About the Event

EAICSD 2026 runs November 17-18, 2026 at Le Méridien Stuttgart, organized by ECV International in both in-person and live-broadcast formats. Now in its 3rd edition, it looks at how Euro NCAP's 2026 protocols and the EU AI Act are reshaping cockpit design, alongside the rise of LLM-powered in-vehicle voice assistants and AI agents.

Audience & Attendees

The summit brings together OEMs, Tier 1/2 suppliers, semiconductor companies, software platforms, and AI specialists. Confirmed speakers include Serafino Abate (Volvo Cars), Dr. Xavier Chalandon (Renault Group), Yuzhong Wang (NIO GmbH), Dr.-Ing. Martin Spiegel (Harman International), Brian Rhodes (Mobility Global, formerly S&P Global), Georg Doll (Microsoft), and Obada Alaqtash (Cerence AI).

Programme Structure

Day one focuses on agentic AI cockpits, software platforms, and continuous delivery, including sessions on AI-enhanced UX, Android-based IVI platforms, and large language models in in-vehicle voice assistants. Day two focuses on in-cabin safety, driver engagement, and smart driving readiness, including sessions on Euro NCAP's new protocols, Level 3 HMI trust design, and AI governance and compliance.

Main Topics

Topics include agentic AI cockpit architectures, multimodal voice interaction, cloud connectivity and OTA delivery, driver monitoring and in-cabin safety, cockpit domain controllers, augmented reality HUDs, and continuous verification and validation for digital cockpit and autonomous driving systems.

Closing Session

The summit closes at the end of day two, November 18, 2026, following the in-cabin safety and smart driving readiness sessions.

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