James Bates is a Technical Program Manager for Optimus (Tesla Bot) at Tesla since 2024, previously holding positions as a Jr Technical Product Manager at Sanctuary AI and a Technical Program Manager for Autopilot Hardware at Tesla. Prior experience includes roles as an Engineer at Kai Cao Inc. and a Software Engineer at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, where they developed an internal notification service. Additionally, James co-founded Helpful Neighbour, a non-profit connecting high-risk individuals to volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and led a design team at Waterloop focused on electro-mechanical integration.
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