Keynotes and highlights
In order to strengthen the industry network in these challenging times in the automotive industry, we were very pleased to bring our customers, partner companies and colleagues from locations around the world together again in person. We had two great conference days including an accompanying trade exhibition with numerous highlights. Here is a brief summary:
CATARC keynote on Day 1
The industry is looking to China for future developments in many areas – not only for the development of vehicles and driving functions, but also to regulate automated driving. The opening keynote by Zhiqiang Zhang, Chief of Intelligent Driving Division at CATARC, provided valuable insights into this highly dynamic field. He presented which national, local and international policies are being developed in China and the enormous impact these will have on the intelligent and connected vehicles (ICV) of the future. Using various examples and visions, he emphasized that these safety factors can only be achieved with an integrated combination of simulation and testing on the road.
KPIT keynote on day 1
In an additional keynote speech that opened the evening event on the first day of the conference, Gustavo Oyervides Zerrweck, AD Europe Senior Practice Director at KPIT, gave an overview on how IPG Automotive’s tool landscape contributed to enabling and validating the AD level 3 program at Honda. KPIT has been working on this project with IPG Automotive as a partner since 2016 to meet the challenge of testing millions of scenarios, among other things. CarMaker was integrated into KSIL, KPIT’s inhouse SIL platform for end-to-end scenario-based ADAS & AD validation for this purpose, enabling a growth in scenario testing from 6100 in 2016 up to 3 million scenarios in 2024.
Robert Bosch GmbH keynote on day 2
Ulrich Schulmeister, Vice President Technology and Engineering at Robert Bosch GmbH, opened the second day with a captivating keynote speech on the credible simulation approach. With a robotaxi use case from the US, he showed how the automotive industry in Europe can only remain competitive through collaboration. He focused on the various challenges that the industry has to face now and in the future: extremely fast development cycles primarily driven by China, the crucial role of software in modern vehicles and the safety that must always be guaranteed in these dynamic developments. The key to meeting these challenges is trust and cooperation. Because only when systems and software, simulation and development and the various parties involved work hand in hand in a spirit of trust will the solutions of the future be fast, reliable and safe.
What is more
- 43 speakers with presentations on various projects involving virtual test driving
- 13 exhibitors with fascinating shared projects, new products and more
- Countless discussions and inspirations for potential future projects
- Over 250 participants
- And much more
Complete programme 2024
| Time | |
|---|---|
08:00–09:00 a.m. | Registration and breakfast |
09:00–09:15 a.m. | Welcome and opening of Apply & Innovate |
09:15–10:00 a.m. | Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Policy Standards and Testing Evaluation in China China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co.,Ltd. |
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Coffee break and exhibition |
| Time | ADAS/AD: Test Scenarios | X-in-the-Loop |
|---|---|---|
10:30–11:00 a.m. | Accelerating the Scenario Loop DeepScenario GmbH | Leveraging Virtual Testing from Algorithm to Vehicle Level in Series Application Projects at Continental Engineering Services Continental Engineering Services GmbH |
11:00–11:30 a.m. | Scenario Generation for CarMaker Simulation with Drones Unbiased perspective expansion through time and location pooling of multi-drone recording Automatum Data GmbH | Virtual ADAS Testing with Real Vehicles Pulling the test track into the lab and your vehicle never feels a difference - Setting up a VIL test lab for ADAS testing Keysight Technologies Deutschland GmbH & Audi AG |
11:30 a.m.–12:00 | IAV Mela: Innovative AI-Powered Automatic Scenario Creation and Modification for ADAS/AD Virtual Validation IAV GmbH |
12:00–01:30 p.m. | Lunch break and exhibition |
| Time | Powertrain | Test Processes: Test Benches |
|---|---|---|
01:30–02:00 p.m. | Realizing Shift Performance Evaluation through Transmission-HiLS Toyota Motor Corporation | Tire-in-the-Loop – Test Method Proof of concept at internal drum test bench Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
02:00–02:30 p.m. | Dynamic Route Switching in CarMaker Volkswagen AG & Kristl, Seibt & Co Ges.m.b.H. | Vehicle-in-the-Loop Testbed and Motion Laboratory Testing ADAS in a virtual environment with realistic pedestrian interactions Technische Universität Berlin |
02:30–03:00 p.m. | Complete Vehicle Testing on an Engine Test Bench Impact of different vehicle operating strategies on the combustion engine AUDI AG | Consistency of the Development Tool Chain through Combined Test Environments and Virtual Simulations From base calibration to type approval with a consistent tool chain APL Automobil Prüftechnik Landau GmbH |
