John Krafcik to run the self driving car program at Google
Q. On 15th September 2015, Google hired which former Hyundai CEO and auto industry veteran to run its self driving car program?- Published on 16 Sep 15a. John Krafcik
b. John Smith
c. John MacDonald
d. John Blair
ANSWER: John Krafcik
Google has hired former auto industry Hyundai honcho and auto industry veteran John Krafcik to run the self driving car program at Google. He is credited with the huge sales release following the Great Recession at Hyundai. Towards the start of his career as a mechanical engineer, he brought forth a JV between Toyota and GM when be became the proponent of lean manufacturing. Krafcik will take over as autonomous car CEO later in the month.
Traditional automakers have also worked towards complete automation and this is a new field for Google. To learn the tricks of driving, its cars have driven more than 1 million miles on highways or city streets. Krafcik is a Stanford trained mechanical engineer who has worked at Toyota, Ford and Lincoln Navigator. With this hire, Google has set the stage for a separate autonomous car company under the new holding company called as Alphabet.
