International engineering service provider FEV, headquartered in Aachen, has acquired the shares and business of etamax space GmbH. This was announced by the management of both companies. With the integration of the engineering service provider for secure software and secure systems, FEV also takes over all shares of ckc ag, which previously held 49.5 percent of etamax.

“Autonomous driving, along with the digitalization and connection of vehicles, place high demands on functional safety,” explains Professor Stefan Pischinger, President and CEO of the FEV Group. “With the integration of etamax space GmbH into the FEV Group, we gain important, additional expertise in the field of safety assessment for driving assistance systems, thus strengthening our Smart Vehicles engineering unit.”

Etamax offers danger and risk analysis to its clients in the automotive, aerospace, and railway engineering industries for complex, safety-critical systems and their software. The scope of services ranges from process support for software and system engineering to quality assurance for on-board software and on-site consulting.

In addition, the etamax Test Competence Center provides clients with an independent and autonomous service facility to optimize the quality and security of client-specific software and systems.

“We are confident that etamax space GmbH, as an independent unit for safety verification management within the FEV Group, will contribute to expanding the portfolio for electric and electronic components,” explains Ralf Westerkamp, Managing Director of etamax space GmbH. “We look forward to reinforcing the field of functional safety within FEV projects and, beyond that, contributing to the diversification of FEV with our other areas of expertise.”

About FEV
The FEV Group, with headquarters in Aachen, Germany, is an internationally recognized vehicle development services provider. FEV’s expertise ranges from consulting to the development and testing of innovative vehicle concepts through readiness for serial production. In addition to traditional engine and transmission development, vehicle integration, calibration, and the homologation of state-of-the-art gasoline and diesel engines, increasing importance is being placed on the development of hybrid and electric powertrains as well as alternative fuels. FEV experts focus on the advancement of electronic control systems, as well as connected vehicles and automation.

The “FEV Software and Testing Solutions” product portfolio complements these services with cutting-edge test fields, measuring equipment and software solutions that help make the development process more efficient and transfer significant process steps from the road to the test rig – or even to computer simulation.

FEV offers these services to its transport industry customers around the world. The FEV Group employs over 4,000 highly-qualified specialists in high-tech development centers near its customers at 35 locations on four continents.

etamax space GmbH
Point of contact: Managing Director Ralf Westerkamp
E-Mail: r.westerkamp@etamax.de
Phone: +49 (531) 866 688-0