Vehicle Connectivity: Markus Schupfner Becomes First CEO at Qorix
Markus Schupfner becomes the first CEO and Managing Director at Qorix. The Munich-based software developer specializes in middleware for intelligent, connected vehicles and delivers customized solutions for software-defined vehicles. Middleware supports communication between various processes. This hides the complexity of these applications and their infrastructure in the background.
Qorix was established in May 2023 from the collaboration between KPIT Technology Ltd. and the ZF Group in the field of vehicle middleware, thus combining KPIT's expertise in software development with ZF's experience in the automotive industry. As an independent company, Qorix now develops and sells innovative middleware components.
"I am convinced that with our products 'Classic,' 'Adaptive,' and 'Performance,' we make a significant contribution to the software-defined vehicle of the future. We are not only focusing on the next generation of E/E architectures; we are enabling them with our middleware solutions," explains Schupfner.
25 years of experience
The 54-year-old graduate mathematician brings over 25 years of experience in the development of vehicle software. Before being appointed CEO of Qorix, he was project and product manager at the VW Group's automotive software brand Cariad, responsible for the cockpit and infotainment areas in premium series. Prior to that, he was vice president at Aptiv, responsible for pre-development software and digitalization, and also worked for Visteon and Elektrobit Automotive.
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