PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wei Luo, COO of DeepMap, is one of 100 local
women honored this year by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as a
"Woman of Influence." She is joined by professionals from a variety
of industries including technology, education, nonprofits, law, and
finance.
James Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of
DeepMap, said: "Wei is an outstanding leader in the field of
autonomous driving. She has earned the respect of her colleagues
through her combination of deep domain knowledge and empathy,
energy, and efficiency. She serves as a daily role model to the
women and men of DeepMap as well as to her family."
In a profile about Luo, the Silicon Valley Business Journal
wrote:
"Wei
Luo leads product and operations along with product planning
strategy at Palo Alto-based
DeepMap, which creates mapping and localization technology for
autonomous vehicles. She's given talks and participated in panel
discussions on autonomous vehicles and mapping throughout her
career, and she's worked on projects for clients including the
World Bank and National Geographic."
"Wei
Luo sees every place and person as being 'connected
geospatially in profound ways'. That's evident in the career path
she's created, studying and gathering expertise in geospatial
intelligence, data analytics, machine learning, and enterprise
cloud. Since she first saw 3D digital maps in college, she's been
looking for new ways to map the connections between
things."
Prior to DeepMap, Luo was at Google for nine years, where she
led product and engineering efforts for Google Earth, Google Maps,
Geo Enterprise, Location Intelligence, and more. Luo has a PhD from
UC Berkeley in GIS and Remote Sensing, and a dual BS degree in
Economics and Urban and Environmental Planning from Peking
University.
About DeepMap
DeepMap's mission is to accelerate safe autonomy by providing the
world's best autonomous mapping and localization solutions. DeepMap
delivers the technology necessary for self-driving vehicles to
navigate in a complex and unpredictable environment. The company
addresses three important elements: precise high-definition
mapping, ultra-accurate real-time localization, and the serving
infrastructure to support massive global scaling. DeepMap was
founded in 2016 and is funded by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, GSR
Ventures, and others. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., with offices in
Beijing and Guangzhou, China. For more information, see
www.deepmap.ai.
Contact info: media@deepmap.ai
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