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Former Cruise President and CTO Mohamed Elshenawy Joins Kodiak Robotics Board of Directors
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. ("Kodiak"), a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, today announced it has appointed Mohamed "Mo" Elshenawy, former President and Chief Technology Officer of self-driving car company Cruise LLC (acquired by General Motors), to Kodiak's board of directors. Elshenawy is a noted technology executive and board advisor with more than two decades of experience leading large-scale AI, product, and engineering organizations across autonomous mobility, e-comm
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