General Information
What company owns Waymo and from what year did they gain independence?
Alphabet Inc., 2016
What industries is Waymo disrupting with its self-driving technology?
Rideshare and taxi industry
How many taxi drivers faced job displacement if Waymo continued to expand?
What is one way governments could support displaced drivers?
Reskilling/upskilling programs, financial aid, job transition programs, etc.
What cities did Waymo test its robotaxis in? What was the most recent?
Name one advantage of autonomous vehicles over human drivers.
Fewer accidents, reduced traffic congestion, lower emissions, etc.
What happened when Uber first entered the market that could happen with Waymo?
Protests from taxi drivers over lost jobs and declining taxi medallion value
What is an example of a transition policy in order to slow down AV progression?
NYC's cap on rideshare vehicles to protect taxi drivers
What technology does Waymo use to detect objects and navigate roads? Name one specific technology they used.
AI, sensors, cameras, radar and they used the LiDAR.
What is the term I discussed that is new and ground-breaking but could also be built upon various sources of technology?
Radical Novelty
What is one of the ethical concerns of self-driving cars in accidents?
Liability, who would be responsible? (Manufacturer, Software Devs, Passengers?)
What is a possible new job for drivers in an autonomous vehicle industry?
A.I Fleet monitoring, vehicle maintenance, logistics, customer support, etc
What major automotive company created their own self-driving technology but failed?
What is the vehicle that lets Waymo accomplish the C.S.R of environmental sustainability?
Jaguar I-PACE
How much could autonomous vehicles reduce crashes and injury-causing accidents? (Percentage)
Crashes by 64%, injury-causing accidents by 81%
Who implemented a project which provided retraining programs for rideshare companies?
The country of Germany