Key Personnel and Collaborators
Breaking Low: DRIVE-SAFE – Remote & Cooperative Autonomous Driving over 5G/NextG
We build mobility-aware 5G/NextG and C-V2X systems that cut tail latency for remote and cooperative driving, letting human teleoperators safely guide connected autonomous vehicles through complex real-world situations.
Principle Investigators (PIs) and Co-Principle Investigators (co-PIs)
● Zhi-Li Zhang: lead PI, University of Minnesota
● Kobus Van der Merwe: PI, University of Utah
● Hang Qiu: PI, University of California, Riverside
● Fan Bai: co-PI, General Motors
● Nakjung: co-PI (senior personnel), Nokia Bell Labs
Senior Personnel
● Eman Ramadan: senior personnel, UMN
● Ajay Kumar Gurumadaiah: post-doc researcher, UMN
● Dustin Maas: senior personnel, UoU
● David Johnson: senior personnel, UoU
● Krishnan Hariharan: senior personnel, General Motors
● Mo Naserian: senior personnel, General Motors
● Ahan Kak: senior personnel, Nokia Bell Labs





