Aurora Labs, which has created self-healing software that enhances security for autonomous and electric vehicles, announced recently that Dr. Ing. Peter Mertens, a long-time veteran of the industry, has been appointed chairman of the board.
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"Peter is an authority in the automotive industry with more than 35 years of experience steering auto companies known for their technology leadership," the company said in a statement.
Following the announcement, Mertens said, "I am so enthusiastic to work with Aurora Labs. The team is delivering cornerstone technology helping auto manufacturers navigate through the industry's transition to a software world. Software has to be taken seriously and truly understanding how automotive software behaves with the ability to predict and fix software is key to the realization of connected, autonomous and electric vehicles," said Mertens.
Aurora Labs has "reinvented remote software management, remote diagnostics, and over-the-air (OTA) updates for the automotive and IoT industries," the company said. It was founded in 2016 by Zohar Fox and Ori Lederman, and has offices in Germany, North Macedonia and the US.
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