Tekedra Mawakana's guest appearances

Tekedra Mawakana

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Outside In with Charles Trevail

On with Kara Swisher

Steve Huffman

Scott Galloway

Reshma Saujani

Scott Belsky

Franklin Leonard

Sallie Krawcheck

Ed Bastian

Marc Andreessen

Deepak Chopra

Jeremy Gilley

Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi

Cecile Richards

Roger McNamee

Megan Quinn

OwlTail

After Kara and Nayeema discuss recent moves at CNN and the ducking cool innovation at Apple, we launch into part two of “Car Week” and an interview with Tekedra Mawakana. The Co-CEO of Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) discusses trying to change how society moves while dealing with obstacles to the autonomous vehicle transition, like angsty Teamsters and tetchy regulators. And Kara explains why she’s so bullish on driverless cars.BTW, do you have any burning questions on career, love or life where you’d like Kara or Nayeema’s advice? Call 1-888-KARA-PLZ and leave us a voicemail.Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram. We’re @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Kara and Nayeema discuss recent moves at CNN and the ducking cool innovation at Apple, we launch into part two of “Car Week” and an interview with Tekedra Mawakana. The Co-CEO of Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) discusses trying to change how society moves while dealing with obstacles to the autonomous vehicle transition, like angsty Teamsters and tetchy regulators. And Kara explains why she’s so bullish on driverless cars.BTW, do you have any burning questions on career, love or life where you’d like Kara or Nayeema’s advice? Call 1-888-KARA-PLZ and leave us a voicemail.Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram. We’re @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Look Ma, No Hands! With Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana

Waymo

People have been buzzing about the promise of fully autonomous vehicles for years. But using self-driving cars in our everyday lives was something that we could only imagine existing in the distant future. No longer. Autonomous driving is here, and people are already using it to get to the mall, send their kids to school, or get dropped off at the airport. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has deployed a fleet of autonomously driven cars in cities like Phoenix and San Francisco that anyone can order from the Waymo One app -- just like you would with any ride-hailing service. Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, joins the podcast to discuss Waymo’s moonshot mission to solve “the greatest engineering challenge of our generation” and how autonomous driving technology is giving people freedom of movement while making the roads safer for all. She also gives an inside look into how Waymo is rolling out the autonomous service, city by city, using insights from early users to improve the Waymo One experience. Listen to this episode to learn:• Lessons from early users who are co-creating new use cases for autonomous vehicles• How the Waymo Driver technology makes the roads safer by removing human error • How visually impaired testers have inspired enhancements to the Waymo One app• The challenge of navigating consumers’ expectations versus the realities of what the technology can do• How launching Waymo in different types of cities, with vastly different topographies and road conditions, is advancing the learnings of Waymo Driver and enabling it to scale much faster

People have been buzzing about the promise of fully autonomous vehicles for years. But using self-driving cars in our everyday lives was something that we could only imagine existing in the distant future. No longer. Autonomous driving is here, and people are already using it to get to the mall, send their kids to school, or get dropped off at the airport. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has deployed a fleet of autonomously driven cars in cities like Phoenix and San Francisco that anyone can order from the Waymo One app -- just like you would with any ride-hailing service. Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, joins the podcast to discuss Waymo’s moonshot mission to solve “the greatest engineering challenge of our generation” and how autonomous driving technology is giving people freedom of movement while making the roads safer for all. She also gives an inside look into how Waymo is rolling out the autonomous service, city by city, using insights from early users to improve the Waymo One experience. Listen to this episode to learn: • Lessons from early users who are co-creating new use cases for autonomous vehicles • How the Waymo Driver technology makes the roads safer by removing human error • How visually impaired testers have inspired enhancements to the Waymo One app • The challenge of navigating consumers’ expectations versus the realities of what the technology can do • How launching Waymo in different types of cities, with vastly different topographies and road conditions, is advancing the learnings of Waymo Driver and enabling it to scale much faster

Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO, Waymo: Autonomously driven vehicles are here

