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	Podcast:		WSJ The Future of Everything
	Episode:		Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Waymo Takes the Lead
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:22:40
	Publish Date:		2024-12-08 11:00:00
	Description:		Fifteen years ago, Google made a big bet that future cars will drive themselves. Now, billions of dollars later, that bet may finally be paying off. Waymo, Alphabet's driverless car company, has hit the accelerator in recent years as its technology has evolved, and its rivals have stumbled. On episode one of our special series on the growing driverless car industry, host Danny Lewis explores the roots of this technology and how Waymo took the lead in the race to a driverless future. What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: FOEPodcast@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free The Future of Everything newsletter . Further reading: How San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving Cars GM’s Self-Driving Car Unit Skids Off Course Self-Driving Cars Enter the Next Frontier: Freeways All Hail Phoenix: America’s King of the Robo-Taxi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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