Lucas Buckland grew up in agriculture and is incredibly passionate about solving the current labor crisis for heavy equipment operations. He has a background focused on on-road autonomous vehicles, and has co-founded two companies and has more than ten years of experience leading autonomy teams.

BOVI's HERO (Human Enabled Remote Operation) systems combine bolt-on remote operation and AI safety systems to create a powerful AI Flywheel for wildfire vegetation management, fireline construction, and search & rescue.