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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

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 Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

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

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

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

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

then we work with them to change it.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so in Japan, we have a path forward.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

Yes.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

In general, if there are other companies focused on autonomous driving to make roads safer, we think that's positive.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

That is a positive thing.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

We should have competition around saving lives.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so that's a good thing.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

I think what we don't spend a lot of time thinking about is how everyone is thinking about how to pursue partnerships right now.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

We're just laser focused on our strategy.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

We're the only company that is offering a 24 by 7 service across six markets in the U.S.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

with ambitions to be in many more this year and launch internationally.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And, you know, we've driven over 200, almost 200 million fully autonomous miles and we're driving over 4 million miles per week.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so that's, if you think about it, that's over six human lifetimes every seven days.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so our driver is learning at a rapid pace.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so we don't think there's anyone who's doing anything close to what we're doing.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

And so for us, it's just staying focused on our own ambitions.

Bloomberg Talks
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

Yes.