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204. The Urgency of AV Safety
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40 million miles of real-world driving experience? That’s enough to drive to the Moon and back 80 times! And Waymo is putting that experience to work with an urgent, research-driven approach to AV safety.
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As the world’s first autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One is available in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and soon, Austin. To date, the data indicates that the Waymo Driver is already reducing traffic injuries and fatalities in these locations.
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At the recent Government/Industry Meeting in Washington, DC, we sat down in-person with Francesca Favaro, Head of Safety Best Practices, to discuss how Waymo’s Safety Case Framework is saving lives and improving mobility.
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We’d love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don’t forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred podcasting platform.
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231 episodes
Manage episode 402372039 series 2825811
40 million miles of real-world driving experience? That’s enough to drive to the Moon and back 80 times! And Waymo is putting that experience to work with an urgent, research-driven approach to AV safety.
.
As the world’s first autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One is available in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and soon, Austin. To date, the data indicates that the Waymo Driver is already reducing traffic injuries and fatalities in these locations.
.
At the recent Government/Industry Meeting in Washington, DC, we sat down in-person with Francesca Favaro, Head of Safety Best Practices, to discuss how Waymo’s Safety Case Framework is saving lives and improving mobility.
.
We’d love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don’t forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred podcasting platform.
.
Follow SAE on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Follow host Grayson Brulte on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
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