Leo Kim
ADAS Software Engineer - Motion Planning
Specialized in advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, and mission planning algorithms. Currently leading collision avoidance systems development at General Motors.
4+
Years Experience
In ADAS Control & Software
97%
Vehicle Coverage
For MY25 & MY26 Models
71%
Performance Boost
In False Braking Reduction
Professional Experience
Embedded Software Engineer - Motion Planning
General Motors - ADAS Mission Planning Group
- Led front and rear impact mitigation ring for collision avoidance systems, covering 97% of 3 million MY25 & 26 vehicles with pedestrian, collision imminent, and intersection components in a CI/CD pipeline.
- Developed vehicle trajectory estimation and object selection algorithms using MATLAB and C, reducing false braking events by 71% and improving system performance.
- Analyzed vehicle data to improve component robustness against sensor inaccuracies, using MATLAB and Python.
- Led virtual design simulation including HiL/MiL/SiL and performed system calibration and optimization.
- Integrated Camera, Radar, and Ultrasonic sensor data using Kalman Filtering, optimizing object integrity estimation.
Controller Integration Engineer - Cruise
General Motors - Autonomous Vehicle Control Group
- Developed and optimized lane map fusion algorithms for blue line path generation and path confidence.
- Validated HIL for Advanced Driving Integration Module of Cruise robotaxi and managed issue resolution and tracking.
- Led design for the cruise enable engine control algorithm, optimizing vehicle control and performance.
Innovation Vehicle Engineer
General Motors - Advanced Vehicle Development Group
- Led the development of the Autonomous Innovation Vehicle door project, managing hardware integration, software development, and validation across all subcategories.
- Developed embedded systems in C for door control, incorporating auto-stop functionality, hardware failure detection, and noise reduction using MPLAB X and PIC microcontrollers.
