Max Schumacher

Team/Task Lead Feature Development Lighting Ford Motor Company

Sept 2021 until today: Team & Taskleader Lighting Systems and Features

• Technical Lead of the Lighting Systems and Features Team which is responsible for:

o Application of Exterior and Interior Lighting Features on all EU Lead vehicle applications

o Global Core for EU Unique Lighting features

o Global collaboration with Core teams on special projects that include:

o Attribute Development of Interior Lighting Features

o Agile feature development & collaboration with JIRA

o Functional safety (ISO26262)

o Cybersecurity

o Feature Improvement by using data analytics and artificial intelligence

o Vehicle System development

o Requirement’s engineering using SysML

o AUTOSAR development

2015-2019: Team Leader Lighting Feature and Function Development, Core Lighting Electronics

2013-2015: Various ECU & Headlamp SME roles within Ford Werke GmbH

Main Conference Day 1 | 30th August 2023

10:50 AM FIND THE BALANCE BETWEEN LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN LIGHTING WHILE OPTIMISING COST & VALUE FOR THE DRIVER

OEM & TIER-1 PANEL DISCUSSION


Join this panel to hear lighting experts from across the supply chain discuss how OEMs and suppliers can collaborate to find a better balance between technical innovation, affordability, and efficiency.

  • Find out OEM strategy for improving cost effectiveness of new and emerging lighting technologies
  • Understand the progression being made to mainstream intelligent lighting technology
  • Discuss whether the commoditisation of lighting features is a possible cost saving solution for the industry
  • What is the sweet spot between cost and value? Discuss alternative solutions for driving user experience whilst keeping cost to a minimum

Main Conference Day 2 | 31st August 2023

2:30 PM INSIGHTS ON CAMERA BASED LIGHTING FEATURES & THEIR EFFECTIVE APPLICATION

UNDERSTAND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS & IMPROVEMENTS TO OPTIMISE COST EFFICIENCY

  • Introduction & motivation - explaining why we are setting up this new feature solution
  • Technical explanation - showing what we are designing
  • Evaluation & test data
  • Summary and outlook

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Max.

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