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Xiaodi Hou, Co-founder & CTO, TuSimple, on Centre Stage during day two of Web Summit 2019 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Xiaodi Hou co-founded autonomous-driving startup TuSimple a few years ago, but he just took over as CEO and chairman of the board March 3.
Why? Here’s what Hou – who wants to be an “evangelist” for the possibilities of autonomous freight – had to say about it.
“Who is the best person to lead this company? It’s me! Because I am a relentless decision-making machine who is backed by the technical background,” Hou told CNBC. “There has to be tighter integration of all different parts of the company” if it wants to…
Source cnbc.com
