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Waymo: AI readiness hinges on eval metrics, not just model performance

Waymo: AI readiness hinges on eval metrics, not just model performance

Waymo's director of engineering for systems intelligence and machine learning, Manasi Joshi, outlined the company's approach to training, testing, and deploying AI at scale at VB Transform 2026. The autonomous vehicle company has driven more than 220 million fully autonomous, or 'rider-only,' miles, with 17 times fewer serious crash injuries than human drivers over the same distance.

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