Competitors
Which of Waymos competitors is a ride hailing shuttle with no steering wheel?
GM Cruise or Zoox
Name one example of a level 1 AV system
Backup camera or cruise control or sensors
How far away can the cameras the Waymo uses detect an object?
500 feet
What is the name of the app that waymo uses to order rides?
Waymo One
What car is used in the Waymo One fleet?
Chrysler Pacifica Minivan
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
What company was mentioned as a very popular user for the Level 2 AV system?
Tesla autopilot
What do Lidar sensors detect?
Light and Heat
When was Waymo officially founded?
2016
What is the cost for a vehicle to be fitted for Waymo Driver?
$130k-$150k
True or false, Audi wants to eliminate the need for a driver entirely just like waymo?
False
What is the biggest difference between Level 2 and Level 3 AV systems?
In level 2, the driver monitors the environment. In level 3, the system monitors the environment
The Radar used on Waymo vehicles works with the Lidar to detect what?
whether or not an object is resting and its movement path.
What was the name of the division in google before it was called Waymo?
Google x
What Famous CEO in the space was Skeptical of Lidar?
Elon Musk
while Waymo uses Google for its AI-based driving system what, what technology company did Audi use for assistance in its driving systems?
Nvidia
True or false, in the 4th Level of an AV system the car can operate autonomously in any environment?
false, geofencing
What cities has Waymo done the majority of their testing?
Phoenix or LA or San Francisco
Name one of the current CEOs of Waymo
Tekedra Mawakana or Dimitri Dolgov
In what year did Google X announce that its first self driving car had completed 300,000 miles without human assistance?
2012
True or False, Nuro has the same business model as Waymo?
False
True or false, Level 5 AV systems have not yet been accomplished?
True, very costly and expensive.
What is the name of the autonomous Trucking fleet that Waymo has introduced?
Waymo Via
in 2018, where did Waymo introduce their Autonomous Trucking fleet?
Atlanta, Georgia
Who was the leader of the DARPA/Google x division in 2005 that started the Waymo movement
Sebastian Thrun