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Simulation and Closed-Loop Evaluation

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Waymo's simulator is a large AI model for closed-loop evaluation and training.

Dmitri Dolgov says a real simulator is itself a large AI model, and Waymo has built behavioral and sensing world models to support closed-loop evaluation and training.

Dmitri Dolgov Simulation and Closed-Loop Evaluation Source at 37:50

Generative models enable training on rare edge-case scenarios

Using generative world models, Waymo can train and evaluate in rare synthetic scenarios never seen in the real world, such as an airplane landing on a freeway or an elephant in an intersection.

Dmitri Dolgov Simulation and Closed-Loop Evaluation Source at 39:56

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