Elliot Branson

Vice President of Engineering

Elliot leads our Product Engineering teams. Previously, Elliot played a pivotal role in the development of autonomous vehicles as the founding Head of Perception and AI at Cruise Automation. At Scale AI, he served as VP of Machine Learning & Engineering, where he launched the company’s Federal business, led internal AI and ML research teams, and oversaw self-driving and mapping products.

His interest in robotics and AI started with national and international robotics competitions in high school then continued in college and grad school where he published work on field robotics, sensor networks, localization, computer vision, and AI systems. His research portfolio includes collaborations with Google on the Project Tango AR platform and Air Force MURI research programs.