TwentyFiveThousand Followers – Thank You What started as occasional reflections on LinkedIn about AI, Digital Engineering, SDV and Digital Transformation has grown into an inspiring exchange with 25,000 professionals across industry, technology companies, startups, and academia worldwide. After 27 years at Mercedes-Benz – including my role as CIO R&D – one principle has consistently proven […]
On Saturday a childhood dream came true. The highlight of my business trip from Shanghai to Beijing was visiting Jiangsu University and its Mechanical Engineering faculty. The university president, Prof. Dr. Hongbo Li, performed the Professor Appointment Ceremony. I gave my inaugural lecture on the topic of Digital Engineering – Data, Simulation, and AI-Driven. I […]
Data, Simulation and AI Driven Digital Engineering – Value Creation & Best Practice With this title, I had the privilege of giving a keynote speech at Ansys Simulation World Nordic 2025 in Gothenburg. Thank you to Jens Albrektsson, Marco Lanfrit, and the Ansys/Synopsis Team for the invitation. Data – its availability, API access, quality, and […]
Today I had the pleasure of taking part in the Digital Engineering Panel Discussion as part of the Ansys Digital Engineering Partner Conference at BMW World in Munich. With Timmo Sturm (Accenture), Tino Krueger (Deloitte), Michele Del Mondo (PTC), we were entertainingly and expertly moderated by Sebastien Allibert (Ansys). Our discussion was motivated by the […]
Today I was invited by the leader of FAW Automotive Light Truck in Qingdao to the Digital Tech Talk in their Engineering Center. Thank you Yuhai Wang for the invitation and the interesting discussion on Digital Transformation in Vehicle Development And thank you Jackton Lu for connecting.
Today I had the pleasure of talking to students and Professors of Mechatronics at the Hochschule Esslingen – University of Applied Sciences in Göppingen: The Digital Transformation in Automotive Vehicle Development as part of a hybrid brown bag event. Thank you for the invitation Prof. Dr. Udo Lang and thank you dear students and professors […]
Range Extenders for heavy-duty trucks and stationary Fuel Cell Systems Today I had the pleasure of having a technology conversation with Till Kaz – CEO of the startup IONTRAK GmbH – In his workshop., we discussed IONTRAK’s service portfolio of equipping small series of battery electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles with range extenders based on […]
AI Based Complexity Management along the entire Vehicle Software Lifecycle Vehicle manufacturers must leave well-trodden paths if they do not want to stumble into the Complexity Trap again in the age of Software Defined Vehicles. The key to success lies in avoiding non-value-adding Software Complexity and securely mastering software artifacts with all relevant dependencies along […]
Today I had the pleasure to open Autodesk‘s Automotive Innovation Forum AIF 2023 with my keynote on Value Driven Digital Transformation. Good discussion afterwards about AI in Engineering and Platform integration from Styling via Engineering to Planning, Production, Factory Planning (BIM) and Factory Lifecycle. Thanks for the invitation, great community atmosphere and super network as […]
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