Pierre Lefevre has long been recognized as one of the leading experts in the fields of robotics, 3d mapping, and autonomous vehicles. His pioneering work over the past twenty plus years has led to significant advancements in all three fields. His opinions with respect to autonomous vehicles are sought after by governmental rule-making authorities, commercial vehicle manufacturers and technology companies and the academic community.

Today, as CTO of COAST Autonomous, a California-based company, Pierre successfully continues his game-changing and award-winning work. Pierre leads an elite team developing highly-accurate indoor and outdoor 3d mapping, commercial-ready vehicle automation and remote supervision systems on various vehicle platforms focusing on urban mobility solutions. In 2017, Pierre delivered the first autonomous shuttle to Hong Kong, and in 2018, Pierre and Coast demonstrated the first autonomous vehicle, the P-1, on Broadway in heart of New York’s Times Square. In addition to deployments on college campuses, later this year, Pierre showcased Coast’s technology at three major internationally recognized sporting events in the United States and Asia.

Coast Autonomous designs and develops world-class vehicle automation and monitoring systems that serve as the brain of any autonomous vehicle. We transform vehicles into driverless shuttles that provide, safe, right-speed transportation -- from point-to-point or on-demand -- for people or cargo.