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08 August 2023

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08 August 2023

Mystery of Daimler CFO death

No additional details released

Graeme Roberts August 07 2023

Daimler Truck chief financial officer Jochen Goetz died "suddenly and unexpectedly in a tragic incident" at the weekend, the automaker said in a statement. 

Goetz (52) had been a Daimler Truck Holding management board member since July 2021, responsible for finance and controlling plus procurement of non-production materials and services, and for IT.

According to livemint.com, supervisory board head Joe Kaeser said: “Just a few days ago, [Goetz] convincingly and confidently presented the successful financial development of 'his company' to the supervisory board."

Goetz spent his entire career at Daimler Group over 36 years, starting with Unimog.

He was credited for the successful spin-off of Daimler Truck Holding from today’s Mercedes-Benz Group in December 2021.

AI is a key part of the digital revolution shaping the automotive sector

GlobalData estimates the total AI market will be worth $909 billion in 2030, having grown at a CAGR of 35% between 2022 and 2030. The automotive sector is undergoing a digital transformation fuelled by changing global supply-chain dynamics, tighter market competition, and rising inflation. AI is a key part of this digital revolution. Focus is directed toward driver assistance features for safety and hazard detection and greater automation of many vehicle processes and functions. Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), facial recognition, and motion tracking will be vital for developing incockpit safety features such as early driver fatigue detection. For the most part, the automotive sector will not play a significant role in creating and developing generative AI hardware or platforms. Instead, it will be a key driver for innovations in machine learning platforms and associated IoT hardware for autonomous driving and ADAS. This will also help to drive advances and greater scale-up of adoption of these AI technologies in adjacent sectors such as travel and tourism and construction.

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