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		GFKjunior on Aug 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s Self-Driving Cars Are Going to Change Eve... How would a young programmer get into this field? Are PhD's a prerequisite?

shriphani on Aug 15, 2012 | [–]

DSP, Decision Theory, Machine Learning.

the_cat_kittles on Aug 15, 2012 | [–]

machine learning (particularly computer vision) and AI would be valuable skills I think.

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