Klaas Ebel

Klaas’s career in the automotive industry has seen him work for various OEMs at various levels in multiple teams. His favorite aspect of the job is making the world of transportation a little safer every day. After studying snow physics, his first stint in automotive was in numerical crash test simulation. There he learned the skill of always determining the root cause of problems before trying to fix things. This skill brought him to lead teams in all phases from architecture to homologation/certification of the vehicle development process. He contributes to committees concerned with vehicle safety testing.

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Presentation

Ten things unknown about your car's safety equipment

Lack of experts and loss of know-how and experienced engineers are becoming an increasing driver for automation and the use of AI-based technologies in the R&D process. Klaas, as a veteran in the industry, shares some of his insights and points out the importance of having human beings in the loop. He will provide a brief insight into regulatory work and measX's work to support this with software tools, as well as a glimpse into upcoming challenges.