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Biography

Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is an German-American entrepreneur, educator, and computer scientist. He is CEO of Kitty Hawk Corporation, and chairman and co-founder of Udacity. Before that, he was a Google VP and Fellow, a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, and before that at Carnegie Mellon University. At Google, he founded Google X and Google’s self-driving car team. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and at Georgia Tech.

Thrun led development of the robotic vehicle Stanley which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and which has since been placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. His team also developed a vehicle called Junior, which placed second at the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2007. Thrun led the development of the Google self-driving car.

Thrun is also known for his work on probabilistic algorithms for robotics with applications including r

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Sebastian Thrun

German-American entrepreneur (born 1967)

Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, educator, and computer scientist. He is chief executive officer of Kitty Hawk Corporation, and chairman and co-founder of Udacity. Before that, he was a Google vice president and Fellow, a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, and before that at Carnegie Mellon University. At Google, he co-founded Google X along with Yoky Matsuoka and Anthony Levandowski and Google's self-driving car team with Anthony Levandowski. He is also an adjunct professor at Stanford University and at Georgia Tech.^[4]

Thrun led development of the robotic vehicle Stanley^[5] which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and which has since been placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. His team also developed a vehicle called Junior,^[6] which placed second at the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007. Thrun led the development of the Google self-driving car.^[7]

Thrun is also well known f

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Sebastian Thrun

A leader in the field of personal robotics, Sebastian Thrun was born in Solingen, Germany in 1967 and immigrated to the U.S. after completing his education at the University of Bonn. He created the first interactive robot guides in the world, and also worked for DARPA to create reconnaissance robots for search and rescue, as well as law enforcement and military uses. As a research professor at Stanford University, Thrun began his pioneering work on the driverless car. Inspired by the death of a friend, he continued this work at Google, envisioning a safer future for road travel. He also founded Google X, a branch of the tech company that aims for its most radical innovations. He is currently the CEO of Udacity a company that seeks to democratize education. Fast Company named Thrun the fifth most creative person in business in 2011. Updated 2013

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