The self-driving vehicle industry appears more open to women CEOs and founders, including women of colour, than other industries like the broader technology sector, according to Forbes. The news outlet said “three out of 12 leading autonomous technology companies in North America are now led by women” and that two of the women leading self-driving tech companies, Zoox CEO Aicha Evans and Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, are Black.” (Source: Forbes) Read the original story…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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