Speaker

Dr. Xiaodi Hou

Co-Founder & CTO, TuSimple

Dr. Xiaodi Hou co-founded TuSimple in 2015 and serves as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Xiaodi is an internationally renowned expert in artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision. He earned a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from the California Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Xiaodi has presented at global events such as Web Summit and NVIDIA’s GTC conference and has been featured in leading publications such as Wired and Forbes.

Company

TuSimple

TuSimple is a global self-driving truck company based in San Diego and operates self-driving trucks out of Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready Level 4 (SAE) fully-autonomous driving solution for the logistics industry. TuSimple’s trucks are the first and only capable of self-driving from depot-to-depot and do so every day for its customers. The company is driven by a mission to increase safety, decrease transportation costs, and reduce carbon emissions.