Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis | TechCrunch

Everyone's talking about Waymo adding AI chatbots to robotaxis. But if you're still trying to figure out your first AI implementation, watching these billion-dollar AI experiments doesn't help—it just adds to the noise. I get it. You've sat through the webinars that turned into sales pitches. You've watched competitors claim they're "AI-powered" without knowing if it's real or just marketing. And now every tech company is rolling out another assistant, another feature, another reason to feel behind. Here's what Waymo's experiment actually reveals for the rest of us: They're testing one specific job for AI—answering passenger questions during rides. Not revolutionizing their entire business. Not rebuilding everything from scratch. One clear task with one measurable outcome. That's the pattern big companies follow but rarely talk about. They start with a single repetitive task that's easy to measure. Something like "reduce customer service response time by 50%" or "cut data entry hours by 10 per week." Your first AI win doesn't need to transform your business. It needs to solve one annoying problem well enough that you can point to it and say "that worked." What's one repetitive task in your business that eats up 5+ hours a week? That's probably your starting point. #AIForBusiness #SmallBusinessAI #AIImplementation #BusinessAutomation

Everyone's talking about Waymo adding AI chatbots to robotaxis. But if you're still trying to figure out your first AI implementation, watching these billion-dollar AI experiments doesn't help—it just adds to the noise.

I get it. You've sat through the webinars that turned into sales pitches. You've watched competitors claim they're "AI-powered" without knowing if it's real or just marketing. And now every tech company is rolling out another assistant, another feature, another reason to feel behind.

Here's what Waymo's experiment actually reveals for the rest of us:

They're testing one specific job for AI—answering passenger questions during rides. Not revolutionizing their entire business. Not rebuilding everything from scratch. One clear task with one measurable outcome.

That's the pattern big companies follow but rarely talk about. They start with a single repetitive task that's easy to measure. Something like "reduce customer service response time by 50%" or "cut data entry hours by 10 per week."

Your first AI win doesn't need to transform your business. It needs to solve one annoying problem well enough that you can point to it and say "that worked."

What's one repetitive task in your business that eats up 5+ hours a week? That's probably your starting point.

#AIForBusiness #SmallBusinessAI #AIImplementation #BusinessAutomation

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Waymo appears to be testing adding Google's Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an effort to integrate an AI assistant that would accompany ...