A new era of autonomous vehicle technology, known as AV 2.0, has emerged, marked by large, unified AI models that can control multiple parts of the vehicle stack, from perception and planning to control.
Wayve, a London-based autonomous driving technology company, and a member of NVIDIA's startup accelerator program, is leading the surf.
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Jun 24
Inside Instacart's AI-Powered Smart Shopping Cart | NVIDIA AI Podcast Ep. 302
Instacart has 1.6 billion lifetime grocery orders—and is now using that data flywheel to digitize the physical store itself. In this episode, David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, explains how the Caper Cart—powered by an NVIDIA Jetson™ board and a sensor f ... Show More
39m 55s
Jun 10
How Mistral Is Building Frontier AI for the Enterprise | NVIDIA AI Podcast Ep. 301
Open-weight models are closing the gap with proprietary AI — and Timothée Lacroix, cofounder and CTO of Mistral, has been betting on that since day one. In this episode, he explains why open weights accelerate enterprise adoption, how Mistral is bringing model customization into ... Show More
21m 33s
May 27
Everyone Can Build a Robot: Open Source Embodied AI With Seeed Studio | NVIDIA AI Podcast Ep. 300
Seeed Studio is a leader in open source robotics, delivering affordable NVIDIA Jetson‑powered arms that put embodied AI into the hands of millions of makers, students, and small businesses. In this episode, Seeed Studio CEO Eric Pan and Head of Robotics Elaine Wu explain how open ... Show More
29m 4s
May 2025
Meet the CEO Bill Gates backs to beat Tesla: Alex Kendall, Wayve.AI
In this episode of Secret Leaders, we sit down with Alex Kendall, co-founder & CEO of Wayve AI — the $1B+ British startup taking on Tesla in the race to build a driverless future. From raising $1.05 billion from Microsoft, SoftBank, and NVIDIA, to reimagining cities with AI-power ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 2024
Waymo’s Journey to Full Autonomy: AI Breakthroughs, Safety, and Scaling
In this episode of No Priors, Dmitri Dolgov, Co-CEO of Waymo, joins Sarah and Elad to explore the evolution and advancements of Waymo's self-driving technology from its inception at Google to its current real-world deployment. Dmitri also shares insights into the technological br ... Show More
44m 30s
Aug 2024
Building the World's Most Trusted Driver
<p>Waymo's autonomous vehicles have driven over 20 million miles on public roads and billions more in simulation.</p><p>In this episode, a16z General Partner David George sits down with Dmitri Dolgov, CTO at Waymo, to discuss the development of self-driving technology. Dmitri pro ... Show More
38m 36s
Jun 2023
The Road to Autonomous Vehicles: Are We There Yet?
<p>Self-driving cars have been on the horizon for quite some time. But, they might actually be here.</p><p>We got to ride around in one all over San Francisco with Waymo’s Chief Product Officer, Saswat Panigrahi.</p><p>We discussed so much, including the five levels of autonomy, ... Show More
56 m
Sep 2025
Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve, also, UK fintech Tide becomes a TPG-backed unicorn
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang descended on the United Kingdom this week, armed with a pledge to invest $2.6 billion to supercharge the country’s AI startup ecosystem. Wayve, the U.K.-based self-driving tech startup, could be one of those to receive funds from Nvidia’s AI investment com ... Show More
8 m
Jul 2023
Volkswagen Reboots AI Self Driving Play, Can They Catch Tesla?
In this episode, we dive into Volkswagen's revamped approach to AI and self-driving technology, exploring their strategies and potential to compete in a market dominated by Tesla. Join us as we discuss if the auto giant can close the gap and position itself as a major player in t ... Show More
9m 6s
Jun 2022
Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here | Aicha Evans
We've been hearing about self-driving cars for years, but autonomous vehicle entrepreneur Aicha Evans thinks we need to dream more daringly. In this exciting talk, she introduces us to robotaxis: fully autonomous, eco-friendly shuttles that would take you from place to place and ... Show More
10m 34s
Aug 2023
Build an AI Version of Yourself with Personal.AI, CEO Suman Kanuganti
In this episode, we sit down with the CEO of Personal.ai, Suman Kanuganti, to delve into the revolutionary AI technology his company is creating, aimed at augmenting human memory, ensuring equitable AI, and navigating the privacy implications of our increasingly digital lives. Ge ... Show More
38m 21s