Juergen Trost, Daimler

Date of Birth: 23. 12.1958

Employment and honorary post history
Member of the UNECE GRRF informal group on advanced emergency braking and lane departure warning systems (2008 – present)

Head of Driver Assistance Systems at Mercedes-Benz Trucks Product Engineering, global responsibility for development of driver assistance, safety and security systems, market launch of the world first AEBS system with collision reduction capability (2004 – present)

Chairman of the e-Safety Working Group Heavy Duty Vehicles (2004 – 2005)

Head of Advanced Engineering at Mercedes-Benz Trucks Product Engineering, responsibility for innovation portfolios of current and future products, head of accident research (2002 – 2004)

Head of Strategic Projects, responsibility for Steer-by-Wire, Active Safety Systems and Advanced Diagnosis systems (1999 – 2002)

Project Head, responsible for development of electronic architectures for safety critical applications, world first registration of a Steer-by-Wire Truck without mechanical backup (1996 – 2002).

Awards
Nominated for the German Future Award for Innovation in 2002

AEBS market launch was honoured with the Innovation Award (Gelber Engel) of the German Automobile Club (ADAC) in 2007

European Safety Award for Heavy Duty Vehicles in 2007

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