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[M.PEOPLE] Christian Philipp | Brakes Engineer | MTCE

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Christian Philipp, a Brakes Engineer at Hyundai Mobis, explains his transition from a mechatronic apprentice to a measurement systems expert who bridges the gap between hardware, software, and validation teams during extreme winter testing in Sweden.

It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the technical and personal demands of automotive safety testing, emphasizing how passion and cross-disciplinary skills like mechatronics lead to careers in advanced vehicle dynamics.

Section summaries

0:00-1:00

Intro & Global Context

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General introduction to the company's global presence and enthusiast culture.

1:00-3:00

Educational Background

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Explains the transition from apprenticeship to engineering and the definition of mechatronics.

3:00-5:00

Role & Responsibilities

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Crucial details on how measurement systems act as the base for all vehicle validation.

5:00-8:00

Winter Testing & Team Culture

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Focuses on Sweden test track lifestyle, work-life balance, and social bonding (Korean BBQ).

8:00-10:00

Personal Philosophy & Future

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Final advice on career growth and the increasing role of AI and ADAS in braking.

Key points

  • The Engineer as a Stakeholder Link — The role of a measurement systems engineer acts as a bridge between the workshop and the validation/application teams by building the hardware and software base required for testing.
  • Mechatronics: The Foundation of Modern Engineering — Philipp defines mechatronics as a dual-skilled discipline combining electronics (soldering, wiring) with mechanics (welding, grinding).
  • Extreme Environment Testing (Arctic Testing) — Winter testing in Sweden (December–March) provides 'low mu' (low friction) conditions to stress-test cable sensors and ABS logic under sub-zero temperatures.
One has to know that Mobis is really a global player. Christian Philipp
The very first day, you can see me in the office... And the very next day, I'm very, very deep inside a car, try to find failures and debugging. Christian Philipp

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Sometimes it's even 30 degrees Celsius.

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Here I am able to drive different types

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of cars under the mentioned

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circumstances and I'm really, really

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grateful for this. One has to know that

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Mobis is really a global player. So, we

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have for instance

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the race drivers, Formula 3 driver, a

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rally driver, [music] but we also have

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like car enthusiasts and therefore we

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really proceed and grow.

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>> [music]

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>> My name is Christian Philipp and I'm now

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working for Mobis [music]

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more than 3 years and I'm working in

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Germany MTCE brakes and I'm mainly

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responsible for the T-Sox budget

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planning, also

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asset management, but my main focus is

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really the measurement system and

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therefore I function as a link between

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several stakeholders. I work very close

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>> [music]

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>> with the workshop and therefore it was

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decided that I will become the work

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group leader of the workshop.

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>> [music]

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>> Everything that had to do with cars was

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interesting for me. Therefore, I wanted

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to let's say intensify my interests

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and started a vocational training, so an

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apprenticeship and became a mechatronic,

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[music] which is the combination of an

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electronic on the one side, so

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soldering, wiring and so on [music] and

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on the other side a

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So, I like the hot stuff and

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>> [music]

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>> welding, grinding, and so on.

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But, that was actually not enough

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[music] cuz I wanted to become an

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engineer, wanted to proceed. And

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therefore, I had the chance to study

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dually with a

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different company.

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It was Continental, now known as

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AMOVEYU.

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And therefore, I worked

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9 years

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in the R&D section and

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most likely at the advanced development

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team, but also [music] in the vehicle

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dynamics. And my, again, main focus then

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[music] specified in measurement

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systems.

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>> [music]

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>> It started even at the time when I was

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working at Conti [music]

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cuz

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MOBIS was getting bigger and bigger and

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it entered the list of the 10 biggest

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suppliers. [music]

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It was really, really interesting to

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see. Several years later,

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>> [music]

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>> friends of mine and also co- or former

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co-workers started at MOBIS. And they

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told me about their job, their role,

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their responsibilities. And therefore, I

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was really more than just interested in

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this.

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>> [music]

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>> And in the end,

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I am very happy that MOBIS also

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headhunted [music] me.

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And in the end, it was a match for both

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of us. It was the perfect [music]

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timing.

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Since I'm the link between so many

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stakeholders, there is so much work to

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do and the very first day, you can see

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me in the office, on the telephone, on

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the laptop, and talking to suppliers,

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[music] some sort of acquisition, but

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also like ordering hardware and [music]

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so on. And the very next day, I'm very,

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very deep inside a car, try to find

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failures and debugging.

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>> [music]

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>> And on the other day, like probably

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today, you can see me on the [music] ice

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testing my own setup that I have

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prepared and have ABS testings and also

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like lane change maneuvers. And this is

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something that really makes [music] me

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grateful.

