Dmitri Dolgov is the CTO of Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Waymo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/waymo Waymo's Website: https://waymo.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:16 - Computer games 7:23 - Childhood 9:55 - Robotics 10:44 - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 12:56 - DARPA Urban Challenge 23:16 - Waymo origin story 38:58 - Waymo self-driving hardware 47:31 - Connected cars 53:23 - Waymo fully driverless service in Phoenix 57:45 - Getting feedback from riders 1:05:58 - Creating a product that people love 1:11:49 - Do self-driving cars need to break the rules like humans do? 1:18:33 - Waymo Trucks 1:24:11 - Future of Waymo 1:37:23 - Role of lidar in autonomous driving 1:50:23 - Machine learning is essential for autonomous driving 1:54:25 - Pedestrians 2:01:02 - Trolley problem 2:05:30 - Book recommendations 2:16:56 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman