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#22Founder/CEORobotics & Autonomous Systems
Sebastian Thrun
Sage AI Labs / Stanford
Biography
Creator of the Google Self-Driving Car project. Founded Udacity. Now CEO of Sage AI Labs and adjunct at Stanford.
Key Influence
Created Google's self-driving car (now Waymo). Founded Udacity. Won DARPA Grand Challenge.
Awards & Recognition
NAE Member, Max Planck Research Award