Steering Committee

The Steering Committee defines the overall strategy, governance, and long-term roadmap for Eclipse SDV. It provides strategic oversight across multiple release cycles, sets priorities for the initiative, and approves the key messaging and positioning for major announcements or milestones. The committee receives regular updates from the Technical Advisory Committee, working groups, and individual SDV projects to ensure alignment with community needs and industry trends.

Ad-hoc subcommittee
X-CORE Platform Council

The X-CORE Platform Council is an ad-hoc subcommittee initiated by the Steering Committee and follows the defined rules of engagement. It reports directly to the Steering Committee to ensure alignment. 

Committee Members

  • Björn Reistel / Sven Kappel (Robert Bosch GmbH) (Chair)
  • Gunther Bauer / Ricardo Gonzalez- Ramos (ZF  Friedrichshafen AG)
  • Ali Safiei/Tim Lopens (Cariad SE)
  • Markus Stecker / Thilo Schmitt / Frank  Scholter (Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation) 
  • Thomas Theiner (Harman)
  • Christian Salzmann / Martin Wagner/ Memsud Godinjak  (BMW)
  • Constantin Christmann/ Johannes Hötzer (Vector)
  • Paul Sherwood / – (Codethink)
  • Stefen Teuchert / – (Traton)
  • Martin Schleicher (Independent consultant) Elected committer representative
  • Michael Niklas-Hoeret/ – (Aumovio) Elected participant member representative
  • Thomas Fleischmann/ – (Accenture) Elected participant member representative


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