Nick Pelly

Engineering @ Waymo.

Previously helped build Android & Android Automotive.

Opinions are my own.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@tobyeggleston They could at least put it in the federal coffers for the benefit of Aus taxpayers.

It's crazy that it goes direct to News Media, who both insist that Big Tech carries their content AND extort for it.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Australia is shaking down big tech.

The government’s new News Bargaining Incentive is a masterclass in cynicism. "Voluntarily" pay local media, or we’ll seize 2% of your total revenue.

The best part? It applies even if you don't carry the news.

It’s not a tax, it’s a targeted shakedown for the mainstream media's benefit.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@JDJCVY Meta was in the process, which is what prompted the latest regulatory shakedown.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Waymo on long freeway routes is 🤌😚

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Probably accurate. Can the EU time limit the legislation so that innovation is not curtailed long term?

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

Congrats, Europe—you made it illegal to invent something better than USB-C.

If you’d done this in the USB-A days, we’d never have gotten -C.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@RobGrieves I'd encourage you to dig a little deeper, for example https://t.co/50LANQCzJp

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Can feel the heat from 0.7 miles away #kilauea eruption

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

"It’s a kind of technology that grabs you by the lapels and says that you’re in the future"

[The Mind Scourge @TheMindScourge]

Self driving is the first technology in quite awhile that the average person just doesn’t quite believe exists

It’s strange, because you can hire a car without a driver right now.

But the proverbial “man in the street” is still shocked by it

We’ve grown jaded to most tech progress the past 20 years. Self driving cars won’t be like that. It’s a kind of technology that grabs you by the lapels and says that you’re in the future

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@chamath 🙏 they are indeed both marvelous feats of engineering.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@tbpn @RJScaringe An elegant and correct explanation.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Freeways are easy 99%+ of the time, but require extremely high reliability for the long-tail, because of high speed consequences.

Which is why supervised systems usually start on the Freeway, because a human can intervene for the long-tail.

And unsupervised systems start on Surface Streets, until they are deeper into the march of 9s.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@signulll My first TGIF I was front row watching the warm-up comedian, awaiting Larry & Sergey. A few minutes later I realized it was already Larry.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

0->1 ✅
1->10 ✅
...

[Dmitri Dolgov @dmitri_dolgov]

Exponential scaling ongoing – @Waymo has officially doubled our fully autonomous cities in a matter of weeks, reaching 10 cities with the newest additions of San Antonio and Orlando. This is a testament to the maturity and generalizability of the Waymo Driver, our deliberate, safety-first approach to scaling, and an important step as we prepare to serve more riders across more cities soon.

[Jeff Dean @JeffDean]

Waymo's system, fueled by careful collection of a large volume of fully autonomous data, is the most advanced, large-scale application of embodied AI today. Very proud to see this level of engineering rigor tackling safe autonomous driving making the roads safer for everyone (and it has been nice to see various Google research collaborations with Waymo be a part of these advances!).

The insights here are foundational for how we design and safely scale all complex AI systems.

Read more at:
https://t.co/TFk9yv6rce

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

One of the perks of working at Waymo...

Strong C++ Generalist? In-office (MTV)? DM me your resume.

GSD >> YoE

Teams you could work on: Motion Control, Onboard Automation, Positioning, Vehicle Integration, Sensor Processing, Fault Management, Backup Driving Systems, ...

[Waymo @Waymo]

We’re ready for takeoff! ✈️ Starting today, Waymo employees can take fully autonomous rides to and from @flySFO. ✨ Stay tuned for public rides coming soon!

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

@stevesi 🙏

[Waymo @Waymo]

Three more cities on the map! 🗺️ You may spot our cars on the road as we lay the early groundwork for our autonomous ride-hailing service.

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Thanks for hosting me!

[Hannah Langton @TechOverflowPod]

📣 This week’s episode is a big one!

🎙️ We’ve got @waymo’s Engineering Director Nick Pelly on the show talking all about robotaxis.

🚗 @waymo recently announced their expansion into London so this couldn’t be better timed for our UK listeners.

🎧 https://t.co/BokNXcJAah

[Hannah Langton @TechOverflowPod]

📣 This week’s episode is a big one!

🎙️ We’ve got @waymo’s Engineering Director Nick Pelly on the show talking all about robotaxis.

🚗 @waymo recently announced their expansion into London so this couldn’t be better timed for our UK listeners.

🎧 https://t.co/BokNXcJAah

[Nick Pelly @npelly]

Big unlock

[Waymo @Waymo]

Now beginning to offer fully autonomous freeways rides in SF, LA, and PHX! Express interest in the Waymo app to be one of the first in the world to relax on freeways with no one behind the wheel. More about this and our SF Bay Area expansion at https://t.co/6cnm1PirMo