SIEMENS
DAVID FRITZ
TITLE : SENIOR DIRECTOR , AUTONOMOUS AND ADAS AT SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES SOFTWARE ( DISW )
David Fritz joined Siemens with the acquisition of Mentor Graphics and is currently the Senior Director for Autonomous and ADAS systems at Siemens Digital Industries . David is focused on the modelling of autonomous vehicles and addressing the complexities that the automotive industry and its suppliers are encountering . Before joining Mentor Graphics , Fritz was Senior Director of Technical Program Management at Qualcomm . Previously Fritz worked for NVIDIA as a Tegra chip manager .
KUNAL CHANDRA
TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT , SHARED AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY AT SIEMENS MOBILITY
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Kunal Chandra is currently the Vice- President for Shared Autonomous Mobility in Siemens Mobility . In his role Kunal leads the development of autonomous mobility solutions for cities and public transport operators . Prior to this Kunal led the New Energy Businesses for Siemens energy where he was responsible for diversification of its portfolio into new energy value chains . In this role Kunal developed the hydrogen and Powerto-X portfolio . Kunal holds a Bachelor in Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and an MBA ( Hons .) from IMD Business School , Switzerland .
Siemens Mobility is working to prove the concept of smart cities with governmental bodies and municipalities to deliver the future of mobility , particularly in urban environments . “ Technology works best when it ’ s in the background ,” maintains Kunal Chandra , Vice President , Shared Autonomous Mobility at Siemens Mobility . “ The purpose that a technology serves should be the driving factor . If you apply autonomous vehicles to public transport you can achieve much higher decongestion
54 May 2021