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Prof. Dr.-Ing. MBA Thomas Winkle

Chair of Ergonomics (Prof. Bengler)

Postal address

Postal:
Boltzmannstr. 15
85747 Garching b. München

Biography

  • TU Munich Mechanical Engineering, Chair of Ergonomics:
    Research and Teaching Automated and Autonomous Driving,
    Springer publication: Product Development within Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Legal Risk - Exemplary for Safe Autonomous Vehicles
    https://www.amazon.de/Product-Development-within-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/3658342927 
    Mentor and Coach in the TUM Mentoring Program, OEM Strategy & Transformation Consulting, Change Management, Leadership Training, Human Resources & Team Development, Conflict Management, Burnout Prevention, Stress and Energy Management, Teaching: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems with Controllability, Risk Assessment, Product Safety/Liability Basics to Sign-up and Marketing
  • IU (International University) Professorship: Engineering, Ethics and Liability
  • TH Ingolstadt Lectureship: Ethics and Law
  • Daimler Research with Daimler and Benz Foundation and Daimler AG (Project Villa Ladenburg - Autonomous Driving)
  • AUDI AG: Consulting on the Development and Quality Management of new Advanced Driver Assistance Systems from the initial idea to market launch,
    AUDI Legal Service: Accident Research, Expert Witness, Law firm Herzfeld & Rubin, New York: Deposition training for testifying at court in the USA, traffic simulation PC Crash, FMEA, FTA, Hazard & Risk Analysis, ISO 26262 (functional safety in motor vehicles), ISO 9001 (quality safety representative)
  • Volkswagen AG Traffic Accident Research: Detailed Collision Analyses and Assessments of the Safety Potential
  • Research Award:
    Volkswagen Research Award for the "Automatic Emergency Brake" project
  • Academic studies: Executive MBA in Communication and Leadership:
    TUM School of Management, University St. Gallen: Executive School of Management, Technology and Law & Tsinghua University Beijing

Research Projects

  • EU Project L3Pilot within the HORIZON H2020 program: Discussion: Code of Practice for the development of Automated Driving
  • Fraunhofer IVI Dresden with TU Munich: Big Data Analysis for Vehicle and Road Safety of Automated Vehicles
  • "Villa Ladenburg - Autonomous Driving" Daimler and Benz Foundation: Technical, legal and social aspects (total budget: about 2 million euros)
  • sim-TD (Safe Intelligent Mobility - Test Field Germany): BMBF/BMWi/BMVBS project, legal and regulatory framework, impact field analysis of safety-relevant functions: (total budget: about 30 million euros) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Winkle
  • AKTIV-AGB (Adaptive and Cooperative Technologies for Intelligent Traffic - Active Hazard Braking): BMBF/BMWi project, legal framework "Accident data analysis and licensing issues" (total budget: about 60 million euros)
  • EU Project (FP-6) RESPONSE 3: Audi project management for the development of the "Code of Practice for the Design and Evaluation of ADAS" Publication via TF-AS (Task Force Active Safety) of ACEA: https://www.acea.auto/files/20090831_Code_of_Practice_ADAS.pdf (Budget responsibility: about 600,000 euros)
  • EU Project (FP-5) RESPONSE 2: Preparation of Requirements, Legal ADAS Consideration in eSafety for road and air transport PREVENT (Preventive and Active Safety Applications) https://trimis.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/project/documents/20051205_100506_41340_Response2_final_report.pdf

Courses

Lecture: Driver Assistance Systems in Motor Vehicles - Controllability, Risk Assessment

https://www.mw.tum.de/ftm/lehre/lehrveranstaltungen/fahrerassistenzsysteme-im-kraftfahrzeug/

Publications

2022

  • Winkle, Thomas: Product Development within Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Legal Risk. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022 more…

2021

  • Winkle, Thomas: Product Development within Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Legal Risk – Exemplary for Safe Autonomous Vehicles. Springer Vieweg, 2021 more…

2018

  • Winkle, Thomas; Erbsmehl, Christian; Bengler, Klaus: Area-wide real-world test scenarios of poor visibility for safe development of automated vehicles. European Transport Research Review 10 (2), 2018, 6 more…

2016

  • Winkle, Thomas: Development and Approval of Automated Vehicles: Considerations of Technical, Legal and Economic Risks. In: Maurer, Markus; Gerdes, J. Christian; Lenz, Barbara; Winner, Hermann (Ed.): Autonomous Driving. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016, 589--618 more…
  • Winkle, Thomas: Safety Benefits of Automated Vehicles: Extended Findings from Accident Research for Development, Validation and Testing. In: Maurer, Markus; Gerdes, J. Christian; Lenz, Barbara; Winner, Hermann (Ed.): Autonomous Driving. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016, 335--364 more…

2015

  • Matthaei, R.; Reschka, A.; Rieken, J.; Dierkes, F.; Ulbrich, S.; Winkle, T.; Maurer, M.: Autonomes Fahren. In: Winner, H.; Hakuli, S.; Lotz, F.; Singer, C. (Ed.): Handbuch Fahrerassistenzsysteme. Vieweg Teubner, 2015, 1139--1165 more…
  • Wachenfeld, W.; Winner, H.; Gerdes, C.; Lenz, B.; Maurer, M.; Beiker, S.; Fraedrich, E.; Winkle, T.: Use Cases des autonomen Fahrens. In: Maurer, M.; Gerdes, C.; Lenz, B.; Winner, H. (Ed.): Autonomes Fahren. Springer-Verlag, 2015, 9--37 more…
  • Winkle, Thomas: Sicherheitspotenzial automatisierter Fahrzeuge: Erkenntnisse aus der Unfallforschung. In: Maurer, M.; Gerdes, C.; Lenz, B.; Winner, H. (Ed.): Autonomes Fahren. Springer-Verlag, 2015, 351--376 more…
  • Winkle, Thomas: Entwicklungs- und Freigabeprozess automatisierter Fahrzeuge: Berücksichtigung technischer, rechtlicher und ökonomischer Risiken. In: Maurer, M.; Gerdes, C.; Lenz, B.; Winner, H. (Ed.): Autonomes Fahren. Springer-Verlag, 2015, 611--635 more…