Google quietly launched its secret autonomous vehicle initiative (initially known as Project Chauffeur, later Waymo), led by Sebastian Thrun. By retrofitting Toyota Prius vehicles with custom LIDAR, radar, cameras, and real-time machine learning pipelines, Google transformed autonomous driving from a localized military challenge into a commercial moonshot.
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