Zack Danielak

Robotics, Driverless Cars, all things Hardware. 📍Formerly Waymo, Cruise. Currently DoorDash Labs.

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

#ChatGPT wasn’t so bad before, but the hallucinations and sycophancy have gotten so much worse lately. Happy to move onto better tools like #Claude

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

My Waymo is in a swarm of 7 Waymos during rush hour in San Francisco. Is the future here yet?

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

I’m looking for robotics engineers and technicians in San Francisco! As a former Cruiser, I feel for the employees today whose mission was cut short. Perhaps I can offer a new mission, very close to home. #cruise #autonomousvehicles #hiring #robotics https://t.co/dSaTsEUPCF

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@zoox Done! Hope it’s soon 🤞

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

Got to see a driverless @zoox car pick up a passenger! So cool! Anyone able to refer me in to the beta testing program? I’m dying to ride in the toaster. #zoox

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@kingharrison @elonmusk Been going back and forth on picking up a 3/Y for a daily and want to tow a motorcycle but I can’t make it to the track and back without having to unhitch to charge. Will need to see if there are any like that here

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@elonmusk any plans to enable pull-through superchargers for towing?

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

If I knew thousands of people were gonna see this I would’ve walked around and snapped the front! next time.

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

Hello, @Waymo ! You’re looking awfully dapper this morning. Did you do something with your hair? 🤔

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@Quan Need these yesterday!

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

I just witnessed two Waymos honk at each other. lol.

[Brian Wilt @brianwilt]

For every company I've worked for, there's a set of like 3 questions you get asked over and over. For Waymo, it's 1) What happens if I grab the wheel (please don't), 2) Do the cars speed (no), and 3) Have you heard this "Way Mo'" pun before

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@jjricks_ @Waymo I think you earned it!

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

So cool to be autonomously driving through a rainy, dense urban city. I remember back when raise used to mean we had to pause operations…not anymore!

[California PUC @californiapuc]

We have granted additional operating authority for @Cruise and @Waymo to conduct commercial passenger service using driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The approval includes the ability for both companies to charge fares for rides at any time of day. https://t.co/QqWRAEbnGQ

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

Quite divided - I counted ~96 public comments in support and 90 against. It stayed almost 50/50 the entire hearing. Clearly much more work to be done, both in SF and nationally as AVs roll out to more cities.

[Kirsten Korosec @kirstenkorosec]

The CPUC vote tonight to give Cruise & Waymo the OK to expand in SF is certainly the biggest AV story of the year, but this is nowhere near a settled issue. The 7.5-hour hearing, most of which were public comments was a clear indicator of how divided folks are about robotaxis

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

Racing Cruises 😉 and yes, I did figure out how to work the radio this time. Smoother ride than my last, too.

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@Michael77285783 @Cruise @olivercameron Way ahead of you 😉

[Zack Danielak @ZackDanielak]

@jjricks_ @Cruise Just borrow the one from the ceiling :)