When	WRB	O
Sebastian	NNP	B-PERSON
Thrun	NNP	I-PERSON
started	VBD	O
working	VBG	O
on	IN	O
self	NN	O
-	HYPH	O
driving	VBG	O
cars	NNS	O
at	IN	O
Google	NNP	B-ORG
in	IN	O
2007	CD	B-DATE
,	,	O
few	JJ	O
people	NNS	O
outside	RB	O
of	IN	O
the	DT	O
company	NN	O
took	VBD	O
him	PRP	O
seriously	RB	O
.	.	O
“	''	O
I	PRP	O
can	MD	O
tell	VB	O
you	PRP	O
very	RB	O
senior	JJ	O
CEOs	NNS	O
of	IN	O
major	JJ	O
American	JJ	B-NORP
car	NN	O
companies	NNS	O
would	MD	O
shake	VB	O
my	PRP$	O
hand	NN	O
and	CC	O
turn	VB	O
away	RB	O
because	IN	O
I	PRP	O
was	VBD	O
n’t	RB	O
worth	JJ	O
talking	VBG	O
to	IN	O
,	,	O
”	''	O
said	VBD	O
Thrun	NNP	B-PERSON
,	,	O
in	IN	O
an	DT	O
interview	NN	O
with	IN	O
Recode	NNP	B-ORG
earlier	RBR	B-DATE
this	DT	I-DATE
week	NN	I-DATE
.	.	O
