Joseph Funke

Joseph Funke is currently a Director at Zoox, where Joseph oversees Planner Capabilities and Control. Prior to Zoox, Joseph worked as a Senior Engineer at Lucid Motors and conducted research at Stanford University as a PhD Candidate Research Assistant. Joseph's expertise lies in developing real-time control algorithms for autonomous vehicles to avoid collisions. Joseph also has experience in developing computer frameworks for autonomous vehicles during their time at Stanford University and Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab. Joseph holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.