Portrait of Christopher Urmson

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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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