Automated Driving 2026
18-03-2026 – 19-03-2026 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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”.
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Keynote Speech
Jiaqi Chai
AD/ADAS Director, IAV Automotive Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II
Keynote Speech
Ignacio Gil Moreno
Systems and Testing Engineering Manager, Varroc Poland s.p. z.o.o., Poland
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II
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Tino Schulze
Executive Vice President, dSPACE GmbH, Germany
Frank Kraemer
Systems Architect, IBM Technology, IBM Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Michael Herdrich
Consultant Autonomous Mobility, P3 Automotive GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Christoph Giannoulis, P3 Automotive GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Harald Barth
Product Marketing Manager Driving Assistance, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Joachim Mathes, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Shiva Janarthanan
AD, Senior Engineer, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India, India
Session: KI AND V2X
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Jérôme Rigobert
Vice President Product Management Driver Experience for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Nico Litschke
Safety-System Engineer, FuSE GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
Dr. Andreas Amoroso
tC Category Matter Specialist PS, AUMOVIO Germany GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
Prof. Ulrich Büker
Professor, Institute Industrial IT (inIT), TH OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany
Coauthors: Jonathan Behm, Neue Mobilität Paderborn e. V., Germany; Prof. Dr. Carsten Markgraf, Insitute of Resource Efficient Date Transmission and Date Processing (THA_ired), Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Germany; Jann-Eve Stavesand, dSPACE GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
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Dr. Andreas Teuner
Vice President, ADAS Engineering, ZF Active Safety GmbH, Germany
Dr. Robert Fuchs
ADAS/AD Executive Professional and Head of Systems Innovation Research Department, Research Headquarters, JTEKT Corporation, Japan
Coauthors: Daisuke Miki, Ryo Osaka, Shuuji Kimura, JTEKT Corporation, Japan
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Max Bretschneider
Advanced Parking, Maneuvering and Simulation, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Jürgen Römer, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany; Prof. Dr. Peter Sanders, Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Algorithm Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Tim Ahrenhold
Functional Developer Chassis Control Systems, IAV GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Jonas Rawitzer, Dr. Marcus Perner, Jonas Schrader, IAV GmbH, Germany
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
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Keynote Speech
Jiaqi Chai
AD/ADAS Director, IAV Automotive Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II
Keynote Speech
Ignacio Gil Moreno
Systems and Testing Engineering Manager, Varroc Poland s.p. z.o.o., Poland
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II
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Tino Schulze
Executive Vice President, dSPACE GmbH, Germany
Frank Kraemer
Systems Architect, IBM Technology, IBM Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Michael Herdrich
Consultant Autonomous Mobility, P3 Automotive GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Christoph Giannoulis, P3 Automotive GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Harald Barth
Product Marketing Manager Driving Assistance, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Joachim Mathes, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Germany
Session: KI AND V2X
Shiva Janarthanan
AD, Senior Engineer, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India, India
Session: KI AND V2X
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Jérôme Rigobert
Vice President Product Management Driver Experience for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Nico Litschke
Safety-System Engineer, FuSE GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
Dr. Andreas Amoroso
tC Category Matter Specialist PS, AUMOVIO Germany GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
Prof. Ulrich Büker
Professor, Institute Industrial IT (inIT), TH OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany
Coauthors: Jonathan Behm, Neue Mobilität Paderborn e. V., Germany; Prof. Dr. Carsten Markgraf, Insitute of Resource Efficient Date Transmission and Date Processing (THA_ired), Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Germany; Jann-Eve Stavesand, dSPACE GmbH, Germany
Session: PRODUCT SAFETY
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Dr. Andreas Teuner
Vice President, ADAS Engineering, ZF Active Safety GmbH, Germany
Dr. Robert Fuchs
ADAS/AD Executive Professional and Head of Systems Innovation Research Department, Research Headquarters, JTEKT Corporation, Japan
Coauthors: Daisuke Miki, Ryo Osaka, Shuuji Kimura, JTEKT Corporation, Japan
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Max Bretschneider
Advanced Parking, Maneuvering and Simulation, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Jürgen Römer, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany; Prof. Dr. Peter Sanders, Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Algorithm Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Tim Ahrenhold
Functional Developer Chassis Control Systems, IAV GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Jonas Rawitzer, Dr. Marcus Perner, Jonas Schrader, IAV GmbH, Germany
Session: DRIVING FUNCTIONS
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany