Autonomy
Sebastian Thrun
Founder, Google X · Founder, Udacity
“An autonomous robot makes the next decision before you ask.”
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About
Sebastian led the Stanford team that won the DARPA Grand Challenge with a self-driving car in the desert. He turned that win into Waymo. Autonomy is his vocabulary.
Teaching Philosophy
“An autonomous robot makes the next decision before you ask.”
What you’ll learn from Sebastian
- How a robot decides where to go on its own
- Why a self-driving car is sensors plus a map plus a plan
- What 'autonomous' really means
Signature Missions
Related Skills
Current Challenge
“Design a delivery bot that knows when to stop for a squirrel.”
Known For
StanleyWaymo Driver
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