Dr. Xiaodi Hou is the Founder and CEO of Texas autonomous trucking company Bot Auto. He holds a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Hou co-founded TuSimple in 2015, serving as CTO and later CEO, leading the company to become a pioneer in self-driving truck technology. With over a decade of leadership at the forefront of autonomous vehicles, AI, and computer vision, he is a sought-after public speaker on the topics of physical AI and the future of transportation. Hou has recorded major business success in his ventures, including accomplishing the delivery of America’s first fully humanless commercial truckload in 2026.