Why Flexible Platforms Are Required For Future ADAS/AD Deployments

Industry Webinar

Why Flexible Platforms Are Required For Future ADAS/AD Deployments

Mike Thoeny, President, Automotive Business Group at Flex

ABOUT

Mike Thoeny is President of the Automotive Business Group at Flex, the global manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products to improve the world. In his capacity, Mr. Thoeny is responsible for the overall enterprise vision, strategy, business planning, development and execution of the Flex automotive business. Additionally, he is developing programs to expand the global Flex automotive customer base as well as the technology evolution of the company’s automotive portfolio. Mr. Thoeny has over 30 years of international automotive experience and has held executive leadership positions at Aptiv and Delphi. In his previous roles, he was responsible for P&L and engineering in the areas of Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), vehicle electrification, body and chassis electronics, and displays. Mr. Thoeny holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA in marketing from Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Although fully autonomous vehicles are not destined to be operating in the mainstream for several more years, the drive towards smarter and safer vehicles is consistently accelerating. Advanced driver assistance systems that detect obstacles, recognize and correct driver error, thus reducing collisions and injury, are rapidly becoming more and more sophisticated. In addition, automakers have specific needs based on climate, region, and consumer demand. These needs cannot always be addressed with one single solution but, instead, require technology that is flexible and adaptable so as to address the specificity of the use case.

In this webinar, Frantz and Mike will explore the ADAS and AD automotive landscape, the challenges, and the technology presently being employed. As this landscape evolves, automakers are realizing that their specific design requirements often require a more open, flexible, and scalable sensing platform that accommodates an array of sensor options. Frantz and Mike will share their rationale based on their vast automotive and sensor technology background as to why a platform approach is the best solution in addressing ADAS and AD requirements across the value chain.