Chris Urmson: Self-Driving Cars at Aurora, Google, CMU, and DARPA | Lex Fridman Podcast #28

Summary

This conversation with Chris Urmson, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technology and former CTO of Google's self-driving car team, focuses on the early DARPA Grand Challenges. He shares insights into the philosophical and technical lessons learned, particularly the realization that self-driving vehicles were achievable, despite immense challenges. The key takeaway is the importance of the will to pursue seemingly impossible goals, evidenced by the success of teams like CMU's.