Plus
Ryan Voelz-Whitaker has extensive experience in operations and research and development within the autonomous vehicle industry. Currently serving as a Senior Operations Specialist at Plus since January 2022, Ryan focuses on autonomous vehicle testing. Prior roles include Operations Specialist with a focus on autonomous trucking at Plus and Lead Operations and IT Specialist at WeRide.ai, where responsibilities encompassed vehicle operations, IT management, project coordination, regulatory compliance, and software triage. Additional experience includes operational roles at Waymo and content moderation at Facebook. Ryan's career began as a Patient Service Technician and a Swim Instructor. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from San José State University, completed in 2012.
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Plus is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley and founded in 2016 by serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans who have extensive experience in automotive technology and artificial intelligence. Plus is enabling trucks with its mass-production ready, low-cost, and high-performance full-stack Level 4 autonomous driving technology to make long-haul trucking safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Mass production and global deployment of its supervised autonomous driving system, which reduces fuel consumption by an estimated 10-20% compared to a traditional truck, is planned to start in 2021. The company is also collaborating with leading truck manufacturers, fleets, and ecosystem partners to drive the development of decarbonization transportation solutions including autonomous trucks powered by natural gas.