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Wei Lowe: Autonomous robots consume spatial map data through APIs, not visuals
“Robots don't really need to see anything. They need to consume the data and they consume the data through APIs and so on.”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:43 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
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Wei Lowe: Cartography has always driven technical and mathematical innovation
“Mapping has always been almost the frontier of technology. People who can make really good maps for that time tend to be the most technically advanced and mathematically advanced.”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:29 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
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Wei Lowe: HD map quality scales with aggregated fleet data
“The more cars you have on the road, or the more data that we collect from, the higher quality the map will be.”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:35 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
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Wei Lowe: Cellular bandwidth costs constrain real-time HD mapping
“Cost is definitely a big challenge because you don't want to send tons and tons of data over cellular network.”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 21:04 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
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