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Thomas
von der Ohe

Co-Founder, CEO

WHAT DRIVES ME

You come across an opportunity to positively impact societies around the globe maybe once in your lifetime. An opportunity to truly make a difference. Our unique approach to autonomous driving gives us this chance: redefining how people move in a better way. Building and shipping a product with this great team is what drives me day and night.

BACKGROUND

Launched Zoox’ first self-driving vehicle on public streets as leading Technical Program Manager in Silicon Valley, launched Amazon’s first Echo as leading Technical Program Manager on Device Software, Founded two (funded) mobility companies. M. Sc. Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University.

Fabrizio
Scelsi

Co-Founder, CTO

WHAT DRIVES ME

Building products together with an amazing team based on cutting-edge technology to serve a greater purpose and solve problems – for the people, for our planet.

BACKGROUND

Manager of an engineering team in Silicon Valley to build autonomous shuttles, built teams and various mobility products: electric race cars, e-motorcycles, light electric vehicles, electric passenger vehicles, including one of the most successful electric delivery vehicles in Germany. RWTH Aachen, Imperial College London.

Bogdan
Djukic

Co-founder, VP Engineering & Remote Driving Experience

WHAT DRIVES ME

Vay is aiming to launch the first vehicle without a safety driver on public roads in Europe. This involves exciting engineering challenges, many of which have never been worked on before, ranging from autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, backend, machine learning and safety-critical SW. Coming up with engineering solutions to these topics is something that I’m super excited to work on at Vay.

BACKGROUND

Team Lead at Microsoft, Senior Software Engineer at Skype. M. Sc. in Computer Science from Belgrade University.

Mariona
Bosch

VP Programs and Engineering Operations

WHAT DRIVES ME

Working closely with people from different cultures and professional backgrounds (hardware, software, operations, etc.) gives me the chance to learn new ways of approaching projects, structuring teams, and setting up processes every day. The results of this incredible teamwork are hugely rewarding, and visible in each step of our product.

BACKGROUND

Part of the management circle at AUDI AG, responsible for the implementation of prototypes at early development stages of new products (innovation vehicles, concept and pre-series vehicles, show cars, design models, testing single parts, PoCs, 3D-printing)

Justin
Spratt

CBO - Business & Corporate Development

WHAT DRIVES ME

What drives me is to work on goals that have a big impact on society. Additionally, I wanted to work with the smartest and most innovative people in the tech world. That’s better at Vay than any other company I’ve spoken to recently.

BACKGROUND

Responsible for global strategic partnerships at Uber, where he focused on deals with automotive OEMs, vehicle fleet operators, vehicle battery technology companies and electrification infrastructure providers. Was CEO and chief growth officer at Quirk. Began his professional life at Morgan Stanley as a fixed income trader after studying economics and finance. Built the first startup incubator in Africa in 2002 and has been mentoring founders of technology startups for over ten years. He is an angel investor in software technology and holds board positions in some of these companies.

Irene
Molins

Director of People

WHAT DRIVES ME

Driven by a passion for fostering vibrant organizational cultures, I am a seasoned leader specializing in People and Culture. Throughout my career journey, I’ve championed initiatives to empower teams, from crafting recruitment strategies aligned with core values to implementing data-driven processes for optimal People Operations.

BACKGROUND

My background spans roles where I’ve spearheaded the establishment of People departments from scratch and led teams through significant growth. I thrive on continuous learning, embracing remote/hybrid cultures and cutting-edge HR technologies. I leadled innovative solutions to optimise processes and initiatives that rewarded InfoJobs a “Best Place to Work”.
Outside of work, my passions for mountains and my dog, reflect my eagerness to explore the wild and love for 4-legs companions.

David
Gossow

Senior Principal Software Engineer

WHAT DRIVES ME

After having worked in autonomous robotics research for a long time in the Silicon Valley, I am thrilled to be working at a company that is finally bringing this technology into people’s everyday lives.

BACKGROUND

Tech Lead at Google Tango in Mountain View, Research Engineer at Willow Garage, yoga instructor since 2018.

Johanna
Loomis

Lead Industrial Designer

WHAT DRIVES ME

What drives me at Vay is the enthusiasm and passion for a vision that is embedded in the company culture, and at the same time the strict discipline in its implementation.

BACKGROUND

Industrial Product Design Lead at TEAMS DESIGN GmbH for over six years, started as a Trainee in Shanghai City. Worked as Industrial and Product Designer at LOTHAR BOHM ASSOCIATES LIMITED, Lutz Herrmann Design, Indeed Innovation and Werksdesign.

Vladimir
Bilonenko

Director of Software Engineering

WHAT DRIVES ME

Helping engineers to do their best and most important work. Elegance in software. Bringing ideas from books to real life and from one domain to another. Going from A to B fast.

BACKGROUND

Software Generalist. Maps and Mobility Geek (Lon, Lat not Lat, Lon). High Load at Yandex, Geo Analytics and Last Mile at HERE Maps, Mobility Platform at Daimler. Conway’s Law Enthusiast.

ALINA
PRESTI

Remote Driver

WHAT DRIVES ME

A car enthusiast, driven by cars, driving and technology.

BACKGROUND

Nursery school teacher. Driver at Skoda’s start-up Caredriver.

Claire
Eagan

Director of Legal

WHAT DRIVES ME

I’m passionate about leveraging technology to democratize transportation and revolutionize the mobility landscape.

BACKGROUND

Senior Counsel Product & Strategy at Uber handling catastrophic loss claims and litigation, 13 years of experience in product & safety advising and risk mitigation, J.D. University of Illinois at Chicago.

Industry Latest: Remote Driving in Germany, L4S Spotlight, and Behind the Scenes at Vay

Sep 25, 2025

Hello! đź‘‹

Summer is wrapping up, and it’s been full of standout moments, progress, and stories worth sharing. Here’s what shaped our season.

News

Landmark Remote Driving Regulation in Germany

Germany has recently passed the first regulation in Europe specifically designed to enable remote driving on public streets. We welcome this key development, as it lays the foundation for services like Vay’s driverless car sharing to operate at scale.

Until now, remote driving operations in Germany have only been possible through individual exemption permits. This regulation outlines a clear and standardized approval process – and demonstrates Germany’s commitment to integrating remote driving as a scalable solution within the mobility landscape.

Read more about this regulation and what it means for Vay in our press release. 

Curious what our CEO has to say? Read his thoughts in this LinkedIn post.

Partner Highlights 

T-Mobile spotlighted Vay as a real-world use case example of L4S connectivity in their blog: Unpacking 5G Advanced. 

Watch the video to hear Vay’s co-founder and CEO, Thomas von der Ohe, break down the benefits of L4S for remote driving – then ride along with our Remote Driver, Yulieanna Duran, through Las Vegas.  

View our latest media highlights here.

Upcoming Events

Claire Eagan, Global Head of Legal, will join the panel “Confronting the Unknown: Developing Robust Risk Management Frameworks for Emerging Technologies”  at the Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C., on October 6-8. Interested in attending? Find out more on their website.

Ole Hans, Manager of Operational Safety, will be presenting his keynote: “Safety as a key enabler for new mobility solutions: Lessons learned from remote driving without a safety driver” at the Safetronic 2025 in Stuttgart on November 13. Get the details on LinkedIn. 

Vay’s CEO and co-founder, Thomas von der Ohe, will take the stage at Slush (Helsinki, November 19-20) to share his insights on the future of mobility. Don’t miss his session: discover more here.

Recent Blogs 

Vay is helping enable autonomous trucking operations with Kodiak Robotics in the Permian Basin, and our team of Remote Truck Drivers is at the forefront of this exciting job of the future. 

Get an inside look at this unique profession from Vay’s first Remote Truck Driver –  read the blog here. 

To meet growing demand from Las Vegas residents, we’ve recently launched our Android app. Olya and Kirill, two of the engineers who brought it to life, open up about their work and what it means to be a Mobile Engineer at Vay.

Read the full conversation to hear their insights here.

We’re steadily steering into the year’s final stretch, with plenty more exciting moments to come. Stay tuned – we’ll see you again soon! 

Cheers đź‘‹
Silvia Avanzini, Head of Communications at Vay

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