CEO & Co-Founder, Aurora
CEO & Co-Founder at Aurora Innovation
Male
Chris Urmson is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aurora. He previously worked at Google as a Chief Technology Officer, Self-Driving Cars. Chris Urmson attended Carnegie Mellon University.
Sign in to see Chris's experience
Sign in to see Chris's education
Sign in to see Chris's colleagues
An in-depth look at Aurora Innovation's transition from R&D to commercial driverless trucking, covering their hardware-software integration, partnership models with PACCAR and Volvo, and compensation structures for senior engineering talent.
Explores Aurora Innovation's hiring practices, team structure, compensation, interview loop, and work locations for its driverless trucking technology, highlighting how the company attracts and retains top autonomy talent.
Aurora Innovation launched the first commercial driverless heavy-duty trucking service on U.S. public roads between Dallas and Houston in May 2025. The article explores the company's safety milestones, including 100,000 miles without an Aurora Driver-attributed collision, its expanding freight netwo