Riding the Future: Inside Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox Autonomous Rides with Kevin Chao

About this episode

Kevin Chao shares his experiences with various autonomous vehicles in this episode.

Podcast Summary: In this episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff welcomes Kevin Chao, an early adopter who has taken more than 60 rides in autonomous vehicles across San Francisco and Austin. Kevin shares his firsthand experiences riding in Tesla RoboTaxis, Waymo vehicles, and Amazon’s new Zoox autonomous vehicle—built from the ground up with no steering wheel […]

People in this episode

Host: Jeff

Guest: Kevin Chao

Topics covered

• autonomous vehicles
• Tesla
• Waymo
• Zoox
• ridesharing
• technology
• personal experiences

Keywords

• autonomous rides
• RoboTaxis
• Tesla
• Waymo
• Zoox
• San Francisco
• Austin
• technology
• rides

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, Waymo, Amazon, Zoox

Places: San Francisco, Austin

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