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Google Hires Truecar's Krafcik To Head Its Driverless Car Unit


Ron Burgundy
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John Krafcik, president and CEO of Hyundai America introduces the company's new cars during the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles(Reuters) - Google Inc said it named auto industry veteran John Krafcik as chief executive of its self-driving car project from late September. With the hiring of Krafcik, currently the president of automotive pricing terminal Truecar Inc and a former CEO of Hyundai Motors America, Google is starting to look at the project as a potential and relevant business in the near future. Chris Urmson, who has been head of the self-driving car program since 2009, will continue overseeing the project as its technical lead, the company said in an emailed statement.




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