#358: The Remote Ops Debate, Wayve’s $1.2B Bet, Uber’s Robotaxi Strategy
About this episode
The episode discusses Wayve's funding, Uber's strategy for autonomy, and a debate on remote operations in autonomous systems.
This week we break down Wayve’s massive $1.2 billion round, Uber’s plan to become the global operations layer for autonomy, followed by a punchy debate over remote ops, including congressional scrutiny of Waymo’s overseas remote assistants, and what actually counts as “driving” in an autonomous system. Also, Ed has lots to say about NVIDIA investments.
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