Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

Engineering a Driverless Future

Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of the self-driving technology startup Aurora, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the state-of-play of self-driving technology, the criticisms the tech must address, and the huge challenges to be overcome before we trust a computer to drive our kids to school.
They also discuss:

How Aurora’s founders built their “no jerks,” team-oriented culture.
The importance of new LIDAR sensors (light-radar) for achieving faster speeds with bigger vehicles.
Why Aurora is skipping the baby steps and heading straight for the prize of fully autonomous driving (in specified locations and conditions).

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Further resources:

“<a href="https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/05/the-truth-about-autonomy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Truth About Autonomy</a>” (Exponential View podcast, 2019)
“<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2020/12/07/uber-atg-and-aurora-merge-to-staggering-10b-valuation/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Uber ATG And Aurora Merge To Staggering $10B Valuation</a>” (Forbes, 2020)
“<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-rumored-apple-car-bad-news-tesla/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Rumored Apple Car Is Bad News for Elon</a>” (Wired, 2021)
“<a href="https://youtu.be/hfRiedxPQhs?t=240" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Meet K.I.T.T.</a>” (Youtube, 1980s TV series Knight Rider)

How will the future unfold? What is the impact of AI and other exponential technologies on business &amp; society? Join Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View, on his quest to demistify the era of exponential change.