Autonomous Vehicle Research at Waymo

Episode notes

Waymo’s VP of Research, Drago Anguelov, joins Practical AI to explore how advances in autonomy, vision models, and large-scale testing are shaping the future of driverless technology. The conversation dives into the dual challenges of building an onboard driver and testing that driver (via large scale simulation). Drago also gives us an update on what Waymo is doing to achieve intelligent, real-time performance while ensuring proven safety and reliability. Featuring: Drago Anguelov - LinkedIn Chris Benson - Website , LinkedIn , Bluesky , GitHub , X Daniel Whitenack - Website , GitHub , X Links: Waymo Research New Insights for Scaling Laws in Autonomous Driving AI in Motion Sponsors: Outshift by Cisco - The open source collective building the Internet of Agents. Backed by Outshift by Cisco, AGNTCY gives developers the tools to build and deploy multi-agent software at scale. Identity, communication protocols, and modular workflows - all in one global collaboration layer. Start building at AGNTCY.org . Shopify - The commerce platform trusted by millions.

• AIUC-1: Building trust in AI agents74 / 100
• Zero Trust for AI Agents61 / 100
• Breaking down the 2026 Stanford AI Index Report53 / 100
• Rebooting Enterprise AI with MCP and Kubernetes
• Hermes Agent: Agents that grow with you