John Eggert has more than 20 years of international experience in program management and sales and marketing management of products for the automotive industry, including automotive interiors and passive safety components and systems. His curiosity about the trends and technologies that will upend the automotive industry in coming decades led him to Velodyne LiDAR in 2015.  As Velodyne’s Automotive Market Champion, John has had the unique opportunity to discuss and witness the perception strategies of almost every traditional and new automotive OEM in the quest to achieve high-level ADAS functions and autonomy.