June 2–3, 2027
Messe Stuttgart, Germany

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Panel discussion: Combining virtual environments with real-world testing

24 Jun 2026
Automotive Testing Stage 1
Intelligent data platforms and scalable analytics
Our expert panel explores some ‘big picture’ themes around the 2030 physical-virtual testing roadmap in vehicle development.
  • Practical horizon: Is there an optimal balance to target between virtual and physical development?
  • Vehicle validation challenges: Overview of the genuine economic, technical and timeline challenges that the scientific community and the automotive industry might deal with through physical-virtual testing towards 2030?
  • Increasing complexity: How to navigate the increasing complexity of on board systems in the autonomous driving era
  • Standards: should the creation of standards also apply to virtual developments?
  • Vehicle dynamics performance: what are the challenge/new bottlenecks in the development timeline once vehicle dynamics are fully virtualized on low grip conditions from Day 1 of the project?
Chairperson
Carlos Sebastian Nerini, CEO and co-founder - WOM Testing Technologies
Speakers
Andreas Richter, engineer program manager - Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Christof Weber, director, chief engineer product validation, Mercedes-Benz & Bharat Benz Trucks - Daimler Truck AG
Mikel Martinez, managing director - EPowerLabs
Leo May, lead simulation engineer - Nissan Technical Centre Europe