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★2018 Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Technology
★2026 Automotive Hall of Fame Mobility Innovator Award (EY presented)
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Waymo (2015-2021), Google's self-driving car division
→Former President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America (2008-2013)
→Coined the term 'lean production' during research at MIT
→Co-authored foundational automotive research for 'The Machine That Changed the World' book
→Currently serves on Rivian's board of directors
→Led Waymo's commercial launch of first fully autonomous ride-hailing service
→Raised over $3 billion in external funding for Waymo
→Stanford mechanical engineering graduate and MIT Sloan MBA
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