фото профиля TheEarningsNugget
TheEarningsNugget1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra "Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo | All-In Summit 2024" KEY POINTS

Фото профиля Uzi Obi
Uzi Obi1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra Awesome interview

Фото профиля Frederick von Rönge
Frederick von Rönge1 год назад

@Waymo @TechTekedra Take it behind the barn and shoot it.

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