# Anthony Levandowski

> Anthony Levandowski is a French-American engineer and entrepreneur, Pronto co-founder and CEO, and Head of Atoms Mining and Transport. His work spans Ghostrider, early Google Street View technology, Google’s self-driving program, Otto and autonomous quarry trucks. He pleaded guilty to trade-secret theft in 2020 and received a presidential pardon in January 2021. At Pronto, acquired by Atoms in April 2026, he focuses on autonomous haulage for mining and quarrying.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Pronto; Head of Atoms Mining and Transport
- **Organizations:** Pronto, Atoms, Otto, Uber, Google, 510 Systems, Anthony’s Robots, La Raison, Construction Control Systems, Pollen Mobile, Way of the Future
- **From:** Brussels, Belgium
- **Nationality:** French-American
- **Education:** B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, M.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Led the Blue Team that built Ghostrider, now held by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History., BillSortBot won the 2001 Java Technology Lego MindStorms Challenge., Co-founded 510 Systems, whose mapping technology contributed to early Google Street View.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Born in Brussels, Belgium.
- **1997** — Founded database and extranet business La Raison.
- **2001** — BillSortBot won a Sun-sponsored university robotics competition.
- **2003** — Completed his master’s degree at UC Berkeley.
- **2004–2005** — Led the Blue Team’s Ghostrider autonomous motorcycle project in the DARPA Grand Challenges.
- **2007** — Joined Google to work on mapping; co-founded 510 Systems; donated Ghostrider to the Smithsonian.
- **2009** — Became a founding member of Google’s self-driving program, Project Chauffeur.
- **2011** — Google acquired 510 Systems and Anthony’s Robots.
- **2016** — Co-founded Otto, acquired by Uber; led Uber’s autonomous-vehicle program.
- **2017** — Fired by Uber during the Waymo trade-secret dispute.
- **2018** — Co-founded Pronto with Ognen Stojanovski.
- **2019** — Pronto shifted its focus toward off-road autonomy.
- **2020** — Pleaded guilty to one count of trade-secret theft; sentenced to 18 months in prison.
- **2021** — Received a presidential pardon in January; returned as Pronto CEO later that year.
- **2025** — Pronto announced a 100-plus-truck Heidelberg agreement, acquired SafeAI and partnered with Komatsu.
- **2026** — Pronto became part of Atoms Mining; an April announcement named him Head of Atoms Mining and Transport.

## Achievements

- Led the Blue Team that built Ghostrider, now held by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
- BillSortBot won the 2001 Java Technology Lego MindStorms Challenge.
- Co-founded 510 Systems, whose mapping technology contributed to early Google Street View.
- Founding member of Google’s self-driving project in 2009.
- Co-founded Otto, acquired by Uber in 2016.
- Co-founded Pronto, whose Lake Bridgeport deployment reported more than two million tons of limestone hauled autonomously by January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Pronto and Hitachi Construction Machinery signed an MoU for a strategic partnership on open mine automation.
- **2026-04** — Pronto announced planned 2026 Heidelberg Materials deployments at Mitchell, Indiana, and Servtex, Texas; the release named Levandowski Head of Atoms Mining and Transport.
- **2026-04** — Pronto confirmed completion of its acquisition by Atoms and integration into Atoms Mining.
- **2026-01** — Pronto reported more than two million tons of limestone hauled autonomously at Heidelberg Materials’ Lake Bridgeport quarry in under eight months.
- **2025-08** — Komatsu and Pronto announced Smart Quarry Autonomous for quarry-sized trucks in North America.

## Links

- Website: https://anthonylevandowski.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-levandowski
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/antlevandowski

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Last updated: 2026-10-23