Waymo: The future of autonomous driving with Vincent Vanhoucke
About this episode
Hannah Fry discusses the complexities of autonomous driving with Waymo's Vincent Vanhoucke and experiences a Waymo vehicle firsthand.
How do you train an AI to drive safer than a human? Professor Hannah Fry sits down with Waymo Distinguished Engineer Vincent Vanhoucke to break down the complexities of autonomous driving—from the "closed loop" problem of real-world traffic to using generative AI for simulation. Plus, Hannah moves from theory to practice, taking a Waymo for a spin in California to experience it firsthand.
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