Pasadena Now » Pasadena's Coast Autonomous Lands Professor Pavone of Stanford University

Coast Autonomous, a Pasadena-based self-driving vehicle technology company, announced today that one of the world's leading experts in robot autonomy has joined its Advisory Board to work with the Company to further develop its autonomous vehicle fleet management software and controls. Dr. Marco Pavone is an Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the Director of Stanford's Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL). Dr. Pavone's cutting-edge work in robot autonomy has earned him accolades in the scientific, academic and business communities. His seminal work in this area has shaped our understanding of the operation of autonomous systems in space exploration as well as on Earth. Dr. Pavone joins three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti on Coast's Advisory Board.