To many, Sebastian Thrun is known as the “Godfather of Self-Driving Cars,” but he thinks that is a little overstated. “That’s an exaggeration, there are so many people who deserve credit,” Thrun said at the beginning of his on-stage interview at last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference. Godfather or not, he also announced that his online education startup Udacity was launching a self-driving car engineering nanodegree program, which would at least secure him a spot on the Mount Rushmore of autonomous vehicle visionaries.
Kitty Hawk CEO Envisions a Sky Filled with Flying Cars
Key Takeaways:
- Sebastian Thrun, a prominent figure in self-driving car education with Udacity, is now strongly focused on "flying cars" as the next major transportation revolution.
- To support this vision, Udacity launched a Flying Car Nanodegree Program, and Thrun, as CEO of Kitty Hawk, is actively developing aerial vehicles, including the personal "Flyer."
- Thrun believes flying cars will eliminate traffic congestion by utilizing the open sky, becoming a faster, safer, and more affordable daily mode of transport that could be widespread in as little as two years.
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