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Paul Newman

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CTO and President at Oxa
📍 Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom

Paul Newman is the CTO, President, and Founder of Oxa, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technology. He also holds the BP Professorship in Information Engineering at the University of Oxford, where he founded the Oxford Robotics Institute, and holds a PhD from the University of Sydney.

He is a passionate advocate for engineering education, believing that great engineers should come from all backgrounds. He champions creating diverse and accessible pathways into the field, seeing it as essential for innovation and progress in technology and society.

He serves as a science advisor to the UK Prime Minister and has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
CTO and President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Paul shows up

Requires Proof
Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven

They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Paul cares about

Autonomous Mobility
As a founder and CTO in the AV space, he is focused on commercializing and deploying autonomous systems that are useful in the real world.
Physical AI
He champions the concept of "Physical AI, " which he describes as the combination of robotics and artificial intelligence to interact with and affect the physical world.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
CTO and President
Oxa
Founder
Oxbotica
2-2023
UK Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Champion
Automotive Council
1-2021
Advisory Board Member
Robocap
1-2003
BP Professor of Information Engineering
University of Oxford
In the press

Media appearances

Paul Newman, Founder and CTO of Oxbotica, joined us at MOVE. Featured in YouTube
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Oxa's Paul Newman awarded CBE in King's Birthday Honours list. Featured in Oxa (news and insights)
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Education
1991 - 1995
Master of Engineering - MEng
University of Oxford
1996 - 1999
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Sydney
Social presence
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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