I have a really deep belief that we create technologies to empower ourselves. We've invented a lot of technology that just makes us all faster and better, and I'm generally a big fan of this. I just want to make sure that this technology stays subservient to people. People are the number one entity there is on this planet.
Sebastian ThrunMy process is learn, decide, and do. I've never seen a problem that couldn't be solved this way.
Sebastian ThrunIts a no-brainer for me that at some point our cars will have the ability to drive themselves.
Sebastian ThrunI'm really looking forward to a time when generations after us look back and say how ridiculous it was that humans were driving cars.
Sebastian ThrunQuestion every assumption and go towards the problem, like the way they flew to the moon. We should have more moon shots and flights to the moon in areas of societal importance.
Sebastian ThrunThe Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars appear in countless science fiction movies. By Hollywood standards, they are so normal we don't even notice them. But in real life, they still don't exist. What if you could buy one today?
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