ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Kal Mos is the Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Vehicle at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America. In his role, Kal is responsible for innovations in areas such as Machine Learning, Connected Services, User Experience, Big Data and Analytics.
Kal joined Mercedes-Benz in 2002 to create and lead the Connected Infotainment and Consumer Electronics Integration group. Since then, he has been turning visionary ideas into exceptional products such as the Google Home and Amazon Alexa integration into all new Mercedes-Benz models in the U.S. He was significantly involved in the development of the User Experience of the self-driving research car F 015, as well as the 3D renderings in real time of the Concept IAA show car. Recently, the team launched MBUX, Mercedes-Benz User Experience, the latest and greatest infotainment system, which makes the vehicle smarter and more personalized than ever before – available in the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class.
Prior to Mercedes-Benz, Kal worked as the Chief Technologist of OnStar where he led a team of General Motors¹ Telematics experts and engineers in developing OnStar in-vehicle hardware and software platform.
Earlier in his career, Kal held several management positions building and leading high-performance engineering teams that developed software applications for Consumer Electronics Devices and Cloud Services in Switzerland, Japan, India and US.
Kal is the author of several publications and holds three patents. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in Japan.