Speaker

Robin Heinzler

Development Engineer Autonomous Driving, Porsche AG

Dr.-Ing. Robin Heinzler has been a Development Engineer for Autonomous Driving at Porsche AG since 2023, bringing over nine years of experience in the automotive industry. His career began with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (B.Eng.) at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe, which he completed from 2011 to 2014. He then pursued a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich, graduating in 2017.
From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Heinzler conducted a sponsored doctorate at Mercedes-Benz AG, focusing on Lidar perception in adverse weather conditions. Following his doctorate, he worked as a Quality Engineer for ADAS and autonomous driving at Mercedes-Benz from 2020 to 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, he served as a Software Product Owner for Sensor Fusion within the Drive Pilot program at Mercedes-Benz. Since 2023, he has been contributing his expertise to the development of autonomous driving technologies at Porsche AG.

Session

6 | Challenge Your Peers

Monday, March 17

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Live in Berlin

Less Details

  • What are the key differences in driver engagement between L3 and L4 AVs, and how will they impact user experience?
  • How should L4 autonomy’s activation and deactivation be designed for safety and convenience?
  • How will the handover from L4 autonomy to manual control work in edge cases or failures?
  • What failsafe mechanisms are being developed to safely transition to human control or stop?
  • How must regulatory frameworks evolve to address evolving autonomy, particularly around liability and driver responsibility?
Workshop

Company

Porsche AG

“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of. So I decided to build it myself.“ This quote from Ferry Porsche gets to the heart of everything that makes Porsche what it is. It has been our guiding star – for more than 70 years. With commitment, passion, and enthusiasm, we strive for the best solution every day. We courageously go new and untested ways. With entrepreneurial pioneering spirit, we make unique, sustainable solutions possible. We love challenges, act quickly and always act respectfully and fair for people and the environment. At Porsche, the focus is on the cohesion and teamwork of our employees. Because if you want others' hearts to beat faster, you have to carry your own in the right place.