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Sacha Arnoud, Director of Engineering, Waymo - MIT Self-Driving Cars

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What it is

Sacha Arnoud, Waymo's Director of Engineering, gives a lecture in MIT's 2018 deep learning for self-driving cars course on the rise of machine learning in autonomous vehicles. It covers how Waymo uses deep learning and how it handles tricky driving situations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to during self-driving news threads as an insider view of Waymo's progress, deep learning's role and its limits.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Check the lecture, its fantastic imo.”

    Explains how self-driving cars use deep learning and its limits.

    RosanaAnaDana, 2018-03 · Strong recommendation · in “LiDAR scans are finding hidden Roman roads and cutting crime”

  2. “gives a good idea”

    Gives a good idea of Waymo's progress and timelines.

    lacerta, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street”

  3. “Look at any video where they explain how it works, and you'll notice how many situations they can manage”

    Shows how many tricky driving situations Waymo can manage.

    Zarel, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “Uber’s Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: waymo, deep learning, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, mit 6.s094

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