The Operating System for Self Driving Cars (and Tanks, and Trucks...) With Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig of Applied Intuition

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When will fully autonomous vehicles see widespread adoption? According to Applied Intuition, that future is closer than you may think. Applied Intuition’s CEO, Qasar Younis, and CTO, Peter Ludwig, talk with Elad Gil about how now is the best time to both work on self-driving vehicle technology and monetize it. Qasar and Peter discuss the advantages of developing their own OS in-house for their autonomous applications, self-driving technology’s potential to drive re-shoring of vehicle manufacturing to the United States, and how best to gauge the bar for safety in autonomous systems. Plus, they explore how self-driving technology may reshape the designs of not only vehicles, but cities themselves.

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Chapters:

00:00 Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig Introduction

01:28 A Primer on Applied Intuition

11:08 Applied Intuition’s Customers

12:04 Impact of Chinese Vehicles Manufacturers

15:44 EV Policies in the European Market

20:49 Can Robotics and Automation Re-Shore Vehicle Manufacturing?

21:53 Training Models for Autonomous Vehicles

26:41 Gauging the Bar for Autonomous Vehicles Safety

32:03 Timeline for Large-Scale Autonomous Vehicle Adoption

36:28 Rethinking Urban Design for Autonomous Vehicles

38:47 How Applied Intuition Uses AI for Tooling and OS

42:09 Designing for User Experience

43:31 Applied Intuition’s Hiring Strategy

45:01 Conclusion