Nandita Mangal leads HMI (Human Machine Interaction) platform for advanced driver-assistance systems at Aptiv. Her work focuses on systems, where they are “safe by design” and centered around human vehicle interactions under automation inside the cabin. She has extensive experience in product development and interaction research for L2/L3 ADAS as well as L4/L5 systems. She has led design research for Aptiv autonomous shared mobility, including large on-road AV studies in Las Vegas for the launch of Aptiv's fleet of robotaxis in partnership with Lyft. Nandita holds 13 US patents and was inducted into the Aptiv Innovation Hall of Fame in 2021 for her contributions.

Prior to joining Aptiv, she led design for new ground combat vehicles and field robots in affiliation with Army Research Lab and Department of Defense.