Can robotaxis think more like humans?

颠覆自动驾驶

Babbage from The Economist

2026-08-13

40 分钟
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How do you build an autonomous vehicle? Most self-driving car companies teach their models the rules of the road and pack cars with sophisticated sensors. But Wayve, a British startup, has a different approach. The company uses deep learning to train an “AI driver” for autonomous vehicles. In recent days, Wayve, in partnership with Uber, has been granted the first licences to operate robotaxis in London. Will their human-inspired cars finally transform city streets? We sit down with the company's CEO, Alex Kendall, to find out.  Guests and hosts: Alex Hern, The Economist's AI writerAlex Kendall, CEO of WayveAlok Jha, The Economist's science and technology editor Watch the full interview with Alex Kendall on The Economist's “Inside Tech”. Topics covered: RobotaxisWayve and UberAutonomous vehicles  Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.
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  • The Economist.

  • Hi Alex.

  • Hi Alok.

  • What have you been up to this past few weeks?

  • I've been hosting a podcast.

  • Anything good?

  • Yeah, I think it's going quite well.

  • I've learned that Sarah is absolutely terrifying when she's wearing her red light mask.

  • All right, listen, in this glamorous new role of yours,

  • which I'm sure you've been taking to with aplomb,

  • you must get lots of limousines and taxis and cars laid on, right?

  • I have a question for you.

  • When you get into a taxi, do you talk to the driver?

  • I'm trying to work out how to answer this without sounding misanthropic.

  • Just be yourself.

  • Being myself, I value my quiet time.

  • I can't drive.

  • I've never bothered to learn.

  • I grew up in London.

  • So when I'm in a taxi,