Phil Duan (段鹏飞)
I’m a Director of Engineering at Tesla AI, where my team focuses on solving self-driving at scale. I led AI development for the Tesla Robotaxi launch and the Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 release.
Previously, I co-led AI development for the FSD v12 and v13 releases, led the AI team for data and perception, created the Occupancy Network, and helped build the world’s largest physical AI data engine.
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I obtained a PhD from Ohio University in Avionics. My dissertation received the 2019 RTCA William E. Jackson Award for outstanding contributions to aviation electronics and telecommunications.