Autonomous Trucks
Raquel Urtasun may be a world-leading expert in machine learning and computer vision – but that doesn’t mean she likes to talk about her abilities. In fact, the CEO of self-driving vehicle company Waabi says she had to overcome her humble nature when trying to convince big-name investors she had the winning formula to transform the self-driving industry. “You need to say [to venture capitalists] – why you, why this team and why this technology in a way that’s very convincing,” says Urtasun. She’s since worked on developing the next-generation of AI-powered technology for self-driving trucks. She recently spoke about her entrepreneurial journey during a keynote speech at True Blue Impact Day, which marked the culmination of the seventh annual U of T Entrepreneurship Week.