Rank #3288
Christopher Urmson
Net worth $1.1B
self-driving cars · Canada
- Born
- Jan 01, 1976
- Age
- 50
- Source
- self-driving cars
- Residence
- Mountain View, California
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon; Bachelor of Engineering, University of Manitoba
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Biography
- Chris Urmson is the cofounder and CEO of Aurora, a self-driving vehicle tech startup that plans to commercially launch in April 2025.
- Aurora has partnered with automotive supplier Continental to manufacture driverless trucks that can navigate highways without a driver.
- Before founding Aurora, Urmson had an 8-year tenure at Google, where he helped develop the company's self-driving program, Waymo, as chief technology officer.
- Urmson has led automated vehicle programs for over 20 years, including Carnegie Mellon's award-winning DARPA Grand and Urban Challenge Teams.
- Urmson has published over 50 research articles and currently serves on the Carnegie Melon School of Computer Science Dean's Advisory Board.
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