E1110 The Next Unicorns E18 Ghost Locomotion CEO John Hayes builds self-driving kits for consumers

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

1:02 Jason intros John Hayes & they discuss remote work at Ghost

7:42 Building custom self-driving kits at Ghost, fixing the software problem in self-driving

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13:00 Engineering on different types of cars, pricing

15:33 Lidar or cameras? Which is evolving rapidly & what is the right answer for self-driving?

18:47 What self-driving problems are still unsolved?

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24:13 When will Ghost be in market? How are most self-driving collisions classified? How are these problems solved?

31:58 Defining the different levels of self-driving

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36:19 When will self-driving be safe enough for humans to not pay attention on the highway? Why is Ghost focused on highways?

45:08 Are autonomous-only highways the future? Adapting the AI to snow, ice & other hazards

52:31 Is car-to-car communication safe? Can roads be further optimized for self-driving?

56:43 How 5G could rapidly speed up self-driving adoption, working at Ghost

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