X Development

semi-secret research and development company by Alphabet Inc.

X Development LLC is an American research and development facility and organization. It was founded by Google in January 2010 as Google X. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. X's mission is to invent and launch "moonshot" technologies.

X Development LLC
FormerlyGoogle X
Founded13 January 2010 (as Google X)
Founder
  • Astro Teller
  • Sebastian Thrun
  • Yoky Matsuoka
HeadquartersMountain View, California, U.S
Key people
Astro Teller (CEO)
OwnerGoogle (2010—2015)
Alphabet, Inc. (2015—present)
ParentAlphabet, Inc