Application of Smart Textile Technology in Automotive Industry

Manfred Wagner studied solid state physics at the Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main. 1980 he started in the research institute of AEG as a scientist, working on thin film technology with focus on amorphous silicon devices for AMLCD applications. Since 1989 he is engaged in research and predevelopment of Daimler AG, working on semiconductor topics (Si and SiC Technology) and automotive electronics, as powertrain electronics for electrical driven cars. For Smart Textiles, the focus is on automotive applications, as sensor systems for measuring physiological signals. As project leader of the BMBF-funded project INSITEX we are working together with partners of institutes and textile industry.

Daimler AG, Stuttgart, with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses, is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world. Daimler sells its products in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler and its employees willingly accept an obligation to act responsibly towards society and the environment and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility with groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products.