Professor Raquel Urtasun has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. (Photo: Polina Teif)
Professor has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province鈥檚 highest civilian honour.
Professor Urtasun is also the founder and CEO of self-driving vehicle company and a co-founder of the .
Leveraging her interests in machine learning, computer vision, robotics and remote sensing, Urtasun鈥檚 research aims to develop the next generation of self-driving technology.
鈥淎 global leader in autonomous vehicles, Dr. Raquel Urtasun is keeping Ontario at the forefront of technology and reshaping the future of transportation. In 2016, she co-founded the Vector Institute with a mission to drive excellence in Canada鈥檚 creation and use of AI. In 2021 she launched Waabi, a company on its way to making self-driving vehicles a reality. This champion of home-grown talent is playing a critical role in leading the way in this transformative technology,鈥 the reads.
The Order of Ontario recognizes individuals 鈥渨ho have made exceptional contributions to help build a stronger province, nation and world.鈥
Urtasun is among 25 new appointees to the Order of Ontario for 2023.