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Mauricio Peña

Mauricio Peña

Chief Safety Officer, Waymo

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Notable Quotes

"They provide guidance, they do not remotely drive the vehicles. Waymo is always in charge of the dynamic driving task." — Senate testimony, February 4, 2026

"We are locked in a race with Chinese companies for the future of autonomous vehicles." — Senate testimony, February 4, 2026

Stories

Waymo reveals the human scaffolding behind its driverless fleet

New Capabilities

Testified before Senate Commerce Committee on February 4, 2026

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. At any given moment, roughly 70 remote agents oversee Waymo's entire fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles across six American cities — a ratio of about one human for every 43 robotaxis.

Updated Feb 21