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Takedra Mawakana

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
224 total appearances

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Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Right.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And when we first thought about Tokyo, we decided to partner with Neon Kotsu and Go.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And that's because the cabs are such an integral part of life there.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Culturally.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Exactly.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so what that's allowed us to do is we have a fleet of vehicles there and the drivers of those vehicles are part of that partnership.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

You know, they're collecting the data for us.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so they're like helping to usher in this change.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

There will still be cabs for a long time and there will be an introduction of autonomous vehicles.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so finding partners, like you said, national champions who can help us navigate not only the regulatory climate, but who already have that trust.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

of riders and who can help us educate riders that this isn't like something they are not welcoming.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

It's actually something they're quite excited about, seeing Tokyo become a city of the future from a transportation standpoint.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

That's exactly right.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And of course, it's something we've helped shape.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

You know, there's most places contemplated drivers around the world, right?

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

I mean, that's the way laws, whether it's 50 years ago or 100 years ago, I mean, they were sort of written to regulate automobiles and automobiles were presumed to be driven by people.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so most places we have to think through what needs to change in the laws.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And then if people are willing to work with us on that,

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

then we work with them to change it.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so in Japan, we have a path forward.