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Tilo Schwarz is Vice President and Head of Autonomy at Nuro Inc., Mountain View, CA. He leads the team responsible for delivering an AI-first Autonomy stack which powers autonomous vehicles for various applications. Before his time at Nuro he spent over 20 years at Mercedes-Benz, both in Germany and in the Silicon Valley headquarter ofRead more

As vice president of Product Planning for vehicle systems for the ZF group, Whydell is responsible for identifying new market trends and product requirements, as well as guiding the company’s systems development strategy to best meet those needs. Mr. Whydell is based at ZF’s North American Headquarters in Livonia, Michigan. His current responsibilities include productRead more

Kyle Post is the Systems Safety Technical Leader at Ford Motor Company; he has over 22 years of real-time controls and embedded software experience. Mr. Post has led the development of projects at all stages of the product lifecycle and has previously held the positions of Automated Driving System – Systems Engineering and Safety Supervisor,Read more

Lisa Perez Savage is the Principal Technical Lead for Safety of AI/ML and SOTIF at Aptiv. Her primary objective is to ensure the successful deployment of advanced products by leveraging her extensive background in mechanical and systems engineering. She holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.Read more

Derek Phillips is the Head of Perception Engineering at Kodiak and leads a team dedicated to advancing the perception capabilities of the Kodiak Driver. Derek works closely with the AI team to convert raw sensor data into machine and human interpretable representations of the environment to enable safe and reliable autonomy. His notable accomplishments includeRead more

Passionate about Controls and Robotics, I thrive on working with complex systems. My career goal is to pioneer the development and deployment of safe autonomous vehicles on public roads. Operating at the forefront of autonomy, I am dedicated to innovating solutions that enhance safety, usability, and overall performance, pushing the boundaries of technology.Read more

Engineer in electronic systems, Stéphane started to work at PSA in 2000 in the innovation department. From 2003 to 2010 he was the innovation project leader for HMI devices (Instrument Cluster/ HUD / Display / integrated panel…). Since 2010, he has been in the innovation department and has become the corporate Expert for HMI ArchitectureRead more

Software developer and engineer with extensive programming experience and expertise in vehicle diagnostic communication. Established programmer with over 8 years of programming, application development, and debugging experience. Special abilities in serial data communications and electronic module unit validation. Excellent team builder with strong employee development skills. Reputation for the ability to adapt and being aRead more

Neha is a passionate advocate for Human-Centered Design, an Interactive Design Research lead at the Human Factors Design and Research team at Ford Motor Company. She focuses on HMI artifacts, augmented reality studies, and human factors research for advanced vehicle technologies. With a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction, she has extensive experience in rapid prototyping andRead more

Maureen (Short) August is a Lab Group Manager at General Motors Research and Development. She has a background in the military, having graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army. She later worked as a Senior Systems Engineer and Director of Curriculum forRead more