Waymo's co-CEO sat down with Bloomberg to explain how the self-driving car company plans to earn trust from riders and regulators.
Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, was interviewed by Bloomberg's Emily Chang in San Francisco about how the company plans to win over the public. The talk covers safety worries, growing competition and the work of building trust in a technology that still has a lot to prove.
Waymo is a self-driving car company based in San Francisco. Its cars are meant to drive without a person at the wheel. Mawakana shares the top job with another co-CEO.
Chang asked how Mawakana's earlier career, which involved overseeing shifts in technology, prepared her for the top job. She also asked how Mawakana handles three pressures at once.
The material available here is a short summary of the interview, not the full conversation. It does not include Mawakana's answers, any safety figures, or plans for new cities. Those details would need to come from the interview itself.
If robotaxis reach your city, trust and safety track records may decide whether you ever choose to ride one. Regulators, the people who set the rules for what can drive on public roads, will weigh the same questions. How Waymo answers them could shape how fast this technology spreads.
Before you ever hail a driverless car, look at the company's safety record, because trust is the main hurdle Waymo says it must clear.
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