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Dmitri Dolgov: observation

24 Mar 2026 Cheeky Pint The 20-year journey to fully autonomous cars with Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo

“I actually think it looks nice in a demo, but practically speaking, it's maybe not the way to go.”

— Dmitri Dolgov

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Speaker
Dmitri Dolgov
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observation
Recorded
24 Mar 2026
Publisher
Cheeky Pint

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…Oh, no, I know it is. It is the Ojai platform. That still has the… We can talk about whether you want to have the seats pointed backwards or not. I actually think it looks nice in a demo, but practically speaking, it's maybe not the way to go. But it is a custom-designed vehicle, and we put a lot of thought into moving away from a car that's designed around the driver to a car that's designed around the passenger. It's much more spacious. It's happening. It's not open to the public yet, but I took a ride in it the other day, fully autonomously, and that's coming this year. Yes. How much better is it as a passenger experience?…

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