Sebastian Thrun, a key figure in the self-driving industry, reflects on the evolution of autonomous vehicles from a Google X experiment to a viable business with Waymo. Thrun's pivotal moment came when his team at Stanford demonstrated a self-driving car's capabilities, leading to his involvement with Google. He remains proud of Waymo's progress, emphasizing the critical importance of reliability in self-driving technology, as even minor errors can have grave consequences, unlike errors in other technological advancements. Additionally, Thrun continues to harbor ambitions for flying cars.
Oh, it lives up to my exact expectations. We wanted to make cars safer with self-driving technology and build a business in which cars are used better than they are today, AKA a ride-sharing business.
The tolerance to errors is extremely low... When a self-driving car hallucinates, it might kill somebody or run a red light. The stakes are higher.
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