From Robotaxi Fleets to Simulation Labs: One Engineer's Journey

Akshat Gattani spent a decade learning what it actually takes to ship autonomous vehicles safely. Now he's building the tools the whole industry depends on.

Self-driving used to be a movie set piece. Now robotaxis run paid routes in San Francisco, mining trucks haul ore from GPS-mapped pits without drivers, and agricultural equipment works fields with no one in the cab.

For all that momentum, the engineering and operational realities behind putting a self-driving stack on public roads stay largely invisible.