About
Jit Ray Chowdhury is founder of Auro Robotics, which develops autonomous shuttle vehicles for enclosed and controlled environments including campuses, resorts, airports, and retirement communities.
Founder at Auro RoboticsYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Jit went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Auro Robotics's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Auro Robotics
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Nalin GuptaFounder/CEO
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Srinivas Reddy AellalaFounder/CPO
Experience
- ZeromatterSoftware Engineercurrent2026 β present
- OwnEvo.aiFoundercurrent2026 β present
- xAIMember of Technical Staff2025 β 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
- AcubedManager of AI Algorithms2024 β 2025Sunnyvale, California, United States
- AcubedStaff ML Engineer, Perception/Data2023 β 2024Sunnyvale, California, United States
- WaymoSenior Software Engineer2020 β 2023Mountain View, California, United States
- Autoware FoundationVolunteer2020
- RidecellPrincipal Engineer - Autonomous Driving2017 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AuroCo-Founder & CTO2013 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant20135000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
- Autonomous Ground Vehicle Research GroupSoftware Team Member2012 β 2013Kharagpur I, India
- Indian Statistical Institute, kolkataProject Linked Junior Research Fellow2011 β 2012kolkata
- Indian Statistical Institute, kolkataP.L.P2011
- Indian Statistical Institute, kolkataIntern2010 β 2011
- Greenfield SolutionsSenior Systems Engineer2007 β 2010
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Technical VisionCross-functional Team LeadershipDeep Learning1Object Detection1Robotics42Computer Vision54Image Processing43Entrepreneurship7Start-ups8Algorithms27Computer Science8
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Artificial IntelligenceSoftware Project ManagementSoftware EngineeringData StructuresISO 27001Machine LearningSimulationsSystems EngineeringEmbedded SystemsC++CDatabasesLanguages Bengali Β· English Β· Hindi
- Generative AI with Large Language Models β Coursera
- edX Certificate for Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots β edX
- Artificial Intelligence for Robotics (February 2012) β Udacity
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (aiclass) β Udacity
- Introduction to Computer Science (February 2012) β Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jit Ray Chowdhury?
- Jit Ray Chowdhury is founder of Auro Robotics, which develops autonomous shuttle vehicles for enclosed and controlled environments including campuses, resorts, airports, and retirement communities.
- Where does Jit Ray Chowdhury work?
- Jit Ray Chowdhury is Founder of Auro Robotics.
- What companies did Jit Ray Chowdhury found?
- Jit Ray Chowdhury founded Auro Robotics.
- Where did Jit Ray Chowdhury go to school?
- Jit Ray Chowdhury studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (MTech, Computer Science and Engineering); West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata (MCA, Computer Application); West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata (BCA, Computer Application).
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