Adam is a proven engineering leader who pioneered automated driving and remote sensing technology. As Founder of Waymo (Formerly known as Google’s Self Driving Car Project) he has extensive experience building sensing capability and teams from the ground up delivering high-impact systems pushing the state of the art. He is passionate about developing engineering leaders, empowering teams, and cultivating an environment of mutual trust and responsibility. He believes strongly in using data to make informed choices to achieve optimal results while moving with urgency to clarify direction and overcome roadblocks. Adam prizes his relationships with his customers, users, and colleagues and finds immense satisfaction when his teams deliver long-term solutions for real-world challenges in ways that delight customers. Adam believes that the best solutions can only be designed when the users' needs are prioritized through the entire development cycle and brings this core focus to the perspective of companies he helps build.