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Urmson
Urmson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Chris Urmson, Canadian engineer, academic, and entrepreneur *Fred Urmson (1907–1985), English footballer *J. O. Urmson James Opie Urmson (4 March 1915 – 29 January 2012), was a philosopher and classicist who spent most of his professional career at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was a prolific author and expert on a number of topics including British anal ... (1915–2012), British philosopher and classicist See also * Urmson & Thompson, a defunct steam engine manufacturing company {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Urmson
Chris Urmson is a Canadian engineer, academic, and entrepreneur known for his work on self-driving car technology. He cofounded Aurora Innovation, a company developing self-driving technology, in 2017 and serves as its CEO. Urmson was instrumental in pioneering and advancing the development of self-driving vehicles since the early 2000s. While earning his PhD in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, Urmson's technical leadership was critical in the development of his team's robotic vehicles that participated in the DARPA Grand Challenges in 2004 and 2005 and the Urban Challenge in 2007. He was one of the original leaders of Google's self-driving car project, which later spun off into Waymo in 2016. Early life and education Urmson was born in Canada in 1976, the son of emigrants from England. Urmson's father worked for the Correctional Service of Canada and eventually served as the warden of the Kent Institution. As a child, Urmson lived in Trenton, Ontario; Victoria, British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Urmson
Fred Urmson (26 November 1907 – 11 September 1985) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Atherton, Tranmere Rovers and Exeter City. He made 333 appearances for Tranmere, scoring 107 goals. He also played for Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ... and South Liverpool and Mossley, where he scored eight goals in 28 appearances in the 1939–40 season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Urmson, Fred 1907 births 1985 deaths People from Little Hulton Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the City of Salford Men's association football wingers English men's footballers Atherton Collieries A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players South Liverpool F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |