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Following Dynamic Map Platform’s acquisition of Ushr in April 2019, Chris was promoted to CEO and President of Ushr. Under his leadership, Ushr has scaled to meet the rapidly expanding Level 2+ Autonomous Vehicle market. Ushr continues to grow its customer base, doubled its employees, and continues to develop market leading software and technology focused for use in the automotive market.

Prior to this role, Chris served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Autonomous Driving, where he established Ushr’s market position, and led all aspects of product innovation and program execution. With over 30 years of automotive experience and 5 U.S. patents, Chris ensures Ushr’s product portfolio is dedicated to ensuring product safety and the highest product performance.

Throughout his career, Chris held various product development leadership positions developing and executing electrical products in the areas of Infotainment, Telematics, Active Safety, Chassis and Body Electronics. Prior to Ushr, Chris was Vice President and General Manager of Infotainment for the Americas at Harman International. Before Harman, Thibodeau held leadership roles at General Motors (Director Product Development - Global Electrical Systems), Ford Motor Company (Manager- Global User Interface, Connectivity, Strategy and Planning), and at Visteon (Associate Director, Discovery Product Segment - Product Development).