Dmitri Dolgov
Dolgov in 2019
Born1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)[1]
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationCo-CEO of Waymo

Dmitri Dolgov is a Russian-American engineer who is the co-chief executive officer of Waymo. Previously, he worked on self-driving cars at Toyota and Stanford University for the DARPA Grand Challenge (2007). Dolgov then joined Waymo's predecessor, Google's Self-Driving Car Project, where he served as an engineer and head of software. He has also been Google X's lead scientist.

Early life and education

Dmitri Dolgov was born in the Russian SFSR and raised in Moscow.[1] He traveled often, living in Japan for a year and attending high school in the United States before returning to Russia.[2] Dolgov earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in physics and math from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1998 and 2000, respectively,[3] followed by a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan.[4][5] He completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University.[6]

Career

Early in his career, Dolgov worked on self-driving cars at Toyota's Research Institute and as part of Stanford's team for the DARPA Grand Challenge (2007).[7] IEEE Intelligent Systems named him one of "AI's 10 to Watch — the Future of AI" in 2008. In 2009, Dolgov joined the original team of Google's Self-Driving Car Project, which became Waymo in 2016.[5] He started as an engineer for Google,[8] then became the lead scientist with Google X in 2014,[9] before replacing Chris Urmson as the autonomous driving project's head of software in 2016.[1][10][11] Dolgov became Waymo's chief technology officer and vice president of engineering, where he oversaw both hardware and software development.[5][12] In 2018, he testified on behalf of Waymo in the company's trade secrets lawsuit against Uber,[13][14] and he and then-chief executive officer (CEO) John Krafcik received American Ingenuity Awards from Smithsonian magazine.[15][16] In 2021, Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana became co-CEOs, replacing Krafcik. Dolgov focuses on the company's technology and Mawakana oversees business operations.[17] In 2021, Pete Bigelow of Automotive News said the duo have a "somewhat unusual power-sharing arrangement", and have "developed a close working relationship and have been heavily involved in Waymo's most high-profile milestones".[2]

He is an inventor with more than 90 patents, as of September 2018.[6]

Personal life

Dolgov is a U.S. citizen.[1]

Publications

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Ingrassia, Paul (August 16, 2014). "Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dmitri Dolgov, Tekedra Mawakana to mesh skills at Waymo as ...". Automotive News. Crain Communications. April 10, 2021. ISSN 0005-1551. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dmitri Dolgov – Driven by the Future: Google Cars". NASA. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Mickle, Tripp; Higgins, Tim (April 2, 2021). "Waymo CEO John Krafcik Is Leaving the Google Self-Driving Affiliate". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. ISSN 0099-9660. OCLC 781541372. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dmitri Dolgov, Waymo". CNBC. April 8, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Ohnsman, Alan (September 6, 2018). "Waymo Shifts to 'Industrializing' Self-Driving Tech As Robotaxi Launch Nears". Forbes. ISSN 0015-6914. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Brown, Mike. "Waymo CTO Dmitri Dolgov on Dust Storms, Lidar, Tesla, and Expansion". Inverse. Bustle Digital Group. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Markoff, John (October 9, 2010). "Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic". The New York Times. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Google Is Becoming a Car Manufacturer". Connecticut Public Radio. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Richtel, Matt; Dougherty, Conor (September 9, 2015). "Crashes not the fault of the driverless car, says Google – it's other drivers". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  11. ^ della Cava, Marco (October 5, 2016). "Google's self-driving cars hit 2 million miles". USA Today. Gannett. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Wakabayashi, Daisuke (April 2, 2021). "The C.E.O. of the self-driving car company Waymo will step down after more than 5 years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Wakabayashi, Daisuke (February 5, 2018). "Waymo v. Uber Trial Opens With a Battle of Sports Metaphors". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Marshall, Aarian (February 6, 2018). "Waymo v. Uber's Big Question: What on Earth Is a Trade Secret, Anyway?". Wired. Condé Nast. OCLC 24479723. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ McGlone, Peggy (October 25, 2018). "Janelle Monáe and Parkland activists among winners of American Ingenuity Awards". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  16. ^ Smithsonian (Smithsonian Institution):
  17. ^ Liedtke, Michael (April 2, 2021). "CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down from job". Daily Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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