Chris Urmson
Keynote Speaker: Pioneer in Self-Driving Cars & Trucks; Co-founder & CEO of Aurora; Robotics Engineer; Self-Driving Freight Industry Innovator
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Chris Urmson Biography
Chris Urmson co-founded Aurora Innovation with Sterling Anderson, the former director of Tesla Autopilot, and Drew Bagnell, Uber's former autonomy and perception lead. Aurora Innovation focuses on driverless car software, data, and hardware, aiming to integrate machine learning into motion planning and perception components of vehicle autonomy. As the CEO of Aurora, Urmson continues to advance the field of autonomous vehicles, shaping the future of freight transportation. He is the 2024 Mobility Innovator Award recipient.
Urmson is an engineer known for his significant contributions to self-driving car technology. Initially a faculty member at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, he focused on motion planning and perception for robotic vehicles, contributing to projects that included large autonomous trucks and robotics in desert environments. In 2007, he served as the director of technology for the Carnegie Mellon team that won the DARPA Urban Challenge. Urmson earned his PhD from Carnegie Mellon in 2005 and his BSc in computer engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1998.
He was the former Director of Self-Driving Cars at Google, where he led the self-driving car program from 2009, achieving over three quarters of a million miles driven by the team's vehicles under his leadership. During his tenure, his team developed early models including a driverless Prius and later progressed to building vehicles from the ground up designed specifically for autonomous driving. Urmson took over from Sebastian Thrun as project lead in 2013 and continued until his departure in 2016.
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Chris Urmson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Engineering, Robotics and Computer Science. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Chris Urmson generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Greg Brockman, Megan Smith and Keller Rinaudo. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Urmson for an upcoming event.
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Automotive Hall Of Fame Announces 2024 Mobility Innovator and ...
Jun 26, 2024 ... The 2024 Mobility Innovator Award recipient is Chris Urmson who is being recognized for his work on self-driving technology.
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Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without ...
6 days ago ... ... Chris Urmson said. “We want to have extremely high confidence in the system as we as we go forward.” The company will start with about 10 autonomous tractor ...
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Aurora to Present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology ...
Aug 27, 2024 ... Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) today announced Chris Urmson, CEO & Co-founder, will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs Com.
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Google's self-driving car CTO Chris Urmson departs - The Verge
A number of long-time members of the self-driving car team at Google are leaving the company, including technical lead Chris Urmson who often acts as the ...
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Google's former car guru Chris Urmson is working on his own self ...
When Chris Urmson announced he was leaving Google X's self-driving car project, he wrote: “If I can find another project that turns into an obsession and ...
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What topics does Chris Urmson speak about?
Chris Urmson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Manufacturing, Business, TED, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Executive Leadership. -
Where does Chris Urmson travel from?
Chris Urmson generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Chris Urmson?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Urmson for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Urmson for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chris Urmson or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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