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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 (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. He co-founded Aurora Innovation, a company developing self-driving technology, in 2017 and serves as its CEO. While making the car 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 Columbia; and Winnipeg before settling in Saskatoon. Urmson earned his BSc in computer engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1998 and PhD in robotics from ... [...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 and South Liverpool and Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ..., 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 St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |