Competitors
AV Level systems
Technology Use
Waymo
Miscellaneous
100

Which of Waymos competitors is a ride hailing shuttle with no steering wheel?

GM Cruise

100

Name one example of a level 1 AV system

Backup camera or cruise control or sensors

100

How far away can the cameras the Waymo uses detect an object? 

500 feet

100

What is the name of the app that waymo uses to order rides?

Waymo One

100

What car is used in the Waymo One fleet?

Chrysler Pacifica Minivan

200

What is the difference between the goals of Tesla and waymo?

Tesla wants to sell cars to consumers while waymo is focusing on a ride calling service

200

What company was mentioned as a very popular user for the Level 2 AV system?

Tesla autopilot

200

What do Lidar sensors detect?

Light and Heat

200

When was Waymo officially founded?

2016

200

What is the cost for a vehicle to be fitted for Waymo Driver?

$130k-$150k

300

True or false, Audi wants to eliminate the need for a driver entirely just like waymo?

False

300

What is a basic difference between Level 2 and Level 3 AV systems?

Breaking Capabilities

300

The Radar used on Waymo vehicles works with the Lidar to detect what?

whether or not an object is resting and its movement path.

300

What was the name of the division in google before it was called Waymo?

Google x

300

What Famous CEO in the space was Skeptical of Lidar?

Elon Musk

400

while Waymo uses Nvidia for its AI based driving system what, what technology does ford use for its driving systems?

Google

400

True or false, in the 4th Level of an AV system the car can operate autonomously in any environment?

false, geofencing

400

What cities has Waymo done the majority of their testing?

Phoenix or LA or San Francisco

400

Name one of the current CEOs of Waymo

Tekedra Mawakana or Dimitri Dolgov

400

In what year did Google X announce that its first self driving car had completed 300,000 miles without human assistance?

2012

500

True or False, Nuro has the same business model as Waymo?

False

500

True or false, Level 5 AV systems have not yet been accomplished?

True, very costly and expensive.

500

What is the name of the autonomous Trucking fleet that Waymo has introduced?

Waymo Via

500

in 2018, where did Waymo introduce their Autonomous Trucking fleet? 

Atlanta, Georgia

500

Who was the leader of the DARPA/Google x division in 2005 that started the Waymo movement

Sebastian Thrun