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Amnon Shashua

Co-founder, President and CEO, Mobileye

  • Co-founder, President and CEO, Mobileye12
  • Sachs Chair in Computer Science (since 2007), Hebrew University of Jerusalem12

Amnon Shashua co-founded Mobileye and leads it as CEO; in July 2026 Mobileye announced that Shashua plans to step down as CEO once a successor is appointed, remaining a director with the board offering the role of chairman. Intel's undated newsroom biography describes Shashua as a senior vice president at Intel leading its organization for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving after Intel acquired Mobileye in 2017, and says Shashua co-founded Mobileye and served as its CTO and chairman. Shashua has held the Sachs Chair in Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 2007, and Mobileye's announcement lists honors including the Dan David Prize in Artificial Intelligence (2020) and election to the National Academy of Engineering (2026).12

At a glance

Current roles
Co-founder, President and CEO +1 more
Sector
Company
Education
MIT
Work listed
1
Honors
5
Sources cited
2
Profile reviewed

Career

Amnon Shashua co-founded Mobileye, which was launched in 1999 to apply computer vision to driving safety, and served as its CTO and chairman before Intel acquired the company in 2017. Intel's newsroom biography describes Shashua as a senior vice president at Intel and as president and CEO of Mobileye, leading Intel's work on advanced driver-assist systems and autonomous driving.21

On July 23, 2026, Mobileye announced that Shashua had told its board of a plan to step down as CEO once a successor is appointed. Shashua remains a director, and the board has offered the role of chairman after the transition, with a focus on long-term technology work including the company's humanoid robotics business.1

Research and teaching

Alongside the company, Shashua holds the Sachs Chair in Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a post held since 2007. Intel's biography credits Shashua with scientific papers and patents in computer vision and machine learning, and Mobileye describes the work as extending to autonomous driving, robotics and large language models.21

Work and contributions

  • Mobileye driver-assist and autonomous-driving systems Proprietary product

    Co-founded Mobileye, which Intel's biography says was launched in 1999 to develop vision-safety technology, and served as its CTO and chairman before Intel's 2017 acquisition; the biography describes Shashua as leading Intel's organization for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and highly and fully autonomous driving.2

Timeline

  1. Co-founded Mobileye to develop vision-based driving-safety technology.21
  2. Began holding the Sachs Chair in Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.1
  3. Became head of Intel's driver-assist and autonomous-driving organization after Intel acquired Mobileye.2
  4. Mobileye announced Shashua's plan to step down as CEO once a successor is named.1

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Senior Vice President, heading Intel's organization for driver-assist and autonomous driving (from 2017), Intel2

Honors and recognition

  • Electronic Imaging Scientist of the Year · Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 20192
  • Dan David Prize in Artificial Intelligence · Dan David Prize, 202021
  • Mobility Innovator Award · Automotive Hall of Fame, 20221
  • Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement · State of Israel, 20231
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering · U.S. National Academy of Engineering, 20261

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References

2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. Mobileye announces planned leadership transitionMobileye · Announcement · published Jul 23, 2026 · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  2. Prof. Amnon Shashua — Intel Newsroom biographyIntel · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026