According to the book Autonomy, he was a pioneer in the field of self-driving car, and excelled at making things happen. That said, he was always controversial

According to the book Autonomy, he was a pioneer in the field of self-driving car, and excelled at making things happen. That said, he was always controversial and ethically dubious even when he was in Google. As the org that he was in grew larger. And he certainly failed in large enough orgs, such as Uber.