How Mercedes is using software to rewrite product development playbook

Christoph Starzynski is vice president of electric vehicle architecture at Mercedes-Benz and responsible for the EQ vehicles. (Mercedes-Benz AG/Mercedes-Benz AG)

September 28, 2022 06:46 PM

DENVER — More than a decade ago, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously claimed, "Software is eating the world." That trend certainly is reverberating through the automotive world.

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