
Physical AI: Lessons in building trust from self-driving cars
As physical AI becomes more common we need to tackle public trust via a framework built on dialogue demonstrating utility, reliability and transparency.
Dave Ferguson is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nuro, a leading physical AI company scaling autonomous driving technology. Nuro partners with top automakers and mobility companies to integrate its AI driver across multiple vehicle platforms, advancing safer, more sustainable, and more accessible transportation and delivery. Before founding Nuro, Dave was a principal engineer on Google’s self-driving car team (now Waymo), where he helped lay the groundwork for modern autonomous driving. He holds an MS and PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.