German-American AI researcher who built the Stanley self-driving car (DARPA Grand Challenge winner, 2005), founded Google X and Google's self-driving car project (Waymo), and co-founded Udacity — the first major MOOC platform for technical education.
Pioneered autonomous vehicles and democratized technical education — Thrun's Stanley winning the DARPA Grand Challenge triggered the modern autonomous vehicle industry, and Udacity's nanodegree model (industry-credential, project-based learning) created a new paradigm for technical reskilling outside universities.
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