Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
3 hour 20 minutes Posted Nov 16, 2021 at 11:17 pm.
) – Introduction
) – Robots in science fiction
) – Cozmo
) – AI companions
) – Anki
) – Waymo Via
) – Sensor suites for long haul trucking
) – Machine learning
) – Waymo vs Tesla
) – Safety and risk management
) – Societal effects of automation
) – Amazon Astro
) – Challenges of the robotics industry
) – Humanoid robotics
) – Advice for getting a PhD in robotics
) – Advice for robotics startups
) – Advice for students
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Boris Sofman is the Senior Director Of Engineering and Head of Trucking at Waymo, formerly the Google Self-Driving Car project. He was also the CEO and co-founder of Anki, a home robotics company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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