The OpenDRIVE initiative was started in 2005 by [[Daimler AG|Daimler]] Driving Simulator, Stuttgart and VIRES Simulationstechnologie GmbH. With the publication of the initiative in 2006, other companies joined in so that OpenDRIVE is now being maintained by an international board.
===Core Team===
The OpenDRIVE standard is reviewed and released by a core team of driving simulation experts. The team members as of January 2010 are (alphabetical order by company):
* Martin Strobl - [[BMW]] Forschung und Technik GmbH
* Hans Grezlikowski - [[Daimler AG]], Germany
* Andreas Richter - [[Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt]] e.V., Germany
* Dr. Günther Nirschl - [[Fraunhofer-Institut]] IVI, Germany
