Lynn Miller, Former Deputy General Counsel at Tesla, Joins Executive Team of Autonomous Trucking Technology Company Plus
23 Giugno 2021 - 1:49AM
Business Wire
Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck
technology, announced that Lynn Miller has joined the company as
General Counsel. Miller will serve as a trusted advisor to the Plus
management team and Board and lead the company’s legal
function.
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Miller was previously Deputy General Counsel at Tesla, where she
led Tesla’s worldwide litigation strategy, response to government
inquiries and investigations, and privacy program. In her role, she
advised the business on all areas of legal and contractual risk,
including product marketing, corporate governance, commercial
agreements, employment, and intellectual property. Before Tesla,
Miller was at Apple managing its litigation and regulatory legal
affairs. Prior to joining Apple, Miller was a partner at the global
law firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC.
“Lynn has deep knowledge about the impact and challenges of the
autonomous driving business and technology, having served as
in-house counsel at two of the world’s most valuable technology
companies. She is an important addition to our executive team as we
start to deploy our autonomous trucking technology globally this
year and further accelerate our plans to help fleets drive improved
safety, efficiency and sustainability in their businesses,” said
David Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Plus.
Lynn Miller said, “It is exciting to join a company that is
already starting to deliver on the promise of autonomous trucking
technology. Plus’ commercialization strategy, business momentum,
and focus on safety are important differentiators in the industry.
I look forward to working with David, our Board, and the senior
leadership team to continue scaling and growing our global
business.”
Miller joins a team of recent senior hires with deep autonomous
driving, trucking, and logistics experience at Plus, including:
- Chuck Joseph, previously a senior executive in Amazon
Transportation Services’ Middle Mile team, is Vice President of
Strategic Partnerships;
- Lori Heino-Royer joined from Daimler North America Trucks and
serves as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships;
- Wiley Deck, former Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of
Transportation official, is Vice President of Government Relations
and Public Policy; and
- Jessie Fan, previously head of Investor Relations at e-commerce
company Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS), serves as Vice President of Investor
Relations.
About Plus
Plus is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered
in Silicon Valley and founded in 2016 by serial entrepreneurs and
industry veterans who have extensive experience in automotive
technology and artificial intelligence. Plus is enabling trucks
with its mass-production ready, low-cost, and high-performance
full-stack Level 4 autonomous driving technology to make long-haul
trucking safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Mass
production and global deployment of its supervised autonomous
driving system, which reduces fuel consumption by an estimated
10-20% compared to a traditional truck, is planned to start in
2021. The Company is also collaborating with leading truck
manufacturers, fleets, and ecosystem partners to drive the
development of decarbonization transportation solutions including
autonomous trucks powered by natural gas. For more information,
please visit www.plus.ai or follow us on LinkedIn or YouTube.
On May 10, 2021, Plus and Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V
(NASDAQ: HCIC) (“HCIC V” or “Hennessy Capital”) entered into a
definitive business combination agreement. Upon closing of the
proposed business combination, Plus will be a publicly traded
company and its common stock is expected to trade on the NYSE under
the ticker symbol “PLAV”. The proposed business combination has
been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both Plus
and HCIC V and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021,
subject to the satisfaction of the necessary regulatory approvals
and customary closing conditions, including the approval of HCIC
V’s shareholders.
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