Dmitri Dolgov: The Demo Is Only 1% of the Work
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Dmitri Dolgov × Y Combinator |
| Channel | Y Combinator |
| Date | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Duration | 0:49:00 |
| Format | Video |
| Topics | #agents · #engineering · #vision · #founder-topic |
Why it matters
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov with YC: from Google X project to the world's largest autonomous driving company — why the demo is only 1% of the work, the hard part of scaling, building a safety culture, and lessons for AI systems in the real world.
Key takeaways
- The demo is 1%: scaling is the other 99% of engineering.
- Safety culture: Waymo treats safety as a product feature, not compliance.
- Patience: autonomous driving took 15 years to reach real commercialization.
- Lesson: real-world problems can't be solved by demos.
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- Aug 3, 2026 · 0:49:00
Waymo Co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov: The Demo Is Only 1% Of The Work
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