Anthony Levandowski and Chris Urmson helped create the self-driving industry as it exists today. Their rivalry nearly destroyed it.More than three years ago, I decided my day job wasn't enough for me, admitted my social life wasn't much of a sacrifice, and began writing a book about the rise of the self-driving car.
If you're looking for a taste of the story, check out the feature I wrote for Insider, which zeroes in on the destructive rivalry between Google engineers Anthony Levandowski and Chris Urmson. They fought for power, for the direction their team and technology would take, and — embarrassingly — over what kind of buttons their robo-cars should use.
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