When	O
Sebastian	B-PERSON
Thrun	I-PERSON
started	O
working	O
on	O
self	O
-	O
driving	O
cars	O
at	O
Google	B-ORG
in	O
2007	B-DATE
,	O
few	O
people	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
took	O
him	O
seriously	O
.	O
“	O
I	O
can	O
tell	O
you	O
very	O
senior	O
CEOs	O
of	O
major	O
American	B-NORP
car	O
companies	O
would	O
shake	O
my	O
hand	O
and	O
turn	O
away	O
because	O
I	O
was	O
n’t	O
worth	O
talking	O
to	O
,	O
”	O
said	O
Thrun	B-PERSON
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Recode	B-ORG
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O