Mr. Saptarshi SARADINDUBASU
Head of New Mobility Business and Non-Automotive, Continental AG, Singapore
Saptarshi Saradindubasu (Basu) has been appointed as Global Program Head for Non-Automotive and Non-OEM Business in the Automotive Division of Continental AG.
Basu is located in Singapore since June 2014.
From Jan 2020, he oversees & responsible for Continental future expansion within NON-Automotive areas through Advanced Development in this Global Role, which covers Smart Mobility, Smart Infrastructure, Logistics & Fleets, Mobile Robots and Drones. Previously, Basu contributed to strategy, PLC, system integration, Smart City Solutions, AI & Big Data, Logistics & Fleets, New Mobility Solutions and development, as well as Innovation and M&A strategy locally, until Dec 2019.
Basu was concurrently responsible for activities relevant to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), an important area associated with the “Smart Nation Program” driven by the Singapore government. He actively participates in the development of various Digitalization Programs within Continental. In addition, Basu holds the responsibility of maintaining multiple Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) worldwide.
Before joining Singapore, Basu was in Continental India, where he took on several positions, including General Manager, IES and was responsible for various European, American, Indian and Korean OEMs. One of his other roles involved New Business Development, where he took on responsibility in Sales between 2007 and 2011.
Presentation Title:
Impact of 5G for Future Mobility
5G is one of the most important future components to drive safety, efficiency, and comfort of mobility forward. By reducing latency and increasing bandwidth it allows for new services or increases the quality of existing services. For Continental the currently most important aspects are related to automated driving supported by infrastructure data, intelligent intersection, and the protection of vulnerable road users.
Car users also enjoy navigation with up-to-date traffic information of constructions. They enjoy access to digital assistants. Building on internet connection and wireless technology, connected cars with their digital and location-related services can greatly improve our driving comfort and safety. Already today many cars or nomadic devices benefit from data updates for navigation related services, such as congestion, rain, or black ice. In combination with apps for the driver and cloud systems, information for maintenance or other status reports can be retrieved and sent. In the context of mobile edge computing, these functions are already realized with transmission rates of up to 300 megabit per second and latencies of less than 100 milliseconds. 5G will offer even higher quality for many digital in-car services in the future.
Another important aspect to take under consideration is Over-the-air updates! It becomes standard in new vehicle generations. Functions stay fresh and the car is really part of Internet of things. Connectivity and over-the-air updates are also key to keep-up the protection of vehicles.
The main impact of 5G for future mobility is significantly improving the performance, flexibility, scalability, and efficiency of current mobile networks and enable a wide range of new services across the mobility for all.
Continental provides intelligent solutions to our customers for connected and smart mobility. They demand reliable state-of-the-art solutions not only for their services today, but also for future scenarios around autonomous mobility.