Published Jan 10, 2025

Waymo’s Next Challenge: Humanity

Explore the human and technological challenges faced by Waymo in revolutionizing urban transportation, the impact of misinformation and emotional resilience amid Los Angeles fires on the tech sector, and strategic shifts in live shopping with Whatnot as a contender against TikTok's dominance.

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- What's holding back the development of self-driving cars?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Third Quarter Review — with Aswath Damodaran | Prof G Markets and the clip Tesla's Future Value?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode The Autonomous Battle vs. Tesla and the clip Autonomous Vehicle Economics?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Third Quarter Review — with Aswath Damodaran | Prof G Markets and the clip Valuing Tesla's Future?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Ozempic Bites McDonald's, Trump's Bitcoin Promise, & A Tesla Bull — ft. Dan Ives | Prof G Markets and the clip Stock Market Insights?
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- What's holding back the development of self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #147 and the clip Autonomous Driving Challenges?
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- What's your view on TikTok in relation to the episode Office Hours: TikTok and Political Disinformation, the Insurance Industry and Climate Change, and the Work-Life Balance Conundrum and the clip TikTok's Political Impact?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217 and the clip Autonomous Infrastructure?
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- What is the main topic of the clip Uber's Competitive Pivot from the episode The Lyft IPO?
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- What's holding back the development of self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Frank Stephenson — The Knowledge Project #76 and the clip Autonomous Vehicles' Future?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132 and the clip Autonomous Driving Insights?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Ozempic Bites McDonald’s, Trump’s Bitcoin Promise, & A Tesla Bull — ft. Dan Ives | Prof G Markets and the clip Tesla's Disruptive Future?
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- What are some specific technical barriers to self-driving cars?
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- What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the a16z Podcast | Self-Driving Cars — Where Are We, Really? and the clip The Future of Self-Driving Vehicles, as well as in the episode Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217 and the clip Autonomous Infrastructure?
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Waymo’s Next Challenge: Humanity

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Self-Driving Dynamics

Self-Driving Challenges

Waymo's Future Impact

Self-Driving Challenges

TikTok's Future Uncertain

TikTok and Whatnot

Questions from this episode

What's holding back the development of self-driving cars?

What's holding back self-driving cars?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Third Quarter Review — with Aswath Damodaran | Prof G Markets and the clip Tesla's Future Value?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode The Autonomous Battle vs. Tesla and the clip Autonomous Vehicle Economics?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Third Quarter Review — with Aswath Damodaran | Prof G Markets and the clip Valuing Tesla's Future?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Ozempic Bites McDonald's, Trump's Bitcoin Promise, & A Tesla Bull — ft. Dan Ives | Prof G Markets and the clip Stock Market Insights?

What's holding back the development of self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #147 and the clip Autonomous Driving Challenges?

What's your view on TikTok in relation to the episode Office Hours: TikTok and Political Disinformation, the Insurance Industry and Climate Change, and the Work-Life Balance Conundrum and the clip TikTok's Political Impact?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217 and the clip Autonomous Infrastructure?

What is the main topic of the clip Uber's Competitive Pivot from the episode The Lyft IPO?

What's holding back the development of self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Frank Stephenson — The Knowledge Project #76 and the clip Autonomous Vehicles' Future?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132 and the clip Autonomous Driving Insights?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the episode Ozempic Bites McDonald’s, Trump’s Bitcoin Promise, & A Tesla Bull — ft. Dan Ives | Prof G Markets and the clip Tesla's Disruptive Future?

What are some specific technical barriers to self-driving cars?

What's holding back self-driving cars as discussed in the a16z Podcast | Self-Driving Cars — Where Are We, Really? and the clip The Future of Self-Driving Vehicles, as well as in the episode Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217 and the clip Autonomous Infrastructure?

Episode Highlights

Current Events Impact

Waymo's Potential

Live Shopping Trends

Waymo’s Next Challenge: Humanity

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Questions from this episode

Episode Highlights

Current Events Impact

Waymo's Potential

Live Shopping TrendsWhatnot's strategic positioning amid its latest funding round is examined, highlighting its resilience against TikTok and potential advantages if TikTok faces a ban. The discussion explores how Whatnot could capitalize on shifts in the live shopping market.

Live Shopping Trends