Active Safety and Automated Driving

John Capp is Director of Active Safety Electronics within Global Vehicle Engineering at General Motors (GM), and is responsible for the planning, development, and execution of active safety and driver assistance systems. Capp is also the Innovation Lead for advanced safety technologies, which involves the strategic planning for developing and applying new safety technologies, as well as managing the portfolio of advanced work in the areas of crash avoidance, driver assistance, and connected vehicle safety. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (currently Kettering University), and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University.