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Case Study

Project Manager Development Department Controls/Software & ADAS

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Successful establishment of the Controls & ADAS department

An Atreus project manager at a joint venture for zero-emission commercial vehicles successfully set up a department for controls and ADAS. Challenges were a lack of system development and team collaboration. By establishing a software engineering team, harmonizing processes and cooperating with European suppliers, legal requirements and customer expectations were met.

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Company Details

  • Globally active joint venture (commercial vehicles and trucks)
  • Company develops and produces emission-free commercial vehicles, in particular electric and hydrogen trucks
  • Customers: Logistics, construction and transportation companies, fleet operators and municipal companies
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Situation and Challenge

  • System development does not meet the specific requirements and regulations of the European market
  • Insufficient cross-functional collaboration between the teams
  • Lack of maturity of the software in elementary areas
  • Lack of acceptance of the department within the company
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Objectives and Tasks

  • Improve system development for European truck variants with a focus on European customer requirements and European regulations
  • Establish a software engineering team to consolidate the HMI and telematics functions in one software and test them for test benches and vehicles
  • Establishing cooperation with European ADAS suppliers to deliver GSR-compliant systems for BEV and FCEV trucks
  • Support in setting up the internal structures between the Controls Application Engineering team, the ADAS team and the HMI team
  • Advice on integration, calibration and verification of software for powertrain, thermal, body and ADAS systems
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Results and Achievements

  • Successful establishment of the Controls/Software & ADAS department within the company
  • Harmonization of the process landscape and structures
  • Fulfillment of system development in all relevant areas, both in terms of legal requirements and customer expectations

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