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Michael Fleming, Founder and CEO of Torc Robotics
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Michael founded and serves as the CEO of Torc Robotics, headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. Torc is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, the global leader and pioneer in trucking. Founded in 2005 at the birth of the self-driving vehicle revolution, Torc has 16 years of experience in pioneering safety-critical, self-driving a
Michael founded and serves as the CEO of Torc Robotics, headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. Torc is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, the global leader and pioneer in trucking. Founded in 2005 at the birth of the self-driving vehicle revolution, Torc has 16 years of experience in pioneering safety-critical, self-driving applications with offices in Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, and Germany
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Dr. Al Wicks been at the forefront of self-driving program at Virginia Tech for 20 years. Al has lead self-driving and autonomous projects ranging from the DARPA Grand Challenges, DARPA Urban Challenges, AUVSI IGVC, and AutoDrive competitions. Al is committed to cross-functional engineering teams solving complex self-driving problems in an applied fashion.
Julia Ross, Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering at Virginia Tech
Al Wicks, Director of the Applied Autonomy and Mechatronics Research Lab at Virginia Tech
Julia Ross, Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering at Virginia Tech
Dr. Julie Ross has served as Virginia Tech's Dean of Engineering for the last 5 years. The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is the fifth largest producer of engineering graduates in the nation, ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 survey the College of Engineering No. 13 for its undergraduate program, and is the largest and mo
Dr. Julie Ross has served as Virginia Tech's Dean of Engineering for the last 5 years. The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is the fifth largest producer of engineering graduates in the nation, ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 survey the College of Engineering No. 13 for its undergraduate program, and is the largest and most comprehensive engineering program in the state of Virginia, with 384 tenure and tenure track faculty across 18 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, teaching approximately 11,000 students.