What drives us

Vision

We ensure that safety-critical vehicle intelligence is reliably validated, trustworthy, and ready for deployment — for every mission.

We ensure that safety-critical vehicle intelligence is reliably validated, trustworthy, and ready for deployment — for every mission.

Mission

VAIVA helps automotive and defence teams develop, validate, and deploy safety-critical software and systems faster, more securely, and more reliably using simulation, AI-powered tools, and proven engineering methods.

VAIVA helps automotive and defence teams develop, validate, and deploy safety-critical software and systems faster, more securely, and more reliably using simulation, AI-powered tools, and proven engineering methods.

VAIVA – 15 of approx. 200 experts at a glance

Ole Harms

CEO

Joachim Schmitt

COO

Nicole Noeldner-Theel

Homebase and AI Lead

Stefanie Leitner

Verification & Validation

Dr. Christian Gruber

CTO

Kelly-Anne Cliff

Product Lead

Dr. Matthias Haringer

Virtual Development

Dr. René Weidling

Domain Voice Defence

Deeksha Bijalwan

AWS / Cloud Expert

Yafei Gao

AI and Data Science Expert

Florian Janssen

Architect / Unreal Engine / 3D Creation Expert

Elizabeth Nyambura

B2B Product Sales Expert

Anjaly Ealias

Senior Embedded Systems & Radar Expert

Maik Köhler

Senior System Architect

Victor Knyazev

Director ADAS & Safety

Ole Harms (CEO)

European sovereignty — especially with regard to key technologies and value creation — is what drives me. All our products and services are based on the conviction that they advance competitiveness and continuous innovation in those sectors that are crucial to social prosperity and sustainability. After a career in management consulting and the corporate world, vehicle automation and AI-based business models have now been my main focus for a decade — since the founding of MOIA in 2016 and taking over leadership at VAIVA in 2020.

Ole Harms (CEO)

European sovereignty — especially with regard to key technologies and value creation — is what drives me. All our products and services are based on the conviction that they advance competitiveness and continuous innovation in those sectors that are crucial to social prosperity and sustainability. After a career in management consulting and the corporate world, vehicle automation and AI-based business models have now been my main focus for a decade — since the founding of MOIA in 2016 and taking over leadership at VAIVA in 2020.

Ole Harms (CEO)

European sovereignty — especially with regard to key technologies and value creation — is what drives me. All our products and services are based on the conviction that they advance competitiveness and continuous innovation in those sectors that are crucial to social prosperity and sustainability. After a career in management consulting and the corporate world, vehicle automation and AI-based business models have now been my main focus for a decade — since the founding of MOIA in 2016 and taking over leadership at VAIVA in 2020.

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Ready to get into production with less friction?

Speak to our teams – we’ll show you how, for example, ICASIS, TERSA, the .ISS, our Engineering Platform, or our services can accelerate your automotive or defence programs

Request a demo