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TuSimple announces Executive Advisory Board

20/01/2021

Self-driving technology company TuSimple has announced the members of its newly established Executive Advisory Board, which will provide strategic advice to the company and its senior management team to accelerate the adoption of autonomous long-haul freight in areas including regulation, technology, freight logistics and leadership. “The Executive Advisory Board brings together a mix of world class industry and regulatory leaders...

Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium appoints new Chairman

23/12/2020

The Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium (AVCC) has appointed Giuseppe Rosso, VP Engineering Advanced Assisted Driving Systems at the automotive technology company Veoneer, as Chairman. AVCC is a global consortium driving industry consensus for automated and assisted driving computing. Founded in 2019, the consortium has 19 members; OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and semiconductor companies. These companies work together to...

Autonomous vehicle tech firm Optimus Ride appoints new CEO

25/11/2020

Optimus Ride, a leading developer of autonomous vehicle technology systems, has announced the appointment of Sean Harrington as its new CEO and member of its board of directors. Harrington replaces co-founder Ryan Chin, who will remain at the company with responsibility over policy and sustainability initiatives. Harrington brings expertise developing, commercialising and scaling technology solutions, with experience at both startups...

Ford Autonomous Vehicles appoints safety advisor

11/11/2020

Ford Autonomous Vehicles has appointed a safety advisor to oversee its self-driving vehicle development efforts, as the carmaker reiterates its commitment to road safety. Chris Gerdes, co-director at the Center of Automotive Research at Stanford University, is joining Ford to help create safety processes for the development and deployment of the company’s self-driving vehicles. In his role at Stanford, Gerdes has undertaken...

Sam Anthony joins PAVE Coalition's Board of Directors

29/10/2020

Perceptive Automata Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Sam Anthony, has joined the Board of Directors of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE). PAVE is a coalition of industry partners and nonprofit groups who believe in the potential of autonomous vehicles and seek to educate others about that potential. PAVE’s Board of Directors consists of stakeholders from across the automated vehicle industry, including...

Self-driving firm Aurora expands leadership team

23/10/2020

Self-driving platform developer Aurora has appointed new senior engineering and business leaders, increasing its headcount to 600 staff. As it works to bring its Aurora Driver to market, Aurora has announced it is expanding its leadership team with several new appointments. David Maday joins Aurora from General Motors as VP of Global Business Development. Maday has a background of building long-lasting partnerships and commercialising...

Volvo Cars appoints CEO of autonomous drive software company

15/10/2020

Volvo Cars has appointed Ödgärd Andersson as the new chief executive of its autonomous drive software development company, Zenseact. Andersson, who is currently chief digital officer at Volvo Cars, will take up the new role on 1 November. Zenseact was formed recently as a new entity wholly owned by Volvo Cars, following the split-up of Volvo Cars’ joint venture company with Veoneer. Zenseact will focus on the development...

Self-driving technology company TuSimple appoints Chief Legal and Risk Officer

02/10/2020

TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company, has announced that Jim Mullen, the former Acting Administrator of the FMCSA, will serve as the organisation’s Chief Legal and Risk Officer with immediate effect. In his new role, Mullen will oversee legal affairs and risk management strategy, and help continue to develop TuSimple’s approach to safety. “We are thrilled to welcome Jim to the TuSimple team. His experience...

Li Auto appoints Chief Technology Officer

18/09/2020

Electric carmaker Li Auto has appointed Mr. Kai Wang as its chief technology officer, with responsibility for leading the company’s advanced technology research and development in intelligent vehicles, intelligent cockpit, autonomous driving , platform development and Li OS, the company’s real-time operating system. Wang joins Li Auto from Visteon Corporation, where he was most recently global chief architect and director...

Luminar scales global automotive team

27/07/2020

Autonomous vehicle sensor and software company Luminar has announced an expansion of its leadership team, as it begins scaling its technology into series production, starting with Volvo in 2022. The firm also plans to begin shipping its Iris sensing and perception platform within the year. Luminar has appointed Tom Fennimore, previously Global Head of Automotive for Goldman Sachs and most recently at Jefferies Group, LLC, as its new Chief...

Autonomous truck firm recruits Dennis Mooney to advisory board

09/06/2020

Self-driving truck technology provider Plus.ai has announced the addition of Dennis 'Denny' Mooney to its Advisory Board. Mooney will work with the Plus.ai team to bring to market the company's autonomous trucks, leveraging his expertise in global product development for world-class automotive and truck manufacturers. “We are very pleased to welcome Denny to our advisory board and look forward to his counsel across our engineering,...

NAVYA appoints Chief Strategy & Development Officer

04/06/2020

Autonomous shuttle developer NAVYA has appointed Pierre Lahutte as Chief Strategy & Development Officer in a move aimed at strengthening its management team. Until last year, Lahutte was President of the IVECO brand in charge of Bus and Truck activities, and has more than 20 years of experience in the agricultural vehicle, bus and truck industries, acquired during a career at New Holland, CNH and IVECO. Etienne Hermite, Chief...

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