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Kyle Vogt

Kyle Vogt is an American engineer, entrepreneur, technology executive and robotics pioneer. In 2013, Vogt founded Cruise Automation, where he currently serves as the company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer.[1] Cruise develops self-driving car technology and, since being acquired in May 2016, operates as an independent subsidiary of General Motors. Vogt and Cruise Co-Founder Dan Kan are the youngest senior directors at GM. Vogt and Kan were listed as number 7 on Fortune's 2016 40 Under 40 List,[2] an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.

Kyle Vogt at TechCrunch Disrupt

Early life

Vogt, a native of Kansas City, Kansas, has been passionate about the concept of autonomous driving since his teenage years.[3] Growing up in suburban Johnson County, Kansas, Vogt attended public schools in the Olathe and Shawnee Mission school districts.[4] In 2004, he graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. He studied computer science and electrical engineering as an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While there, Vogt participated in the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge, a seminal event that many key players in the autonomous vehicle space credited with spurring the development of technology fundamental to self-driving cars.[5] Also while he was at MIT, Vogt interned at Roomba-maker iRobot and competed in two seasons of BattleBots.

Justin.tv and other ventures

Vogt left MIT during his Junior year to take a job with the team that would go on to form Justin.tv and Twitch.[4] A Co-Founder at Justin.tv, Vogt was later described as the "creative genius" at the start-up, who "hero-coded" the company out of problems and designed the camera systems necessary for live streaming.[6] As reported in Fortune, according to Justin.tv co-founder Justin Kan, Vogt would "just, like, lock himself in a room for three days and code away and then emerge with something that worked."[6] Justin Kan's younger brother and future co-founder of Cruise, Dan Kan, spent a summer interning at Justin.tv.

In June 2011, Vogt became co-founder at both Socialcam and Twitch,[7] both of which were acquired, Socialcam for $60 million[8] and Twitch by Amazon in a deal for $970 million.[9]

Cruise Automation

Following his departure from Twitch, Vogt turned to autonomous vehicles and founded Cruise Automation in October 2013 as President and Chief Technology Officer.[6] Early on, the company participated in Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that mentors up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Cruise was acquired by General Motors in March 2016, reportedly for over $1 billion.[10] In December 2021, after Cruise CEO Dan Ammann left the company, Vogt became interim CEO until February 2022 when he became CEO, maintaining his CTO and President titles.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Cruise". getcruise.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ "40 Under 40: The Most Influential Young People in Business 2017". 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ Clifford, Catherine (26 April 2016). "This 29-Year-Old Entrepreneur Was Rejected by 35 Potential Employers. Now, He's the Co-Founder of a $1 Billion Startup. Here's How". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Shawnee Mission Northwest grad played key role in online startup Twitch". kansascity.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "How the Bay Area took over the self-driving car business". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Driven In The Valley: The Startup Founders Fueling GM's Future". fortune.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Twitch: A global community creating the future of live entertainment". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  8. ^ "Mobile Video Sharing App Socialcam Acquired By Autodesk For $60 Million – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Meet Kyle Vogt, the 'Robot Guru' Who Just Sold His Second Billion-Dollar Startup in Two Years". recode.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  10. ^ "GM Buying Self-Driving Tech Startup for More Than $1 Billion". fortune.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. ^ Korosec, Kirsten (28 February 2022). "Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt retakes CEO spot after GM exec's sudden departure". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

  • Official website

kyle, vogt, american, engineer, entrepreneur, technology, executive, robotics, pioneer, 2013, vogt, founded, cruise, automation, where, currently, serves, company, president, chief, executive, officer, chief, technology, officer, cruise, develops, self, drivin. Kyle Vogt is an American engineer entrepreneur technology executive and robotics pioneer In 2013 Vogt founded Cruise Automation where he currently serves as the company s President Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer 1 Cruise develops self driving car technology and since being acquired in May 2016 operates as an independent subsidiary of General Motors Vogt and Cruise Co Founder Dan Kan are the youngest senior directors at GM Vogt and Kan were listed as number 7 on Fortune s 2016 40 Under 40 List 2 an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business Kyle Vogt at TechCrunch Disrupt Contents 1 Early life 2 Justin tv and other ventures 3 Cruise Automation 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditVogt a native of Kansas City Kansas has been passionate about the concept of autonomous driving since his teenage years 3 Growing up in suburban Johnson County Kansas Vogt attended public schools in the Olathe and Shawnee Mission school districts 4 In 2004 he graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School He studied computer science and electrical engineering as an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology While there Vogt participated in the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge a seminal event that many key players in the autonomous vehicle space credited with spurring the development of technology fundamental to self driving cars 5 Also while he was at MIT Vogt interned at Roomba maker iRobot and competed in two seasons of BattleBots Justin tv and other ventures EditVogt left MIT during his Junior year to take a job with the team that would go on to form Justin tv and Twitch 4 A Co Founder at Justin tv Vogt was later described as the creative genius at the start up who hero coded the company out of problems and designed the camera systems necessary for live streaming 6 As reported in Fortune according to Justin tv co founder Justin Kan Vogt would just like lock himself in a room for three days and code away and then emerge with something that worked 6 Justin Kan s younger brother and future co founder of Cruise Dan Kan spent a summer interning at Justin tv In June 2011 Vogt became co founder at both Socialcam and Twitch 7 both of which were acquired Socialcam for 60 million 8 and Twitch by Amazon in a deal for 970 million 9 Cruise Automation EditFollowing his departure from Twitch Vogt turned to autonomous vehicles and founded Cruise Automation in October 2013 as President and Chief Technology Officer 6 Early on the company participated in Y Combinator a startup accelerator that mentors up and coming entrepreneurs Cruise was acquired by General Motors in March 2016 reportedly for over 1 billion 10 In December 2021 after Cruise CEO Dan Ammann left the company Vogt became interim CEO until February 2022 when he became CEO maintaining his CTO and President titles 11 References Edit Cruise getcruise com Retrieved 2022 04 07 40 Under 40 The Most Influential Young People in Business 2017 17 August 2017 Clifford Catherine 26 April 2016 This 29 Year Old Entrepreneur Was Rejected by 35 Potential Employers Now He s the Co Founder of a 1 Billion Startup Here s How entrepreneur com Retrieved 25 March 2018 a b Shawnee Mission Northwest grad played key role in online startup Twitch kansascity com Retrieved 25 March 2018 How the Bay Area took over the self driving car business sfchronicle com Retrieved 25 March 2018 a b c Driven In The Valley The Startup Founders Fueling GM s Future fortune com Retrieved 25 March 2018 Twitch A global community creating the future of live entertainment Y Combinator Retrieved 2022 08 13 Mobile Video Sharing App Socialcam Acquired By Autodesk For 60 Million TechCrunch techcrunch com Retrieved 25 March 2018 Meet Kyle Vogt the Robot Guru Who Just Sold His Second Billion Dollar Startup in Two Years recode net Retrieved 25 March 2018 GM Buying Self Driving Tech Startup for More Than 1 Billion fortune com Retrieved 25 March 2018 Korosec Kirsten 28 February 2022 Cruise co founder Kyle Vogt retakes CEO spot after GM exec s sudden departure techcrunch com Retrieved 28 February 2022 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kyle Vogt amp oldid 1122316623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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