Anup Vader

Anup Vader possesses extensive experience in system integration and autonomous technologies, with a career spanning over a decade. At Apple from 2015 to 2024, Anup focused on bringing up new iPhone prototypes and integrating hardware and software for Apple’s product validation. Anup's significant contributions include involvement in the Special Project Group for autonomous systems development. Prior to Apple, Anup worked at Cruise on hardware and software integration for autonomous vehicles and continued this path at Amazon after its acquisition of Zoox, where Anup contributed to developing Level-5 autonomy features. Earlier experience includes a research engineer role at Boeing, specializing in camera calibration and object tracking systems. Anup holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering.