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Nauto has the only real-time, AI-enabled fleet and driver safety platform that helps predict, prevent and end distracted driving.

Our mission

Nauto® is the only real-time, AI-enabled driver and fleet safety platform to predict, prevent, and reduce high-risk events in the mobility ecosystem. By analyzing billions of data points from over 1 billion AI-analyzed video miles, Nauto’s machine learning algorithms continuously improve and impact driver behavior before events happen, not after. Nauto has enabled the largest commercial fleets in the world to avoid more than 70,000 collisions, resulting in nearly $300 million in savings.

Nauto will lead the evolution to AI-enable fleet safety and management. We believe that the path to safe transportation begins today by helping and learning from real drivers. The roadmap below outlines our path to making this a reality.

Improve road safety today

Nauto AI fleet management software is being deployed by commercial fleets around the world to reduce distracted driving and prevent collisions before they occur. Our AI-enabled device combines dual-facing dash cameras, computer vision, and proprietary algorithms. Nauto assesses and understands how drivers interact with the vehicle and the road ahead to detect and provide real-time driver coaching.

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Protect drivers and their privacy

Nauto only surfaces the safety insights that matter most to protect the privacy of commercial drivers. By deploying AI on the edge, we’re able to detect distracted driving and immediately coach drivers with in-cab notifications. Only a fraction of driving time — such as distractions or other high-risk events — is uploaded to the cloud, where it’s synthesized into actionable insights to enable fleet management and safety leaders to identify and coach high-risk drivers.

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AI meets human driving

By learning from driving data in the aggregate, we can better understand real-world drivers to uncover trends, challenges, and edge cases across our network of fleets. Together, with our AI technology partners across the automotive, insurance, and municipal sectors, we’re working to drive the future of transportation forward one Nauto AI-enabled vehicle at a time.

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Our Leadership Team

Stefan Heck

Stefan Heck

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Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Dr. Stefan Heck is CEO and Founder of Nauto. Prior to Nauto, Dr. Heck was a Consulting Professor at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. Previously he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey and co-founded and led the Cleantech and Sustainability practice. Dr. Heck earned a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from UCSD and a B.S. with honors in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University.

Dr. Stefan Heck is CEO and Founder of Nauto. Prior to Nauto, Dr. Heck was a Consulting Professor at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. Previously he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey and co-founded and led the Cleantech and Sustainability practice. Dr. Heck earned a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from UCSD and a B.S. with honors in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University.

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Vijay Pendyala

Vijay Pendyala

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Senior Vice President, Engineering

Vijay leads a diverse team of technologists responsible for building and operating Nauto's innovative product and platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in technology innovation and global-scale product delivery, spanning enterprise software, SaaS/Cloud, Big Data, and AI/ML-based analytics. Prior to Nauto, he held senior engineering leadership roles at large enterprises (HPE and Oracle), mid-size organizations (CallidusCloud), and late-stage startups (People Admin and Guavus). Vijay holds a Master’s in Computer Applications from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India.

Vijay leads a diverse team of technologists responsible for building and operating Nauto's innovative product and platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in technology innovation and global-scale product delivery, spanning enterprise software, SaaS/Cloud, Big Data, and AI/ML-based analytics. Prior to Nauto, he held senior engineering leadership roles at large enterprises (HPE and Oracle), mid-size organizations (CallidusCloud), and late-stage startups (People Admin and Guavus). Vijay holds a Master’s in Computer Applications from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India.

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Yoav Banin

Yoav Banin

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Chief Product & Business Development Officer

Yoav leads product strategy and design for Nauto’s driver and fleet safety offerings. Prior to Nauto, he was Co-Founder and CEO of Solergy, a solar energy technology innovator and manufacturer. Yoav has also served as Strategic Advisor to venture-backed, enterprise AI startups which raised follow-on rounds or were acquired. Previously he held product leadership positions at Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP). Yoav holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Materials Science from Stanford University.

Yoav leads product strategy and design for Nauto’s driver and fleet safety offerings. Prior to Nauto, he was Co-Founder and CEO of Solergy, a solar energy technology innovator and manufacturer. Yoav has also served as Strategic Advisor to venture-backed, enterprise AI startups which raised follow-on rounds or were acquired. Previously he held product leadership positions at Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP). Yoav holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Materials Science from Stanford University.

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Andrew Priftis

Andrew Priftis

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Vice President, Finance

Andrew leads Finance and Accounting for Nauto. He brings over 20 years of experience driving profitability while supporting the launch and growth of new products, channels and businesses. Prior to Nauto he held senior finance roles in Consumer Packaged Goods (Time Life), Live Entertainment (Starvista Live) and Internet Services (AOL). Andrew holds a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Andrew leads Finance and Accounting for Nauto. He brings over 20 years of experience driving profitability while supporting the launch and growth of new products, channels and businesses. Prior to Nauto he held senior finance roles in Consumer Packaged Goods (Time Life), Live Entertainment (Starvista Live) and Internet Services (AOL). Andrew holds a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

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Ganesh Thonse

Ganesh Thonse

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Vice President, Systems

Ganesh leads Systems Engineering for Nauto where he brings over 30 years of experience in the development of high quality, mass-market products in the Consumer Electronics and Semiconductor industry. Prior to Nauto, Ganesh led engineering at GoPro, STMicroelectronics, Genesis, Sage and several other leading technology companies.

Ganesh leads Systems Engineering for Nauto where he brings over 30 years of experience in the development of high quality, mass-market products in the Consumer Electronics and Semiconductor industry. Prior to Nauto, Ganesh led engineering at GoPro, STMicroelectronics, Genesis, Sage and several other leading technology companies.

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Linda Heller

Linda Heller

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Vice President, People

Linda oversees Nauto’s global people strategy and is focused on attracting and retaining Nauto’s top talent. She leads all people functions including people operations, total rewards, talent management, talent acquisition, DE&I, and communications. Linda is passionate about driving business success through the lens of people and creating a culture of belonging. She has a proven track record as an accomplished human resources executive and prior to Nauto, held a senior leadership role at Omnicell, Inc., a leading healthcare SaaS and has served as vice president, human resources in tech, renewables, and construction.

Linda oversees Nauto’s global people strategy and is focused on attracting and retaining Nauto’s top talent. She leads all people functions including people operations, total rewards, talent management, talent acquisition, DE&I, and communications. Linda is passionate about driving business success through the lens of people and creating a culture of belonging. She has a proven track record as an accomplished human resources executive and prior to Nauto, held a senior leadership role at Omnicell, Inc., a leading healthcare SaaS and has served as vice president, human resources in tech, renewables, and construction.

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Dieter Fraehsdorf

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Vice President, Sales

Dieter leads the sales organization with an unparalleled passion for driving business growth, a strategic mindset, and a relentless dedication to achieving extraordinary results. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years, Dieter has honed his expertise in developing and executing innovative go-to-market strategies, consistently exceeding sales targets, and cultivating a winning sales culture. Before joining Nauto, Dieter dedicated much of his career to scaling hyper-growth SaaS companies, with his most recent experiences at Digital.ai, PagerDuty, Genesys and xMatters. His passion for driving rapid expansion in the SaaS industry showcases his dedication to driving success and achieving remarkable growth milestones.

Dieter leads the sales organization with an unparalleled passion for driving business growth, a strategic mindset, and a relentless dedication to achieving extraordinary results. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years, Dieter has honed his expertise in developing and executing innovative go-to-market strategies, consistently exceeding sales targets, and cultivating a winning sales culture. Before joining Nauto, Dieter dedicated much of his career to scaling hyper-growth SaaS companies, with his most recent experiences at Digital.ai, PagerDuty, Genesys and xMatters. His passion for driving rapid expansion in the SaaS industry showcases his dedication to driving success and achieving remarkable growth milestones.

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Board and Advisors

Stefan Heck

Stefan Heck

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CEO and Founder
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Nauto
Karen C. Francis

Karen C. Francis

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Board Member
Board Director, Strategic Advisor, Investor
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Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

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Board Member
Partner
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Greylock Partners
Peter Kosak

Peter Kosak

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Board Member
VP of Automotive Systems Division
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Bose Corporation
Richard Peretz

Richard Peretz

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Board Member
Venture Partner
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Playground Global
Bruce Leak

Bruce Leak

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Board Observer
Co-Founder
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Playground Global
Q Motiwala

Q Motiwala

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Board Observer
Managing Director
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DNX Ventures
Niklas Mundorf

Niklas Mundorf

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Board Observer
Growth Equity
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Allianz X
Rinat Yogev

Rinat Yogev

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Board Observer
Partner
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GM Ventures
Jim Adler

Jim Adler

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Advisor
Founding Managing Director
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Toyota AI Ventures
Michael Christoph Hammer

Michael Christoph Hammer

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Advisor
CFO
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BMW i Ventures
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