Volker has 12+ years of professional experience as an in-house lawyer in the automotive and software industries. After various positions in the legal department of AUDI AG, including as Head of Legal Automated and Connected Driving, Volker took on the role of Head of Legal Autonomous Driving at Daimler AG in July 2017, before moving to Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH in Munich in November 2018. There he was Head of Legal / General Counsel and, as PMO lead, was responsible for the business integration of AID into Argo AI LLC. Since September 2020, Volker, as Head of Quality ADAS / AD at the Volkswagen Car Software Organization, is responsible for quality management and quality assurance in the context of the development of ADAS / AD technology. In addition, he practices as a resident attorney with a focus on technology law, product compliance and legal advice on robotics / AI.

CARIAD is a 100% subsidiary of Volkswagen Group. With more than 10 million vehicles sold annually, it is one of the largest automotive groups on the planet and unites loved car brands like Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche and many others. CARIAD is on a mission to build one unified software platform and tech stack for all these brands, enabling them to excite their customers with always-fresh digital experiences. CARIAD in itself is a network of multiple companies: CARIAD holds stakes in 15 automotive technology companies, such as diconium or Wireless that are focusing on different digitization aspects of cars. The network is moved by one purpose: Transforming Volkswagen Group to become a truly digital and software-enabled mobility provider. Our home base is Germany, but we are about to establish campuses in different parts of the world. Currently, more than 4,000 international software developers and engineers from over 70 different nationalities work in software competence centers in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, the area of Stuttgart, Berlin and Munich. Also, we are closely co-operating with Volkswagen’s development teams in Seattle and Silicon Valley as well as China.