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Tekedra Mawakana

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
209 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

But also, there's a lot to do.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

So we're just really focused on making sure that we can scale, focusing on our two first international launches, London and Tokyo, and scaling across the United States.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

Yeah, if the regulatory climate of a city is welcoming, then we can show up and map and launch in a couple of months like we did in Miami.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

You know, that's a city where, you know, they were welcoming and they were ready and we were ready.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so we showed up, you know, we have a fleet operating partner and we were able to launch quite quickly after we first arrived.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

I think in a lot of cities, especially cities that are meaningful from a transportation perspective, we're helping, we're working, engaging with policymakers.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

You know, we have the burden to demonstrate our safety impact.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so with 127 million miles and 90% fewer serious injury-causing crashes or worse, we have to educate them on that kind of impact.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

82% fewer airbag deployments.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

This isn't something that any fleet-based business has been able to come in and give policymakers data.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

So assuming that we can do that and then grow trust,

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And, you know, we do that by partnering with organizations in markets who have been trying to solve road safety issues.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

They've been trying to expand mobility options for residents.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so we partner with them.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And then obviously we work with law enforcement and first responders to train them on how our technology works.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

Yeah, we think it's really important that there is a federal AV standard.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

We've been advocating for sort of a safety case based approach because the technologies are different.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And we think that the burden should be on companies to demonstrate why you believe your technology is safe enough.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

We also think there should be transparency requirements.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

You know, people should have to demonstrate how many trips are you providing?