Niko’s background is Computer Science and Applied Math. He joined Mercedes in 2004. Starting with component development projects in the body domain, in 2007 he joined the RD-wide change program “Function-oriented Automotive Systems Development”. After different leadership positions within Mercedes, he went to RD India in 2014. He was in charge for the offshoring business for all E/E development units of Passenger Cars, Truck and VAN. In 2017 he returned to HQ and started a new unit “Data & Services for Mercedes Benz Automated Driving”. Today, he is mainly focusing on building up the Mercedes/Nvidia Data Factory for the upcoming AD generation.