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Key visual Automated Driving

Automated Driving 2026

18-03-2026 – 19-03-2026 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Program

Let yourself be inspired by top-class keynote speeches and trailblazing specialist presentations. Use the breaks and the evening event for in-depth discussions and to make contacts away from “day-to-day business”.

Welcome and opening of the conference

Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Torsten Bertram
Head of the Institute of Control Theory and Systems Engineering (RST), TU Dortmund University, Germany

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KEYNOTE LECTURES I

Moderation

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Torsten Bertram
Head of the Institute of Control Theory and Systems Engineering (RST), TU Dortmund University, Germany

Keynote Speech

Customer satisfaction barometer for driver assistance systems – exploring the trade-off between function, trust and acceptance

Prof. Bernhard Schick
Head of Institute for Driver Assistance and Connected Mobility (IFM), Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany and CEO, MdynamiX AG, Germany

Prof. Dr. Uwe Stratmann
Research Market and Customers, Institute for Driver Assistance and Connected Mobility (IFM), Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Coauthors: Seda Aydogdu, Gioele Micheli, MdynamiX AG, Germany

Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I

Keynote Speech

Project Albus – testing an autonomous bus service – experiences, opportunities, and challenges

Lukas Arndt
Project Manager, steuern lenken bauen Projektsteuerung Region Hannover GmbH, Germany

Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I

Refreshment break with coffee and tea in the exhibition area

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EVALUATION

Simon Fürst
Cooperation Manager Automated Driving, BMW Group, United States

Linking real-world data with simulation: handling requirements for the validation of ADAS/AD

Marco Buller
Business Development Manager, Automated Driving & Software Solutions, dSPACE GmbH, Germany

Session: EVALUATION

Getting rid of arbitrariness: utilizing real-world data to derive realistic virtual environments

Jürgen Frank
Researcher, Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM), Germany

Coauthors: Dr. Johannes Schwank, Tim Rothmann, Dr. Michael Burger, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM), Germany

Session: EVALUATION

Proving ground twins: how reproducible is reproducible enough for automated driving?

Dr. Nils Katzorke
Program Manager for Test Technology Development, Research & Development, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany

Coauthors: Dr. Ulf Zillig, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany

Session: EVALUATION

Lunch in the exhibition area

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ACCEPTANCE AND LAW

Moderation

Helge Kiebach
Managing Director, KTI GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

"All-weather capability" as a fundamental prerequisite for future autonomous public transport

Armin Engstle
Site Manager AVL Roding, AVL Software and Functions GmbH, Germany

Coauthors: Diego Turrado Blanco, Felix Elrod, Klaus Fuchs, AVL Software and Functions GmbH, Germany

Session: ACCEPTANCE AND LAW

How does the law on AI – the EU's AI Act – influence autonomous driving?

Dr. Jörg Kahler
Lawyer, Partner, GSK Stockmann, Germany

Session: ACCEPTANCE AND LAW

Interpersonal security in the context of shared automated vehicles

Fabian Schlichtherle
Research Assistant, Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design (IKTD), University of Stuttgart, Germany

Coauthors: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Remlinger, Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design (IKTD), University of Stuttgart, Germany

Session: ACCEPTANCE AND LAW

Acceptance and trust in emphatic AI assistants for automated driving and future mobile workspaces

Dr. Johanna Kasper
Customer Relations Manager, TWT GmbH Science & Innvoation, Germany

Coauthors: Frank Beutenmüller, Lara Vartziotis, Dr. Patrick Vaudrevange, TWT GmbH Science & Innvoation, Germany; Prof. Peter Ohlhausen, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Germany; Prof. Dr. Wolfram Remlinger, Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design (IKTD), University of Stuttgart, Germany; Lara Vartziotis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Session: ACCEPTANCE AND LAW

Refreshment break with coffee and tea in the exhibition area

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IMPULSE LECTURE AND DISCUSSION

Autonomous bus shuttles: new level of service and user acceptance – projects KISM and NoWeL4

Dr. Wulf-Holger Arndt
Head of Reseach Unit Mobility and Space, Center for Technology and Society (ZTG), Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Session: IMPULSE LECTURE AND DISCUSSION

Joint discussion with a fishbowl character

Moderation

Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany

Participants

Dr. Wulf-Holger Arndt
Head of Reseach Unit Mobility and Space, Center for Technology and Society (ZTG), Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Lukas Arndt
Project Manager, steuern lenken bauen Projektsteuerung Region Hannover GmbH, Germany

Simon Fürst
Cooperation Manager Automated Driving, BMW Group, United States

Prof. Bernhard Schick
Head of Institute for Driver Assistance and Connected Mobility (IFM), Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany and CEO, MdynamiX AG, Germany

Session: IMPULSE LECTURE AND DISCUSSION

End of the 1st conference day

Networking Dinner

Enjoy a pleasant evening and interesting conversations over dinner with colleagues and speakers.

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