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Speaker

Frank Hänsel

Senior Safety Expert, Volkswagen AG

Dr. Frank Hänsel is working as Senior Safety Expert for Volkswagen Commercial vehicles. In this role he is responsible for processes within the brand and also is integrated in a team working on autonomous driving vehicles and copes with methods and basic safety aspects.

Company

Volkswagen AG

As an independent brand within the Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles assumes global responsibility for the development, manufacture and sales of light commercial vehicles – producing the Transporter, Caddy, Crafter, and Amarok model ranges. In consultation with its customers, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles draws up appropriate vehicle concepts, telematics and logistics solutions for the sparing use of resources at the highest possible level of efficiency. In 2017, the brand sold around 498,000 light commercial vehicles, which were produced at its business sites in Hannover (D), Poznań (PL), Września (PL) and Pacheco (ARG). Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles employs over 21,000 people worldwide, including around 14,000 at its Hannover business site.