Google's self-driving car unit is losing three key execs - Recode: Three early members of Google’s self-driving car unit are departing, including the project’s chief technician. Chris Urmson, who serves as CTO and technical lead, announced that he was leaving after seven years.
Urmson did not indicate what was next for him, but wrote: “If I can find another project that turns into an obsession and becomes something more, I will consider myself twice lucky.”
But Urmson isn't the only big name moving on from the Google unit.
Jiajun Zhu, the team’s principal software engineer and one of its founders, listed a new role as a startup co-founder on his LinkedIn profile. The New York Times is reporting Dave Ferguson, another software lead on the unit, has left as well.
Urmson did not indicate what was next for him, but wrote: “If I can find another project that turns into an obsession and becomes something more, I will consider myself twice lucky.”
But Urmson isn't the only big name moving on from the Google unit.
Jiajun Zhu, the team’s principal software engineer and one of its founders, listed a new role as a startup co-founder on his LinkedIn profile. The New York Times is reporting Dave Ferguson, another software lead on the unit, has left as well.