Thomas Stottan completed an engineering degree at the Federal Institute for Communications Engineering and Electronics—following this training phase, he served as Production Manager for a major Austrian electronics company. In addition to his passion for amateur radio, he also completed training as a sound and acoustic engineer. Subsequently, he founded AUDIO MOBIL Elektronik GmbH, for which he developed countless innovations in the automotive sector and oversaw them through to series production. Stottan is a co-founder of technical advancements in the xFCD and HMI sectors and develops the future of ICT in the automotive context based on his many years of experience and the inclusion of current research results.
His knowledge and “out-of-the-box thinking” are frequently sought after for lectures and expert talks.
Lectures / Presentations / Expert Talks include:
- CarIT Congress IAA
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Fraunhofer Institute
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- University of Salzburg
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Wolfsburg Industry Forum
- VDA Automotive SYS Berlin
- BMVIT “Mobility” Research Forum
- Int. Specialist Congress for Connected Mobility
- Int. Symposium on Internal Combustion Engines Stuttgart FKFS
Stottan is also a highly sought-after author of specialist articles and publications. Furthermore, Stottan is the author of numerous expert reports on technologies for the connected vehicle (vehicle operation, C2X communication, and autonomous driving).
Publications include:
- ZfAW – Journal for the Entire Value Chain of the Automotive Industry
- ATZ – Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift
- Mobility 3.0 (auto touring 2012 – circulation 1.6 million)
- Future Developments in Mobility (Proff, Schönharting, Schramm, Ziegler)
- Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart
- Driver Assistance Systems and Efficient Drives (Siebenpfeiffer, Springer Vieweg 2015)
- Man is the Measure
- AT Kearney
The term “Mobility 3.0,” coined by Stottan years ago, describes efficient movement through individual networking as well as the evolutionary development of mobility through information and communication technology, with ICT serving as the foundation and core technology for automated driving. His many years of experience in these areas of mobility development have made Stottan a fixture in numerous specialist committees, where he actively shapes the future of vehicle networking through consulting activities.
Working Groups / Advisory Boards include:
- Austrian Standards Institute – Committee 038 (Road Vehicles)
- Upper Austrian Automotive Cluster Advisory Board
- CIS Initiative of the Austrian Federal Government (Topic: Distraction)
- Connected Mobility Initiative
- Goslar Traffic Law Conference
