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Despite controversy, Uber’s new autonomous car head is driving toward a driverless future
June 5, 2017 /
Raquel Urtasun’s first day of work as Uber’s newest self-driving car leader came in the midst of a major upheaval at the ride-hailing company.
Facing a potentially devastating lawsuit accusing the startup of stealing rival Waymo’s autonomous vehicle technology, Uber also has seen an exodus of top talent and a court order barring its top self-driving car engineer from working on a key piece of technology. But when Urtasun started May 1 as head of Uber’s new self-driving car division in Toronto, she was focused on the big picture — putting autonomous vehicles on every road.
By MARISA KENDALL | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group
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