https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/07/autonomous-vehicle-pioneers-karl-iagnemma-and-chris-urmson-are-coming-to-tc-sessions-mobility-2021/

Long before the multimillion-dollar acquisitions and funding rounds pushed autonomous vehicles to the top of the hype cycle, Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson were researching and, later, developing the foundations of the technology.

These pioneers — Iagnemma coming from MIT, Urmson from Carnegie Mellon University — would eventually go on to launch their own autonomous vehicle startups in an aim to finally bring years of R&D to the public.