Google was an incredible place to work, but I didn't believe that we were going to see this technology really happen at scale. We wanted to build a driver that would serve all kinds of markets. And it turns out the cars are a lot easier to operate. You don't need a special license. They use less fuel. It's just easier. But be really important. When we started the company, we didn't think anyone could see far enough to solve the problem. To be able to drive a truck down the road, you need to be looking 400 meters ahead. The lidars that are out there in the market today with the exception of what we've built internally could only see
Tesla’s self-driving ambitions (and the company’s recent recall) may dominate the conversation when it comes to autonomous driving, but they’re not the only players in the space. This week, Kara’s talking to CEOs whose driverless vehicles are being roadtested. First up: Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of Aurora, which will launch its driverless truck service next year in Texas. They discuss safety, job displacement and the time that Kara tried to hit Urmson with his own driverless car. (Spoiler alert: It didn’t work.)
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