Regulatory readiness, safety cases & SOTIF
Evolving rules and assurance frameworks that govern automotive testing
Sub topics:
- Regulatory requirements (Euro 7, Euro NCAP 2026)
- Safety frameworks (SOTIF, functional safety, cybersecurity)
- Compliance, traceability and risk reduction
- Ensuring testing processes meet legal and safety standards
Intelligent Test Technologies (AI, Digital Twins, Automation)
Next-generation tools and intelligent methods reshaping how tests are designed, optimized and executed
Sub topics:
- AI‑enabled testing methods
- Real‑time digital twins
- Intelligent automation and decision support
- Moving innovations from research into production
Virtualization / ECU Testing
Practical testing workflows that replace hardware with virtual models and automate ECU validation
Sub topics:
- Virtual sensors replacing physical prototypes
- How we execute validation faster and smarter
- Real‑time HIL/SIL/MIL environments
- Automated ECU regression and zero‑touch validation
- Faster control‑system development with fewer hardware constraints
Why these topics are being addressed
- Euro 7 – Understand how new regulatory demands extends testing scope, increases workflow scale, and focuses OEMs on industry readiness ahead of the 2026 compliance deadline.
- Transforming Vehicle Testing Through Intelligent Technologies - Explore how AI, digital twins, and data‑driven automation are reshaping modern automotive testing.
- Virtualization & Automated ECU Validation – Learn how OEMs can reduce hardware dependence, shorten iteration cycles and deploy scalable validation workflows that support continuous testing.
- SOTIF, Functional Safety & Cybersecurity – Gain clarity on cohesive test strategies for software‑defined vehicles.
- Intelligent Data Platforms & Scalable Analytics – Understand how unified platforms reduce redundant testing and dramatically speed up engineering decision‑making.
- Simulated vs Real‑World Testing – Hear how the experts are balancing virtual validation and physical testing to meet performance, safety and cost targets.
- Euro NCAP 2026 – Prepare for expanded scenario coverage, new post‑crash requirements and evolving documentation workflows that will redefine test operations.
