Paul Newman

Paul is a creator, pioneer and innovator of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and is at the forefront of the development of life-transforming mobility technology. A champion of what AI and robotics can do to improve transport systems, Paul is Founder, President and CTO of AV software developer Oxa. His expertise, insights, advice and opinions are regularly sought by various institutions: Paul is a strategic advisor at Government level who sits on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, as a Science Advisor; and is also a member of the UK Automotive Counsel, where he is the UK Connected and Autonomous Mobility Champion. Paul’s outstanding contributions and services to engineering and technology in the UK were recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours, when Paul was awarded a CBE. He holds the BP Chair of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford, was a Founding Director of the Oxford Robotics Institute (2016 – 2022), and in 2019 his outstanding personal contribution to UK engineering, resulting in successful market exploitation, was acclaimed by The Royal Academy of Engineering, which awarded him their prestigious Silver Medal. Paul is a Fellow of the IEEE, the IET and the Royal Academy of Engineering.