Satoru Abe

Background

About Satoru Abe

Leveraging over 35 years of experience in the automotive industry, I am leading the digital transformation of Japan's automotive sector as the Country Manager for WirelessCar Japan. Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in the evolution of the automobile from both a technical and business perspective—from developing cutting-edge electronic systems on motorsport and passenger cars for a major automaker to overseeing business strategy for the automotive industry at a global software company. My mission is to fuse the world-class "Monozukuri"(craftsmanship) strengths of Japanese automakers with the advanced software technology that WirelessCar has cultivated globally for over 25 years. Through this, I aim to establish WirelessCar as the most trusted strategic partner for Japanese automakers, empowering them to create the safe, smart, and sustainable mobility solutions that will lead the world in the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) era. I am responsible for developing and executing the go-to-market strategy while building an exceptional team committed to our customers' success. I am committed to building long-term relationships of trust here in Japan and contributing to the realization of a next-generation mobility society.