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Speaker

Krzysztof Abramczyk

Vice President, Head of Integration Test Center, CARIAD

Krzysztof Abramczyk is the Vice President and Head of Integration Test Center at CARIAD. He is an executive within the VW Group, overseeing departments responsible for the test infrastructure, engineering operations, and integration and validation of CARIAD products. With expertise in cloud computing, software development, testing and validation as well as artificial intelligence, Krzysztof excels in business development, planning, and execution of ADAS and AD projects. He is also skilled in supply chain management, hardware in the loop testing, agile methodologies, systems engineering, and project management. Prior to CARIAD, Krzysztof held positions at Aptiv and Airbus. For 2 years he was the Head of Engineering for Aptiv Connect Platform – A product in the vehicle telematics field which utilizes AI to bring valuable insights for fleet managers. Prior to this position, for around 3 years he worked in various roles in the ADAS and AD development, and at the beginning of his career he was an engineer at Airbus dealing with software development and systems engineering. Krzysztof is a servant-leader with strong technical background in cloud computing, web applications, AI/ML, embedded systems, telematics, and ADAS. He focuses on clear objectives, strategies, and continuous improvement to deliver optimal solutions for the business.

The Pop in Your Job
I love change and making an impact. I love the fact that in my job, I help bring humanity forward, that my role directly contributes to improving the safety on our roads, but also optimizing the energy usage and CO2 consumption, so that our kids can live in a better world.

Company

CARIAD

In the future, a car must be more than just a car. More comfortable. Safer. More sustainable. More entertaining. More digital. More connected. For everyone, everywhere. Based on intelligent software and combined with proven German engineering. At CARIAD, we want to rethink the car. For a better tomorrow. CARIAD is the automotive software company within the Volkswagen Group that bundles and further expands the Group's software competencies to transform automotive mobility. Founded in 2020, it develops the leading tech stack for the automotive industry. Around 5,000 engineers and developers around the world are building a new software platform for all brands of Volkswagen Group, which includes a unified architecture, an operating system and automotive cloud. The new software platform will first come to play at the end of 2024. In addition, CARIAD works on outstanding digital automotive features, including ADAS solutions, a standardized infotainment platform, software functions for linking powertrains, chassis and charging technology as well as new ecosystems and digital business models in and around the vehicle. CARIAD operates in software competence centers in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, the area of Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Nuremberg and Kassel, and is closely co-operating with development teams in Seattle and China.