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For me, most likely it's pleasing

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[music]

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all stakeholders. I think this is really

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something that I always highlight. It's

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a combination that you have hardware,

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that you [music] have software.

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Everything has to be integrated at some

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point. And my job is

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to build a certain kind of

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yeah, [music] base on which the

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validation and application team can

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proceed and do their job. So, without

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[music] my job, they cannot concentrate

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on their job. And this is the reason why

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I'm so proud that I am [music] in this

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position to provide this job to them.

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So,

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you have to know that

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when you look at the system,

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it's not only small sensors. Each and

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every channel [music]

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has to be mapped, but also has to be

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synchronized at one point that

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all the data

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in the analysis makes sense in the end.

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>> [music]

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>> Normally,

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the winter season [music] starts in

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December. For me personally, it's

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4 to 8 weeks in Sweden cuz

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>> [music]

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>> again Mobis has a perfect work-life

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balance that we are able to stay 2 weeks

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for instance in Sweden, 2 weeks in

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Germany, and vice versa. So, it's always

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that we have time here to do our job,

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but also at home at the test track to

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proceed and then go back to Sweden

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again. First word that came into my mind

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is cool. As you can see when I'm

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breathing the fog is really, really

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cold. And this is a huge stress test for

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the cars, for the environment, for the

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cable sensors that I'm also responsible

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for, of course. But it's also a stress

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test for people. But it's more than

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this. So, cool should be translated into

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extraordinary. Here [music] I am able to

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drive different types of cars under the

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mentioned circumstances, and I'm really,

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really grateful for this. Here you find

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the perfect [music]

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arctic conditions

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that you can work on low mu and

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have [music]

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different frictions and different

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scenarios.

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Here in Sweden, we can really

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specify, and therefore you have

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to have contact with the whole team. And

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not talking only about Europe,

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but I'm talking about globally contact.

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Here in Sweden, this is the perfect spot

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for meeting. So, normally, [music]

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again, we we have phone calls, we have

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teams, and so on. But also focus on

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working together in joint tunings and

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collaborate and [music] share thoughts.

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Two to three times in winter seasons, we

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have the Korean barbecue.

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>> [music]

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>> And this is something so, so special.

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It's not only

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because of the food or even the beverage

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we are drinking. It's about spending the

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time together, and we celebrate our

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success as one Mobis team.

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>> [music]

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>> And this is something I'm really happy.

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And this is also something that is stuck

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[music] into my mind, and I am really

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really happy to be part of each and

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every year.

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Did Did you get to drink Soju as well?

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Of course. And so make.

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Hello. Hey.

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>> [laughter]

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>> I went to a co-workers of mine and asked

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them

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to describe me with three words and the

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first one was creative. The second one

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was problem-solving and third one was

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warm-hearted and friendly. So creative

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and has a second aspect to it for me. So

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it's not only creative but I'm also

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structured at the same time cuz normally

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when you you are creative you have

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thoughts, you have impressions

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>> [music]

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>> but there is no structure. But for me

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the perfect balance therefore is really

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[music] really important and if there is

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a problem I want to solve it. And that's

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it. [music] So that's the reason why

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they describe me like this. Warm-hearted

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and I think this is really the way that

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I talk to people and behave and this

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also

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>> [music]

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>> I'm very happy to tell I was awarded for

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Mr. Sunshine award last year. So [music]

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I think the last hashtag fits me best.

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>> [music]

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>> Passion is the most important thing.

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When you have a look at our performance

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team

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you have different types of people with

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[music] interests and also capabilities.

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So we have for instance

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the race drivers, Formula 3 driver,

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[music] a rally driver, but we also have

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like car enthusiasts. So people [music]

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that are really interested into cars or

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even logic guys for instance. So like

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imagine you you code, you you you you

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have your own logic [music] but you're

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also able then to test it on a test

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track on the lake here in Sweden, which

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is really, really perfect. And this

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[music] is such an experience that has

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to be shared to others, and therefore I

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always say, follow your dreams, follow

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your passion, and also then combine it

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with some sort of education and skills,

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and [music] then we will meet at

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Moveris.

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>> [music]

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>> First of all, you always have to say

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cars have [music] to break. I think it's

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it sounds really easy,

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but it's more than this.

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So, in the near future,

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we will have more and more [music]

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functions that suit and help the driver

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while driving. For instance, we we

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started with ESC systems and cruise

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control, but now [music] we proceed and

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have more ADAS systems and more AI

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systems, and therefore we really proceed

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[music] and grow.

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>> [music]

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