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#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
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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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Boris's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bsofman
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Waymo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/waymo
Waymo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/waymo
Waymo's Website: https://waymo.com/
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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:32) - Robots in science fiction
(13:13) - Cozmo
(38:28) - AI companions
(45:23) - Anki
(1:10:56) - Waymo Via
(1:42:34) - Sensor suites for long haul trucking
(1:52:30) - Machine learning
(2:10:26) - Waymo vs Tesla
(2:21:02) - Safety and risk management
(2:30:06) - Societal effects of automation
(2:41:11) - Amazon Astro
(2:45:35) - Challenges of the robotics industry
(2:50:03) - Humanoid robotics
(2:57:06) - Advice for getting a PhD in robotics
(3:04:37) - Advice for robotics startups
(3:15:43) - Advice for students
- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack
- Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil
- ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order
- Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit
- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
EPISODE LINKS:
Boris's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bsofman
Boris's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsofman
Waymo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/waymo
Waymo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/waymo
Waymo's Website: https://waymo.com/
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:32) - Robots in science fiction
(13:13) - Cozmo
(38:28) - AI companions
(45:23) - Anki
(1:10:56) - Waymo Via
(1:42:34) - Sensor suites for long haul trucking
(1:52:30) - Machine learning
(2:10:26) - Waymo vs Tesla
(2:21:02) - Safety and risk management
(2:30:06) - Societal effects of automation
(2:41:11) - Amazon Astro
(2:45:35) - Challenges of the robotics industry
(2:50:03) - Humanoid robotics
(2:57:06) - Advice for getting a PhD in robotics
(3:04:37) - Advice for robotics startups
(3:15:43) - Advice for students