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Motional names Laura Major president, CEO of autonomous vehicle business
- Laura Major has been appointed as the president and CEO of autonomous vehicle company Motional.
- She served as the company's CTO prior to this appointment.
- Laura Major took over as interim CEO in September 2024 following Karl Iagnemma's resignation.
- As CTO, she led the engineering team in developing fully driverless vehicles certified by safety standards.
- Laura Major has a background in autonomy and AI solutions at Draper Laboratory and Aria Insights.
- She co-wrote a book on the future of human-robot collaboration.
- Motional, in partnership with Hyundai, aims to integrate embodied AI into transportation for societal benefits.
- Laura Major was the featured speaker at the 2025 Robotics Summit Women in Robotics Breakfast.
- She started her career as a cognitive engineer for Draper Laboratory, designing decision-making support devices.
- Laura Major has a background in robotics and drone technology, serving as CTO at Aria Insights.
- She has been recognized as an emerging leader by the Society of Women Engineers.
- Major is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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