Embedded Software Engineer, Optimus Ride
Driverless Vehicle Experience
Autonomous shuttles connecting people and communities
Job no longer available
Autonomous shuttles connecting people and communities
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
Optimus Ride's mission is to shape the future of sustainable, fast, and efficient transport. It produces self-driving vehicles and technologies to democratise the benefits of autonomous shuttles to all, connecting people and communities.
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Company mission
Optimus Ride's mission is to shape the future of sustainable, fast, and efficient transport. It produces self-driving vehicles and technologies to democratise the benefits of autonomous shuttles to all, connecting people and communities.
38% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Optimus Ride produces and develops autonomous vehicle with a vision to create a more sustainable and low-cost transport method that can connect communities. With a background that stems from research conducted by MIT over 30 years, Optimus is one of the key players in the automated vehicle (AV) industry.
The robotaxi market is predicted to enjoy strong growth as urban areas look for ways to reduce the environmental impact of traditional forms of transport. For the moment, Optimus Ride is focusing its deployment plans on academic campuses, business parks, and closed communities. These settings offer less risk and can benefit these neighborhoods with their on-demand services. Optimus Ride has recently announced a partnership with Polaris Inc, a sports vehicle manufacturer, who will assist with scaling the manufacture of its autonomous vehicles.
Other major brands in the sector, such as Baidu, Waymo, and Navya, are deploying similar services. The industry is, however, somewhat consolidating with a range of mergers taking place. Those that are left will carry forward valuable IP and capitalize on being first to market. The growth of ride-hailing apps has also shifted behaviors towards on-demand and shared transportation options.
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Benefits
- Vision and dental insurance
- 401k plan
- Paid parental leave
- Employee referral program
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2019
$50m
Apr 2019
$2.7m
Total funding: $76m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Ramiro Almeida
(Co-founder)Ramiro worked as a Harvard University Loeb Fellow and MIT Media Lab Visiting Scholar from 2013 to 2015, when he co-founded Optimus Ride.
Ryan C.C. Chin
(Co-founder)PhD in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT, before serving as an Instructor at MIT and Managing Director at the City Science Initiative.