03:00–04:00 p.m. | Coffee break and exhibition |
| Time | Test Automation | Virtual Reality & Driving Simulators |
|---|---|---|
04:00–04:30 p.m. | Advanced Continuous Integration / Continuous Testing A toolchain as a standardized prerequisite for virtual testing Continental Engineering Services GmbH | Weather-Aware XiL Systems Insights from the ROADVIEW project CARISSMA - Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt |
04:30–05:00 p.m. | Adaptive Test Automation Framework Using TCL Scripting for Validation KPIT Technologies Ltd. | CarMaker@AUDEx Unity-based integration of CarMaker into the AUDEx project for the operation of a driving simulator Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg) |
From 06:30 p.m. | Evening event |
| Time | |
|---|---|
08:45–09:00 a.m. | Start of day 2 |
09:00–09:45 a.m. | System Virtualization for Evaluating Safety Critical Functions Using Credible Simulation Approach Robert Bosch GmbH |
09:45–10:00 a.m. | Coffee break and exhibition |
| Time | Simulation Credibility | Vehicle-in-the-Loop & Euro NCAP |
|---|---|---|
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Building Credibility Together Cross-company collaboration for credible simulation standards Robert Bosch GmbH | VIL Method Based on an AEB Maneuver Objectification of the emergency brake assistant with real and virtual targets based on the Vehicle-in-the-Loop method Kempten University of Applied Sciences |
10:30–11:00 a.m. | Digital Twin-Based Simulated Automotive Radar for Virtual Testing APTIV / Chalmers University of Technology | Proving Ground Automation for Scenario-Based Validation Tests Linking CarMaker and proving ground DEKRA Automobil GmbH |
11:00–11:15 a.m. | Coffee break and exhibition |
| Time | Control System Calibration Using Driving Simulators | Model-Based Development |
|---|---|---|
11:15–11:45 a.m. | Virtual ECUs on Driving Simulators with CarMaker AUDI AG & Synopsys Inc. | How Do You Measure the Validity of Traffic Models? Comparing the driveBOT driver model with state-of-the-art machine learning approaches using public datasets cogniBIT GmbH |
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | System Integration of 6DOF Motion Platform with Virtual Reality for Scenario-based Testing of Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) Using CarMaker University of Nottingham Malaysia | Scalable Simulation Framework for Synthetic Data Generation to Test Higher Automation Levels Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH |
12:15–01:45 p.m. | Lunch break and exhibition |
| Time | Vehicle Dynamics | ADAS/AD: Accident Prevention |
|---|---|---|
01:45–02:15 p.m. | Simulation Based Pre-Adjustment (SiPA) of Brake System’s Control Functions Connecting simulation and artificial intelligence methods Continental Automotive Technolgies GmbH | A Customized Lidar Sensor Ethernet Interface for the Software Validation in a Closed-Loop Virtual Environment Rear accident prevention for Linde forklift trucks Linde Material Handling GmbH (KION Group AG) |
02:15–02:45 p.m.
| Hardware & Software-in-the-Loop Methodology to Explore Anti Block System by Electric Regenerative Brake for Motorcycles Real time testing and exploration of software integrated electric powertrain for motorcycles: conventional ABS and regenerative braking with E-PT behavior Soluzioni Ingegneria srl & Typhoon HIL | Co-Simulation Framework for Emergency Avoidance Assessment Virtual Validation Integrating scenario-based testing for emergency lane keeping and minimum risk manoeuvres Valeo Mobility Tech Center |
02:45–03:15 p.m. | Context-Based AI Systems for Robust Yaw Rate and Trajectory Predictions in Autonomous Driving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Model Based Development for ADAS Functions Fusing Physical and Virtual World Auto parking system and auto emergency brake system AISIN Corporation |
03:15–03:45 p.m. | Coffee break and exhibition |
| Time | Test Processes | ADAS/AD: Special Applications |
|---|---|---|
03:45–04:15 p.m. | GenericXiL with CarMaker From scenario to driving function testing CARIAD SE | Vineyard Scenario Generation and Optimal Control for Automated Operations in Virtual Environment Co-simulation of vehicle dynamics, environment and in-field sensors according to the latest precision farming technologies Soluzioni Ingegneria srl |
04:15–04:45 p.m. | Standards-Based Co-Simulation of Sensor Models Movie NX and Persival’s lidar sensor simulation with consistent 3D object rendering and motion Persival GmbH | LSTM-Based Virtual Load Sensor for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Mass estimation by using machine learning Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna |
04:45–05:15 p.m. | Test and Release of Autonomous Driving Functions How test workloads can be reduced by automation and intelligent parameterization of scenarios IAV GmbH & tracetronic GmbH |
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05:15–05:30 p.m. | Closing and end of conference |