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Posts by Frank La Vigne

Waymo Launches Self-Driving Taxi Service

After my experience last week, I am more than ready for a world of self-driving cars. Oddly enough, just last week, Waymo rolled out a driverless taxi service called Waymo One in Arizona. The company has been operating self-driving cars, occasionally without safety drivers behind the wheel, for about a year and half now. Why does this scene…

*DataPoint* Hey, What Happened to Last Week’s Show?

In case you’re wondering, why it’s been quiet here, Frank had a car accident last Monday and, in this Data Point, shares his hastened desire for self-driving cars. Also a cameo by a dog. Normal schedule should resume shortly.

*DataPoint* Applied AI Use Cases Talk Last Night in DC

Last night, I spoke at the DC Emerging Technologies Meetup at the Gensler office on K Street on Applied AI: Use cases of AI in business and government. It was a really great conversation and an awesome meetup with some very smart people.

*DataPoint* Live from University of Virginia’s Datapalooza

While Andy and Tim are living it on at the PASS Summit in Seattle, Frank was at the University of Virginia today running a hands-on-lab showing off the basics of the data science process: ingestion, processing, analysis, and visualization. #2Hosts2Coasts