Waymo is working on self-driving taxis. Which is a huge deal. Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft have remade cities, allowed people to give up their cars, and generally connected the buttons you push on your phone to real things happening in the world more directly than almost any other app. Nilay Patel talked to Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, about expanding Waymo’s service to other cities, the hurdles in place, and how she thinks the company will make money over time. We also talked about the regulatory issues the industry faces as it tries to roll out self-driving more broadly, and whether things like Tesla’s “full self driving” are confusing the issue or helping it. This was a really fun conversation made even better because we recorded it live, on stage at Code Conference.Links:Meet the self-driving brains working with Tesla and Ford https://www.theverge.com/22627847/argo-ai-bryan-salesky-decoder-interview-lyft-self-driving Ford CEO Jim Farley on building the electric F-150 -- and reinventing Ford https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22444294/ford-f150-lightning-pickup-truck-jim-farley-interview Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, replaced by two co-CEOs https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364317/waymo-ceo-john-krafcik-stepping-down-self-driving-cars-google-alphabet Riding in Waymo One, the Google spin-off’s first self-driving taxi service https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18126103/waymo-one-self-driving-taxi-service-ride-safety-alphabet-cost-app Waymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639226/waymo-san-francisco-rides-self-driving-service Tesla opens ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta software to more customers https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/26/22693610/tesla-opens-full-self-driving-beta-software-more-customers Waymo’s self-driving cars are now available on Lyft’s app in Phoenix https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18536003/waymo-lyft-self-driving-ride-hail-app-phoenix Google is spinning off its self-driving car program into a new company called Waymo https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13936782/google-self-driving-car-waymo-spin-off-company Car companies will have to report automated vehicle crashes under new rules https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/29/22555666/nhtsa-autonomous-vehicle-crash-report-dataTranscript:https://www.theverge.com/e/22472717Credits:Host - Nilay PatelLead Producer - Creighton DeSimoneAssociate Producer - Alexander Charles AdamsSr Audio Director - Andrew MarinoEditor - Callie Wright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waymo is working on self-driving taxis. Which is a huge deal. Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft have remade cities, allowed people to give up their cars, and generally connected the buttons you push on your phone to real things happening in the world more directly than almost any other app. Nilay Patel talked to Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, about expanding Waymo’s service to other cities, the hurdles in place, and how she thinks the company will make money over time. We also talked about the regulatory issues the industry faces as it tries to roll out self-driving more broadly, and whether things like Tesla’s “full self driving” are confusing the issue or helping it. This was a really fun conversation made even better because we recorded it live, on stage at Code Conference. Links:Meet the self-driving brains working with Tesla and Ford <a href="https://www.theverge.com/22627847/argo-ai-bryan-salesky-decoder-interview-lyft-self-driving" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/22627847/argo-ai-bryan-salesky-decoder-interview-lyft-self-driving</a> Ford CEO Jim Farley on building the electric F-150 -- and reinventing Ford <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22444294/ford-f150-lightning-pickup-truck-jim-farley-interview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22444294/ford-f150-lightning-pickup-truck-jim-farley-interview</a> Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, replaced by two co-CEOs <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364317/waymo-ceo-john-krafcik-stepping-down-self-driving-cars-google-alphabet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364317/waymo-ceo-john-krafcik-stepping-down-self-driving-cars-google-alphabet</a> Riding in Waymo One, the Google spin-off’s first self-driving taxi service <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18126103/waymo-one-self-driving-taxi-service-ride-safety-alphabet-cost-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18126103/waymo-one-self-driving-taxi-service-ride-safety-alphabet-cost-app</a> Waymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639226/waymo-san-francisco-rides-self-driving-service" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639226/waymo-san-francisco-rides-self-driving-service</a> Tesla opens ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta software to more customers <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/26/22693610/tesla-opens-full-self-driving-beta-software-more-customers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/26/22693610/tesla-opens-full-self-driving-beta-software-more-customers</a> Waymo’s self-driving cars are now available on Lyft’s app in Phoenix <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18536003/waymo-lyft-self-driving-ride-hail-app-phoenix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18536003/waymo-lyft-self-driving-ride-hail-app-phoenix</a> Google is spinning off its self-driving car program into a new company called Waymo <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13936782/google-self-driving-car-waymo-spin-off-company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13936782/google-self-driving-car-waymo-spin-off-company</a> Car companies will have to report automated vehicle crashes under new rules <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/29/22555666/nhtsa-autonomous-vehicle-crash-report-data" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/29/22555666/nhtsa-autonomous-vehicle-crash-report-data</a> Transcript:<a href="https://www.theverge.com/e/22472717" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/e/22472717</a> Credits:Host - Nilay PatelLead Producer - Creighton DeSimoneAssociate Producer - Alexander Charles AdamsSr Audio Director - Andrew MarinoEditor - Callie Wright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on how to get self-driving taxis to the mall