Sterling Anderson

Co-Founder and CPO

Sterling has spent the last 18 years bringing transformative products to market. In the early 2000s, he developed MIT’s Intelligent Co-Pilot, paving the way for broad advances in cooperative control of human-machine systems. Before co-founding Aurora, he led the design, development, and launch of the award-winning Tesla Model X, then led the team that delivered the first and second generations of Tesla Autopilot. Before Tesla, he advised world-class companies on their product development strategy and practice. Sterling holds a Masters and PhD in Robotics from MIT.

Sterling has spent the last 18 years bringing transformative products to market. In the early 2000s, he developed MIT’s Intelligent Co-Pilot, paving the way for broad advances in cooperative control of human-machine systems. Before co-founding Aurora, he led the design, development, and launch of the award-winning Tesla Model X, then led the team that delivered the first and second generations of Tesla Autopilot. Before Tesla, he advised world-class companies on their product development strategy and practice. Sterling holds a Masters and PhD in Robotics from MIT.