Jacob Crossman
About Jacob Crossman
Jacob Crossman serves as the Vice President of Autonomy at May Mobility, where he leads the development of autonomous vehicles. With over 20 years of experience in research and development, he has previously held significant roles at Deepgram and Soar Technology, Inc.
Work at May Mobility
Jacob Crossman serves as the Vice President of Autonomy at May Mobility, a position he has held since August 2021. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing autonomy engineering and robotics engineering functions. He leads teams focused on the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, contributing to advancements in the field of mobility solutions.
Previous Experience at Deepgram
Before joining May Mobility, Jacob Crossman worked at Deepgram as the Director of Engineering from 2020 to 2021. His tenure lasted for 11 months in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this role, he contributed to the company's engineering initiatives, leveraging his extensive background in technology and software development.
Career at Soar Technology, Inc.
Jacob Crossman spent a significant portion of his career at Soar Technology, Inc., where he held various roles from 2000 to 2020. He started as a Software Engineer and progressed to Senior Research Engineer. During his time there, he executed over $30 million in research and development projects and led the development of ISOLATE, a program for DARPA's URSA initiative focused on autonomous sense/react technologies.
Education and Expertise
Jacob Crossman holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His academic background has equipped him with a strong foundation in decision-oriented programming and cognitive architectures, which he applies to enhance unmanned vehicle autonomy and cognitive perception.
Research and Development Focus
Jacob Crossman specializes in decision-oriented programming, integrating human-like logical reasoning with machine learning and spatial reasoning for unmanned systems. He has over 20 years of professional experience in the research and development of autonomous sense/react technologies, focusing on cognitive architectures to improve the autonomy and perception capabilities of unmanned vehicles.