AEye, Inc. rolled out its expanded advisory board. The new advisory board members, veteran global leaders and executives from the trucking industry, include Professor Dr. Bernd Gottschalk, former CEO of Daimler Truck; Andreas Renschler, former CEO of TRATON; Markus Lipinsky, former chief digital officer of MAN Truck & Bus; and Chuck Price, former chief product officer at TuSimple. Professor Dr. Bernd Gottschalk, also a current member of the Company's board of directors, formerly served as a member of the managing board of Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for the Commercial Vehicles Division (trucks, vans, buses) worldwide.

He worked in various divisions at Daimler-Benz AG, including plant manager Mannheim (Engines, Buses, Foundry) and president of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. Professor Dr. Gottschalk held various responsibilities in national and international industry groups over the years, including president of the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) in Paris and vice president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), as well as president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Andreas Renschler is the former CEO of Volkswagen subsidiary TRATON SE.

He was also a member of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, where he was responsible for the group's commercial vehicles business. Prior to Volkswagen, Renschler spent 25 years at Daimler AG, where he served on the board of management, overseeing the multinational corporation's truck business, production and purchasing at Mercedes-Benz Cars, as well as the Vans business unit. Renschler's other roles at Daimler AG included president of smart GmbH, SVP of Executive Management Development at DaimlerChrysler AG, and president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz.

Markus Lipinsky is formerly a managing director of Aptiv. He has also served as executive chairman Wireless Car at Volkswagen AG, SVP for Porsche, Audi & VW Operation Systems, and chief digital officer of MAN Truck & Bus. In addition, Lipinsky served as chief executive officer at software firm Actano and chief executive officer of Daimler Fleetboard, overseeing development and sale of telematics solutions for commercial vehicle fleets.

Chuck Price is the former chief product officer at TuSimple, where he led all aspects of product definition, partner ecosystem development, field operations, and safety. Prior to joining TuSimple, Price led engineering and technical operations at Peloton Technology. Price has 25 years of experience in the development and management of innovative software technologies, including stints as VP of Development at Oracle Corporation, VP of Engineering at Active Reasoning, Inc, and SVP at Hotjobs.com.