Mandar Pitale

Mandar Pitale is a seasoned professional in automotive software safety management with extensive experience, currently serving as a Senior Manager at NVIDIA since August 2016, where responsibilities include overseeing safety management for DRIVE OS and contributing to AI safety standardization. Previous roles at NVIDIA include Principal Software Safety Manager and Senior Software Safety Manager, focusing on software safety strategies for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD). Prior to NVIDIA, Mandar worked at BMW Car IT as a Development Specialist, where responsibilities involved software development in the Driving Assistance Team and establishing safety qualification methodologies. Additional experience includes leadership roles at Valeo Security Systems, KPIT Infosystems, and Delphi Automotive, alongside contributions to device driver development as a consultant. Mandar holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and is a certified Self Driving Car Engineer from Udacity.