Ben Hager is the Head of the Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering group at dSPACE Inc. We are a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation testing at scale. Previously, Ben worked for 8 years as the Real-Time Control Design and Simulation Engineer at Honda Aircraft Company. Where he was primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the HIL system software and hardware used in the Advanced Systems Integration Test Facility (ASITF). He also worked for 2 years as a Flight Test and Instrumentation Engineer at Cirrus Aircraft on the Vision SF50 Personal Jet program. He holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

dSPACE is a leading provider of simulation and validation solutions worldwide for developing networked, autonomous, and electrically powered vehicles. The company's range of end-to-end solutions are used particularly by automotive manufacturers and their suppliers to test the software and hardware components in their new vehicles long before a new model is allowed on the road. With approximately 2,200 employees worldwide, dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, has three project centers in Germany, and serves customers through regional dSPACE companies in the USA, the UK, France, Japan, China, Croatia, South Korea and India.