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Article "Waymo gets OK to expand robotaxi service into more of Silicon Valley"

by Kirsten Korosec
May 19, 2025

 

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Article "It’s Waymo’s World. We’re All Just Riding in It."
Google’s driverless-taxi company just cracked 10 million rides. If you haven’t taken one, you will soon.

by Ben Cohen
May 30, 2025

 

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Article "How Waymo got caught in the crossfire of Los Angeles ICE protests"
As Los Angeles ICE protests escalated over the weekend, Waymo’s self-driving vehicles took the brunt of the damage.

by Joe Berkowitz
June 9, 2025

 

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Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Sebastian Thrun on Waymo’s Early Days

Jun 27, 2025

In the first installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Sebastian Thrun, co-founder of the Moonshot Factory, for a conversation about the history of Waymo and Google X, the ethics of innovation, the future of AI, and more. Watch the video to hear how the self-driving car project got its start, Sebastian’s philosophy for building great teams, and practical advice for anyone who wants to tackle a big problem with a moonshot idea.

0:00-5:24 - How Waymo got its start
5:24-6:29 - The moonshot vision for self-driving cars
6:29-9:40 - The origins of The Moonshot Factory
9:40-12:50 - Sebastian’s favorite moonshot memories
12:50-14:01 - Life post-Waymo
14:01-16:12 - Advice for aspiring moonshot takers
16:12-17:44 - The ethics of innovation
17:44-20:21 - The future of AI
20:21-23:09 - Biggest surprises from X’s early days
25:04-27:51 - Managing for moonshot innovation
27:51-30:22 - Why Sebastian is grateful for X
30:22-31:08 - Learning from failures
31:08-32:49 - How Wing got its start
32:49-35:02 - Self-driving cars’ exponential progress