Velodyne LiDAR Hires Former Tesla Head of Automation

Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., a world leader in 3D real-time perception systems for autonomous vehicles, today announced the appointment of Pablo Gonzalez, Ph.D., as vice president of robotics and automation engineering. Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., is a technology company known worldwide for its real-time LiDAR sensors. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Silicon Valley.

In his new role, Gonzalez will lead the development of manufacturing equipment and automation to build current generation LiDAR sensor models. Prior to joining Velodyne, Gonzalez served as the head of automation, equipment and MES engineering at Tesla, where he led the development of all equipment and automation lines in the California and New York factories. Gonzalez has also held roles at SolarCity, Brooks Automation, Crossing Automation, E Systems Technology, and ASYST Technologies, Inc. He has been awarded more than 50 patents in the semiconductor, medical, and solar industries.