@daryn

Head of Software and Product at Waabi. Repeat founder passionate about making lives better (and all things food).

 Bainbridge Island, WA
linkedin.com/in/darynnakhuda
Joined March 2007
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nick kokonas@nickkokonas23 Nov 2024
This reporter unwittingly proves why self-driving cars and taxis will be much, much safer than humans in the long run... the distracted driver rear ends someone while looking at the Waymo. thetimes.com/uk/technology-u… Every article like this is going to seem like defending horses.

An unsettling day in the driverless taxi coming to London

As it’s announced that Waymo robot cabs will be on the capital’s roads by next year, our reporter describes his smooth and only occasionally hair-raising trip

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Waabi@Waabi_ai20 Nov 2024
“We have built a solution to the data problem, a simulator that mimics reality, enabling us to be even faster in development and able to handle all the safety critical situations that are otherwise impossible to capture in the real world.” -@RaquelUrtasun on @found @TechCrunch
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Waabi@Waabi_ai4 Sep 2024
Congrats to our CEO @RaquelUrtasun, who was just named a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada for her contributions to computer science! 🇨🇦 We’re so proud to see her recognized for bringing AI into the physical world with the nation’s most distinguished academic honour. web.cs.toronto.edu/news-even…
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Waabi@Waabi_ai18 Jun 2024
Today’s a big day for Waabi! We’ve closed our Series B funding round with a total of $200M (USD) – a huge step in our journey toward deployment of fully driverless, generative AI-powered trucks in 2025. 🚚🎉 Read more here: waabi.ai/waabi-series-b-anno…
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TechCrunch
@TechCrunch18 Jan 2023
Self-driving truck startup Waabi brings on Volvo VC as strategic investor tcrn.ch/3GQSC4m by @rebeccabellan
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Julie Sandler@juliesandler7 Aug 2022
Thinking of my friends @MadronaVentures. Sending my deepest condolences to Judi and to his wildly wonderful children (Jessica, Katherine, John, Carson & Robert) and grandchildren. Everyone who knows Tom knows how they made him so proud. geekwire.com/2022/tom-alberg…
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Congratulations Marcus, Ray, Mike and the entire Outgo team on the new financing! All of us at PSL are excited to be involved! geekwire.com/2022/uber-convo… @outgoinc

Uber, Convoy vets raise $3.4M from Bezos and others for fintech startup that helps freight carriers

The Outgo team. (Outgo Photo) The news: Mike Bohlander, Ray Fortna, and Marcus Womack are getting the band back together for another startup run. The

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Yanbing Li@ybhighheels11 Mar 2022
Thanks @IndexVentures for featuring @aurora_inno engineering !
Index Ventures
@IndexVentures9 Mar 2022
Engineers = tech superheroes 🦸‍♀️How do they do it? For @ybhighheels, effectively leading the engineering org is all about storytelling. “...it’s how you make connections from the product you’re building to the market and customers you’re serving.” indexventures.com/perspectiv…

Engineering the Future of Transportation | Index Ventures

But Li broke her pattern of staying in one company for a decade at a time when she made the move to Aurora in June 2021. Her choice to join the Aurora...

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Joseph Sunga@joesunga17 Mar 2021
They will say this is not a hate crime and that they cannot make that determination. They will say it is an isolated incident, but let's be real. This is fucked up y'all. #StopAsianHate
TIME
@TIME17 Mar 2021
BREAKING: Eight people killed, many of them Asian women, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors ti.me/3bU7AIB
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Micah Baldwin
@micah17 Mar 2021
The continued hate and violence against the Asian community is horrid, horrible, and reprehensible. As a human, I stand with the Asian community and will provide any and all support I can.
NPR
@NPR17 Mar 2021
JUST IN: A suspect has been arrested after 8 people were killed in a series of shootings at 3 Atlanta-area massage parlors. Authorities said many of the victims appeared to be of Asian descent. trib.al/gezL11T

8 People, Many Of Them Asian, Shot Dead At Atlanta-Area Spas; Man Arrested

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Atlanta Police Department are investigating attacks at three spas. Authorities say many of the victims appear to be of Asian descent.

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dara khosrowshahi
@dkhos20 May 2020
Yesterday, @Uber lost many talented, capable, high-potential people who would be an asset to any company. With a hat-tip to @bchesky and @airbnb, we’ve launched an Uber Talent Directory. If you’re hiring, please take a look: uber.com/talent

Explore the Uber Platform | Uber United States

Learn how you can leverage the Uber platform and apps to earn more, eat, commute, get a ride, simplify business travel, and more.

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Mighty AI@mighty_ai21 Dec 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, here are @daryn's predictions for computer vision in 2019 mighty.ai/blog/9-computer-vi… #computervision
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SBS Comms
@sbs_comms20 Dec 2018
"The least sexy but most important part of what most AI companies are working with is the data...Even the best algorithm only performs as well as what you've trained it with." - @daryn with @wheresKR talking about @mighty_ai in @Inc inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/self-dr…
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Mighty AI@mighty_ai19 Sep 2018
There's still time to register for tomorrow's #SDF2018 panel, The Driverless Data Conundrum! Join folks from @TEAGUE1926, @here, @Glympse, @Microsoft, and our own @daryn as they delve into issues of consumer data privacy in an autonomous age driverlessdata.splashthat.co…

The Driverless Data Conundrum | Seattle Design Festival 2018 @ TEAGUE

There’s no doubt that consumer data has dominated headlines this year. From Facebook to Equifax, the proper storage and use of our data is becoming increasingly important, and is something every...

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Isaac Kato@isaackato23 May 2018
Replying to @daryn
@daryn of @mighty_ai speaking the ground truth on the challenges and opportunities of explainable AI at the Intel AI conference
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Intel AI
@IntelAI23 May 2018
Sr. Director of #IntelAI Research @casimirw moderates “The Challenges and Opportunities of Explainable #AI” panel with @khosra @BrianRuttenberg @jennaburrell @daryn @Reza_Zadeh. Learn more: cvent.com/m-events/Info/Summ…
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“Future isn’t about machine taking over, but machine and human working together” @daryn #BCTECHSummit #AutonomousVehicles talk
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Innovate BC@innovate_bc15 May 2018
"One of the key things about #AI is that we still have humans validating the data...especially when pedestrians & drivers act so differently depending on location." - @daryn on the tech behind self-driving cars #BCTECHSummit
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Ben Gilbert
@gilbert11 May 2018
Congratulations @juliesandler, @geekwire hire of the year! @psl
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Innovate BC@innovate_bc3 May 2018
Soon, #selfdriving vehicles will be the new normal. We're bringing @kenhawkjuniper, Paul Godsmark, @timothyburrjr & @daryn to the #BCTECHSummit - come meet key global players in this fascinating sector and see how you can participate. hubs.ly/H0bXX3-0
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