Top 5 Most Influential Teens in 2013

No. 3: Ionut Budisteanu, 19


The 19-year old Romanian native reached international headlines when his low cost, self-driving car model took first place, and the $75,000 that came along with it, at Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s International Science and Engineering Fair.

The young scientist has now opened a door of opportunity manufacturers could take advantage of by building autonomous cars that would cost a mere $4,000. As a comparison, the self-driving car designed by Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) costs a whopping $75,000.