Lucid Group, Inc., setting new standards with the longest-range, fastest-charging electric car on the market with the award-winning Lucid Air, today announced the appointment of Derrick Carty as Vice President of Platform Software Engineering, reporting directly to Michael Bell, Lucid’s Senior Vice President of Digital. In this newly created role, Mr. Carty will lead Platform Software Engineering encompassing ADAS, Audio, CoreOS/Android Framework, Embedded Software, Controls Platform, AUTOSAR and Systems Architecture. Mr. Carty brings decades of global experience in managing software development projects and user interface expertise to Lucid, including 23 years with Apple, and most recently as a consultant for Lucid’s Infotainment Software team.
“I am thrilled to have Derrick Carty join the team at Lucid as Vice President of Platform Software Engineering,” said Michael Bell, Lucid’s Senior Vice President of Digital. “Derrick’s wealth of experience with systems architecture and his ability to lead teams that create customer friendly, easy-to-use software interfaces is crucial as we continue to roll out new Lucid Air features via our over-the-air software updates.”
In this role, Mr. Carty will lead the following teams, helping to deliver software updates for Lucid Air:
- ADAS Embedded Platform
- Audio Architecture
- CoreOS/Android Framework
- Embedded Software, Controls Platform, AUTOSAR
- Hardware Systems Architecture
- Systems Architecture
- Software Architecture
Prior to Lucid, Derrick spent 23 years at Apple, Inc., holding positions as Firmware Manager for Intel Macs, Director of Mac Systems Controller, Senior Director for CPU SW, and the group providing software for new Macs. He started a consulting business that provided technical and management consulting for several companies. Derrick holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
