India, Feb. 19 -- Sundar Pichai reflected on India's evolving role in technology while speaking at the AI Impact Summit this morning, recalling how he once used to pass through Visakhapatnam-a quiet coastal city that is now set to become a global AI hub with Google's investment. Speaking to a large audience that included PM Narendra Modi, the San Francisco-based chief executive of Google also shared a personal glimpse of his life.

Pichai, 53, spoke about spending time with his parents in San Francisco, where they got to experience a fully autonomous Waymo ride. Pichai's mention of Waymo served as an example of the broader technological progress he spoke about.

The Madurai-born CEO of Google said that during his college days, he sometime...