Dmitri Dolgov

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Leading Waymo's expansion to 1 million weekly trips

For years, autonomous vehicle companies kept a basic operational question unanswered: how many humans does it actually take to run a driverless fleet? On February 4, 2026, Waymo's chief safety officer told a Senate committee the number: roughly 70 remote agents oversee more than 3,000 vehicles in six American cities at any given moment—a ratio of about one per 43 robotaxis.

Updated May 29

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Leading engineering and research for Waymo's autonomous driving technology

MIT Technology Review named robotaxis a breakthrough technology on January 3, 2025, marking the moment driverless cars moved from lab experiments to real-world service. Waymo provides 450,000 paid rides weekly across five U.S. cities, while Baidu's Apollo Go matches that in China, operating across 22 cities from Wuhan to Dubai, with Tesla, Zoox, and others racing to catch up.

Updated May 19