Jared Jensen

Jared Jensen is a Staff Software Engineer at Aurora since April 2023, focusing on off-nominal issue handling within motion planning systems. Prior to this role, Jared served as Team Lead for AV Frameworks, Simulation, and Mapping at Embark Trucks from January 2020 to April 2023, overseeing critical components of autonomous vehicle integration. Earlier experience includes positions as a Software Engineer in Behavior Planning at Embark Trucks, and Motion Planning at drive.ai. Jared also led the Motion Planning team at CYNGN, a startup developing level 4 autonomous vehicles, and co-founded AI Or Die, driving innovation in autonomous combat robotics. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree from Udacity.