Thomas Jäger

Thomas is a pioneer in digital mobile communication, wireless testing and certification with a career of more than 30 years. He has worked in various management roles at leading global TIC organizations with a strong focus on connectivity. Thomas has been a founding member of many certification initiatives. He is well known in the world of international standardization committees and alliances such as ETSI, 3GPP, GCF (CVWS chair), PTCRB, 5GAA, ERTICO ITS Europe (as Supervisory Board member and Strategy Committee chair) and Omniair. Thomas is representing the global technical lead at DEKRA for connectivity technologies and related services.

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Presentation

The emerging importance of connected mobility for safety on roads

The presentation will cover the latest updates on road safety issues (DEKRA yearly road safety reports, global issues, vehicle type impacts); the latest V2x connectivity technology developments, deployments and related safety improvements; the latest regulatory and certification situation (EU, US and others); the latest updates on testing requirements for connected and automated driving; the most recent developments in regional and global interest groups; and the challenges and outlook.