Ethan's Journey to Convince Jensen Huang for a Self-Driving Golf Cart Ride
Ethan shares his experience of getting Jensen Huang to ride in a self-driving golf cart and how to find more about the project.
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Key points
- Ethan convinced Jensen Huang to ride in a self-driving golf cart.
- The project is named 'wind', symbolizing the feeling of wind on one's face.
- Ethan's Twitter has a link to join the test flight.
What they discussed
In this chapter, Ethan recounts his experience of getting Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, to ride in a self-driving golf cart. He explains the significance of the project's name, 'wind', which is meant to evoke the feeling of wind on one's face while riding in the cart.,Ethan emphasizes the importance of branding and how it played a role in convincing Huang to take the ride. He also mentions that interested individuals can find more information about the project by visiting his Twitter profile, where there is a link to join the test flight.,The chapter highlights Ethan's achievement in showcasing the capabilities of self-driving technology to a key industry figure and the potential impact of such demonstrations on the future of autonomous vehicles.
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That's a Star Wars reference. >> And then I guess Benode is in the Yoda kind of time frame on the timeline. Uh Ethan, where is there a place people can find out more? Is there a name to this company or a website or a open source project? >> Uh yeah, there's the project name right now is wind. Uh so kind of like the wind that you feel blowing on your face while you're >> I love Right. you understand branding. Uh, wind self-driving golf cart. I'm going to try to find your domain. Do you have a domain? >> Uh, there's no domain, but if you go to my Twitter, there should be a link to join the test >> flight. And then if you're in the Stanford area,