WebDriver: The Origin Story with Simon Stewart | BrowserStack Talks

Simon Stewart, creator of WebDriver and long-time Selenium project lead, tells the story of how WebDriver began: the frustrations with existing browser automation tools that led him to build something better, and how it grew into the standard used across the industry today. This clip is from our BrowserStack Talks episode with Simon Stewart. Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/jhScnzFsMk4 Connect with Simon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sistewart/ Subscribe for more conversations on software testing and quality engineering. Get instant access to 3,500+ real mobile devices and browsers on our software testing platform that scales as your testing needs grow. Start for free - browserstack.com Join 7,000+ QA engineers on our Discord and discuss advanced testing strategies and stay ahead of industry trends: https://discord.com/invite/TGZmWQFg88 Follow us on ➡️ X - https://www.twitter.com/browserstack ➡️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/browserstack/ ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrowserStack/ ➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/browserstack © 2026 BrowserStack. All rights reserved.