Research and Advanced Engineering, Daimler AG

Ralf G. Herrtwich is with Daimler Group Research and Advanced Engineering since 1998. After ten years as Director for Infotainment and Telematics, he is  now  head  of  Driver  Assistance  and  Chassis  Systems,  in charge of conceiving  and  developing  future  safety  and  comfort  innovations  for Mercedes-Benz. A computer scientist by education, Dr. Herrtwich started his career  in  academia at the Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and ICSI at UC  Berkeley. He then held positions with IBM and several telecommunication start-ups  before  joining Daimler. Today, he also is honorary professor at TUB   and  Director  of  the  Daimler  Center  for  Automotive  Information Technology Innovations (DCAITI) at the same university.