Eddie Amos
Blacksburg-based Torc Robotics has hired Eddie Amos, a former Microsoft and GE Digital executive and software developer, as its chief transformation officer, the company announced Thursday.
In a statement, Amos said his new job is to “translate the lessons learned in 35 years of software disruption into best practices for commercializing self-driving trucks.” Torc is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Trucks, a division of Daimler Group, that is working toward bringing automated trucks to the commercial market. In August, Torc announced it was planning to invest $8.5 million and create 350 jobs in Montgomery County, near its Blacksburg Industrial Park location.
Amos, who came out of retirement to join Torc, has been part of the GO Virginia Region 2 Council since 2019, helping with their efforts to bring more high-tech jobs to Roanoke and the New River Valley region.
