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The quote argues that cars spend most of their lives unused, and the speaker uses that fact to question how much people actually need to own and drive one. It suggests that a shared or more efficient model of transportation could make better use of vehicles. The exact figure is presented as the speaker’s own estimate.
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About Sebastian Thrun
German-American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and educator
Sebastian Thrun is a German-American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and educator. He is an adjunct professor at Stanford University and is known for work in self-driving cars, robotics, artificial intelligence, and online education. He co-founded Google X and Udacity, and later served as chief executive officer of Kitty Hawk Corporation. His career spans research and company building across advanced technology and learning.
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Books by Sebastian Thrun
Recent Advances in Robot Learning
2011
Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning
1996