Philipp Robbel is the CEO and Co-founder of Mapless AI, a mobility company developing remote-driving technology that allows fleets to move vehicles without moving people. Robbel is an expert in safety and validation of autonomous vehicle systems. He previously served as Director of Product Safety at Aptiv, overseeing safety and simulation teams. Prior to that, he was Director of Engineering at nuTonomy, a robotaxi startup out of MIT, acquired in 2017. He earned his PhD in Robotics from MIT and started his career as a Research Engineer at Bosch in Palo Alto, Calif.