Sertac Karaman: Robots That Fly and Robots That Drive | Lex Fridman Podcast #97

Sertac Karaman is a professor at MIT, co-founder of the autonomous vehicle company Optimus Ride, and is one of top roboticists in the world, including robots that drive and robots that fly. Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors: - Cash App - use code "LexPodcast" and download: - Cash App (App Store): https://apple.co/2sPrUHe - Cash App (Google Play): https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w EPISODE LINKS: Sertac's Website: http://sertac.scripts.mit.edu/web/ Sertac's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sertackaraman Optimus Ride: https://www.optimusride.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:44 - Autonomous flying vs autonomous driving 6:37 - Flying cars 10:27 - Role of simulation in robotics 17:35 - Game theory and robotics 24:30 - Autonomous vehicle company strategies 29:46 - Optimus Ride 47:08 - Waymo, Tesla, Optimus Ride timelines 53:22 - Achieving the impossible 53:50 - Iterative learning 58:39 - Is Lidar is a crutch? 1:03:21 - Fast autonomous flight 1:18:06 - Most beautiful idea in robotics CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman