Summary
Ali Mortazavi is a technology leader and founder with 10+ years building autonomous systems, data analytics products, and strategic partnerships across automotive and cloud ecosystems. Currently CEO and Founder of DAVTEQ Inc., he previously led autonomous mobility business development at AWS and technical programs for Amazon Scout, and directed end-to-end AV R&D and commercialization efforts for Nissan and the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance. His work spans perception, prediction, planning and tele-operation, and includes patents for traffic-signal prediction and remote-intent prediction that underpinned fleet and traffic management innovations. Trained as a vehicle-safety researcher (Doctor of Science) and active as a PhD student in online learning and game theory, he blends rigorous theoretical expertise with hands-on systems delivery and coding ability. He has a strong track record securing multi-million dollar collaborations and launching prototype-to-production AV programs across industry, government and academia. Based in Walnut Creek, CA, he combines deep technical rigor with entrepreneurial drive to bridge research proofs and deployable mobility products.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mechnical Engineering, BS Mechnical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology
Doctor Of Science Vehicle Safety (Minor in System Control), Doctor Of Science Vehicle Safety (Minor in System Control) at The George Washington University
MS Mechnical Engineering, MS Mechnical Engineering at Iran University of Science & Technology