Suzanne Philion

CMO @Waymo 🤖, mom of cuatro. angel 😇, back in the day: @ph7_comms, @verizonmedia, @Yahoo, bad diplomat @StateDept 🌎🌍🌏

[NVIDIA DRIVE @NVIDIADRIVE]

.@Waymo just published a technical look at the compute system powering the Waymo Driver, engineered for millisecond latency, extreme operating conditions, and full redundancy.

NVIDIA accelerated computing is a critical foundation of this system, delivering the performance and efficiency needed to advance robotaxi deployment at scale.

[AMD @AMD]

Physical AI won’t be won by a single accelerator, or a closed stack.

@Waymo’s next-gen embedded compute architecture shows why autonomous driving demands responsive and redundant systems.

AMD brings the open compute portfolio to help power what’s next: https://t.co/y5oiDTGbgy

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

H-Town cc @Beyonce

[Waymo @Waymo]

Waymo is now open to everyone in Space City 🚀. Download the Waymo app and ride today! 🚗 ✨

[Waymo @Waymo]

New look, same Waymo. The Ojai is officially on the road in SF, PHX, and LA for all riders. With tons of legroom and new features to make the space your own, it's like your home away from home.

[reed @reed]

today is the day. everybody is invited to enjoy ojai @waymo

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

Powerful progressive safety and labor arguments in favor of @Waymo's expansion, courtesy Rogé Karma for @TheAtlantic.

We're committed to ongoing conversations with city leaders, transit advocates, and labor representatives. And we'll keep riders (their safety, well-being, peace of mind and choice) at the center of the dialogue in every city we hope to serve.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Cities that say no to driverless cars are blocking a technology that would change their residents’ lives for the better, Rogé Karma argues. https://t.co/bV2jgTONz1

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

Transforming mobility is about showing up for the moments that bring communities together. Proud to team up with the @Raiders & @AllegiantStadm to bring safe, autonomous rides to #RaiderNation in Vegas. 🏈

[Waymo @Waymo]

Waymo is proud to partner with the @Raiders and @AllegiantStadm to bring autonomous rides to Las Vegas.  It’s  the first-ever partnership between a pro football team and an autonomous vehicle company. 🏈 From game days to concert nights, we’ve got your ride home covered with a dedicated pickup zone.

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

🖤🩷

[Waymo @Waymo]

How you like that? 🖤💗 @BLACKPINK 10-year anniversary car wraps are in your area, LA and SF.

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

@dmitri_dolgov to @ycombinator Startup School 2026: "Remember who you’re building for: your mission and your customers are what matters. Otherwise tech is just a science project...Nothing beats the joy of making a difference in people’s lives." 💫

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Waymo’s first autonomous demo took eighteen months. The product took fifteen years.

Today the @Waymo Driver runs 500,000 trips a week — 4 million fully autonomous miles across 15 cities, with 17x fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers.

At Startup School 2026, Waymo co-CEO @dmitri_dolgov shares the seven lessons behind that journey, from bridging the gap between a demo and a real product to building systems that can safely operate in the physical world.

00:07 — 7 Lessons From Building Waymo
02:21 — Why Physical AI Is Different
06:52 — The Gap Between a Demo and a Product
11:34 — Why Reliability Lives on an Exponential Curve
14:17 — Pick the Right Technology Curve
16:05 — Why Waymo Uses Cameras, LiDAR, and Radar
21:07 — Ride Every Technology Wave
24:43 — Inside the Waymo Foundation Model
30:09 — The Bitter Lesson Still Wins
36:41 — Why Every Physical AI Company Needs a Simulator
41:36 — Build an AI Flywheel
43:22 — Evals Are Your Competitive Advantage
46:09 — How Waymo Became 17x Safer Than Human Drivers
47:59 — The Next Decade of AI Will Be Physical

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

Listening to our riders is how we build the future of mobility. Excited to roll out Gemini integration and a brand-new UI on our Ojai platform. Can attest personally that It’s fun to cruise around and have Gemini give you the back story on neighborhoods, etc. Early access starts today! 🚀

[Waymo @Waymo]

You asked. We built. Our new Ojai vehicle platform now features a completely revamped in-car UI and riders can now harness Google’s Gemini inside the vehicle. The best autonomous ride on the road just got even better.

Early access is live now – we’ll be rolling it out to more riders soon!

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

“Last year, 36,640 Americans died in traffic crashes. That was the fewest since 2019, yet it still works out to more than 100 fatalities per day. The new generation of vehicles quietly accumulating mileage on our streets offers enormous promise to bring the number down more and more each year.” @veroderugy @latimesopinion @Waymo

https://t.co/2lblx4W9d6

[IIHS @IIHS_autosafety]

🆕 | Waymo’s driverless vehicles deployed in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin were involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers per mile traveled, according to a new IIHS study out today.

Full findings: https://t.co/VBiTgmJvV3

[Axios @axios]

Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS https://t.co/XWDpnGc9yJ

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

@kyliebytes Gotchu 💞

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

@EdLudlow vamossss

[Noema Magazine @NoemaMag]

If driverless cars are widely adopted, "the population-level health effect could rival those of seat belts or the decline in smoking," @slotkinjr argues.

So what is the hold up?

https://t.co/9g8mfwlZIe

[Tekedra N Mawakana @TechTekedra]

We’ve autonomously driven more than 300,000 miles in Washington, D.C., safely navigating everything from crowded evenings in Chinatown to emergency scenes in the Third Street Tunnel. We are ready to serve Washingtonians, and to invest tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure and hundreds of local jobs needed to support our service in the nation’s capital.

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

4 new cities loading …! Opening our doors to you soon, #Denver, #LasVegas, #SanDiego, #Tampa ⛰️ ☀️ 🎲 🍊

[Waymo @Waymo]

Autonomous mode activated in four new cities! ✨ Starting today you’ll see our vehicles with no human at the wheel in Las Vegas—with Denver, San Diego, and Tampa to follow. Want to be one of the first to ride when we start serving these cities? Download the Waymo app and we’ll let you know when you’re in.

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

@paularambles @Waymo fixed it

[Suzanne Philion @SuzKP]

Powerful piece by @ChicoCes in the @WashBlade. Thank you for sharing how @Waymo brought you peace of mind in Phoenix! Your advocacy for safe, equitable transit options in #DC is deeply impactful. 🧡

[Washington Blade @WashBlade]

D.C. has a chance to lead on equitable transit through AVs https://t.co/ihnSXjPANy