Speaker

Gonen Barkan

Group Leader, Radar Development & Domain Processing, General Motors Company

Gonen Barkan is currently leading the Radar development for retail-autonomy programs at GM, spanning teams in Israel and the USA. At this role, Gonen is responsible for all aspects of Radar technology development, Radar product development and Radar integration into GM vehicles – focusing on next-gen technologies for autonomous driving at the retail market (L2-L4)
This is done with close collaboration with the Radar ecosystem – Tier1/2s, start-ups etc. Formerly at GM, he lead in-house development of two radars for L4/L5 autonomous driving (RoboTaxi), in collaboration with Cruise automation at SF (owned by GM). Prior to GM, Gonen led HW, SW and ASIC development at start-up companies – mostly at the fields of communication, PLC, IoT, 3G/4G and Radar.

Company

General Motors Company

At General Motors, we are passionate about designing, building and selling the world’s best vehicles. This vision unites us as a team each and every day and is the hallmark of our customer-driven culture. We set high standards for our company so that we can give you the best cars, trucks and SUVs. It’s our commitment to deliver vehicles with compelling designs, flawless quality and reliability, and leading safety, fuel economy and infotainment features. The very things that create that special bond between driver and vehicle. Whether it’s a Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Opel, Vauxhall or Holden, making the world’s best vehicles can only happen with the world’s greatest employees. We take great pride in our work, and take great care to deliver exceptional cars and a positive ownership experience to our customers in 140 countries around the world.