Shrikant Hiwase
I build machines that think.
An engineer who turns ideas into working products. My career lives where vehicles meet intelligence: teaching trucks to predict their own failures, building AI copilots for drivers, and leading teams from whiteboard sketch to on-road deployment. When I'm not doing it at work, I'm doing it for fun.
About Me
I spend my days helping vehicles get a little smarter — currently on GenAI initiatives at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India, after years of AI/ML and predictive maintenance work at Tata Motors and Volvo Eicher, with some SAE research along the way.
The habit follows me home: weekends usually involve some side project — an AI copilot for cars, a gym app, a small racing game. Based in Bangalore, and always glad to talk shop or trade ideas.
My Portfolio
What Colleagues Say
Feedback from people I've worked with.
“I worked with Shrikant across telematics end-to-end design and data analytics / ML. He is focused and passionate about technical outcomes — Crash Alert, Predictive Maintenance, and Digital Twin were pioneering projects that helped establish Volvo Eicher's connected team as a market leader, with four SAE papers presented at the International Conference in Bengaluru.”
General Manager – Head, Fleet Edge Technology, Tata Motors CV
“Shrikant always brings a fresh perspective and never shies away from going the extra mile for a lasting outcome. He built a 3D racing game from scratch in three days, integrated with compliance quiz questions — it drew audiences to the booth and made a critical topic stick through play. Technically, he goes to the root of the problem instead of settling for quick fixes.”
Senior Program Manager, Daimler Truck Innovation Center India
“Shrikant has a rare knack for taking dense technical documentation, AI logic, and intricate automotive architectures and turning them into simple, structured, actionable steps. His clarity in technical communication keeps everyone aligned and speeds up execution significantly.”
Product Compliance Manager, Daimler Truck Innovation Center India
“Working with Shrikant is always a learning experience — we go deep on the details, and I walk away with a stronger grip on the tech. He owned the architecture for the Rayns Technologies site and carried most of the build. On a multi-vendor e-marketplace, he designed the full stack end to end — from UI/UX to payments. He breaks complex systems into clear steps, and once he commits, he gets it done.”
Co-Founder & CEO, Rayns Technologies