Tag Archive: Sebastian Thrun

Apr 16

Tomorrow on FORA.tv: EG7 – Monterey 2013

As FORA.tv gears up for EG7, here’s a preview of just a few of the speakers scheduled to appear over the next three days in Monterey, California, starting tomorrow on April 18 at 1:00 pm PDT. From the self-driving car to augmented reality glasses, robotics developer and computer scientist Sebastian Thrun leads some of Google’s …

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Apr 11

Coming Up on FORA.tv: EG7 – Monterey 2013

What drives the whimsical vaudeville performances of the The Flying Karamazov Brothers? What has the impact of Michael Apted’s Up Series had on our understanding of social class? Is there life after The Simpsons for creator Matt Groening? To answer those questions and more, as well as to engage with leading innovators in media, technology, …

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Sep 18

Why You Might Not Need A Driver’s License by 2040

Is it possible that in less 30 years the majority of drivers won’t even need a driver’s license? Possibly, according to a yesterday’s post in WIRED’s Autopia blog, which offered predictions from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, that states most cars on the road will operate autonomously by 2040. A fully automated transportation …

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May 03

Google Engaging Automakers on “Self-Driving” Car

The classic American road trip could rely a lot less on driving and a lot more on sightseeing; that is, if Google has anything to do with it. They are currently shopping their autonomous driving technology to interested customers, according to a recent article in WIRED. Sebastian Thrun, the chief engineer behind the project–part of …

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