Computer Vision News - November 2021

2 Summary 10 Exclusive Interview yes, progressing the timelines but what is more important is that you should never compromise safety. We want a safer solution. The safest solution out there. Deploying it as soon as we can but never compromising safety. What do you want the general public to know about Waabi? Obviously, you have to direct your commercial enterprise towards specific goals, but what would you like everyone else to know? [ Raquel pauses ] This is a very, very interesting question. I guess what I want the public to know is that self- driving is going to happen and that it’s going to have a positive impact on all of us. That Waabi is going to be a very important part of the solution to self- driving, that we are working really hard on building that solution, and that they will see one way or another how it will positively impact them once it’s ready. The AI and computer vision community used to all meet up regularly at conferences in different places around the world, but because of the pandemic we are all separated fromeach other for now. Do you have a message that will help the community feel a little more together again? Let’s see. [ pause ] I guess one of the most important things to know is that despite the pandemic, the world is full of opportunities for everybody that is reading this interview to shine. The world looks harder now in that you can’t just go to a conference and directly see people. You can talk to people, all the same opportunities are still there, but you have to be more proactive. This community is fundamental for solving such an important problem as self- driving. When I was in academia I wrote “Everybody understands this technology can really change the world as we know it today!”