X Development
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X Development LLC,[2][3][4] doing business as X (formerly Google X),[1] is an American semi-secret research and development facility and organization founded by Google in January 2010.[5][6] X has its headquarters about a mile and a half from Alphabet's corporate headquarters, the Googleplex, in Mountain View, California.[7][8]
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| Formerly | Google X (2010–2015) |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Research and development |
| Founded | January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01) |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Astro Teller (CEO) |
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| Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries
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| Website | x |
X's mission is to invent and launch "moonshot" technologies that aim to make the world a radically better place.[9] A moonshot is defined by X as the intersection of a big problem, a radical solution, and breakthrough technology.[10] Work at X is overseen by entrepreneur scientist Astro Teller, as CEO and "Captain of Moonshots".[11][12][13] The lab started with the development of Google's self-driving car.[13]