Derrick Yu

Derrick Yu is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Nauto, where leadership in developing safety features has contributed to over 4 billion miles of driver protection. Previous experience includes roles at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, leading engineering for personalized suggestions in MBUX and achieving Level 2 certification in ASPICE, as well as integrating machine learning for automotive software. Derrick's career includes software development projects at NASA Ames Research Center, where accountability for the software development lifecycle was emphasized, and earlier positions focused on GUI development for aircraft software. Derrick holds a BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and has a strong background in robotics through leadership roles and competitive project involvement during academic years.