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Hard Fork: Intel’s New Deal + Waymo C.E.O. Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Driverless Cars + Trumps in Tech

<p>President Trump announced this week that the U.S. government, in a highly unusual deal, had agreed to take a 10 percent stake in the chip maker Intel, and that he was considering similar investments in other companies. We discuss why Trump cares so much about Intel, what the government is trying to accomplish with this deal, and how people in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are reacting. Then Waymo’s co-chief executive Tekedra Mawakana joins us in the studio to discuss the company’s strategy for expanding its driverless car service to Miami, D.C. and the snowy Northeast. And fina...

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Bloomberg Talks: Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Global Expansion

<p>Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana discusses the robotaxi firm's global expansion efforts, $16 billion fundraise and ongoing safety concerns. She speaks exclusively with Ed Ludlow in this special edition of "Bloomberg Tech".</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>

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Bloomberg Talks: Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana Talks Growth

<p>Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana speaks exclusively to Bloomberg Tech's Ed Ludlow about global expansion efforts for the robotaxi firm, raising $16 billion dollars and ongoing safety concerns.</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>

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It's Not Magic, a Sixth Street podcast: A Conversation with Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo

<p>In the final episode of It's Not Magic's San Francisco Season, Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, joined Sixth Street Co-President David Stiepleman for a Waymo ride around San Francisco and a conversation at our office about the journey of bringing autonomous driving from an innovative project to a daily reality for hundreds of thousands of riders.</p><p> </p><p>As a leader at the forefront of physical AI, Tekedra shares insights on Waymo’s expansion to operating in ten cities, with many more on the horizon, and the rigorous safety standards that have led to a 10x reduction in...