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Not mentioned in the article: Uber is investing in a self-driving research unit in Toronto, Canada led by Raquel Urtasun [1]. Seems like a move to dodge all t
by rmellow 9y ago
Not mentioned in the article:
Uber is investing in a self-driving research unit in Toronto, Canada led by Raquel Urtasun [1].
Seems like a move to dodge all this Waymo brouhaha and benefit from Toronto's deep learning scene.
[1] https://www.techcrunch.com/2017/05/08/uber-hires-raquel-urtasun-to-lead-a-new-atg-self-driving-unit-in-toronto/amp/ https://www.techcrunch.com/2017/05/08/uber-hires-raquel-urta...
- xyzzy_plugh 9y agoOr they decided to hire a researcher and her small team of grad students to feed them research before publishing.
- rmellow 9y agoThere are quite a few positions open in Toronto[1], which leads me to believe that actual development of self-driving is happening in the city. The current state of immigration in the US has been reported to drive developments in deep learning to Canada[2]. [1] https://careers-uber.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCategory=818705&searchLocation=12955-12964-Toronto https://careers-uber.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCatego... [2] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a-new-ai-hub-in-canada-is-welcoming-the-scientists-trump-is-pushing-away https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a-new-ai-hub-in-c...