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Welcome to our 85th Automotive Futures conference! We began our discussion of software-defined vehicles in our 2022 Future of Automotive IT Conference. Speakers talked about how to establish a software-defined vehicle platform, and also how some automakers were already taking advantage of the new platform while others were still in development. Well, it's two years later, and we think its important to find out what has happened since that conference.
EV makers have led the way of designing vehicles differently than in the past. They've changed stamping and castings and, of course, changed the complete propulsion system. But because they started with a clean sheet in developing a vehicle, they were able to design around the computer as the base of all operations in the vehicle. Traditional manufacturers have been transitioning to a software-defined vehicle for many years, writing millions lines of code that are part of every new vehicle on the road, but they have not designed a complete vehicle based on the computer that optimizes the use of the computer throughout the vehicle while also connecting the vehicle to the manufacturer's home base for any over-the-air updates and potential enhancements to the vehicle. Some of the major questions we'll explore include:
• How can we judge how much of a vehicle is software-defined?
• How long will it take for traditional automakers to build a truly software-defined vehicle?
• What differentiates one type of software-defined vehicle from another?
• What is taking so long?
• What are the barriers to transitioning to this new system?
• Does it make more sense to develop this system for a completely new vehicle such as an EV rather than a current model that already has its own system?
• How does a manufacturer with some fully software-defined vehicles and some partially software-defined vehicles proceed successfully?
Confirmed Speakers include:
Bruce Belzowski, Managing Director, Automotive Futures will moderate the conference and provide an overview of the current state of software-defined vehicles globally.
Derek de Bono, Software Defined Vehicle Vice President for Valeo Group and Rachel Forestier, SDV Product Marketing Director will discuss how they see SDV strategies developing at their company as well as with their customers. We’re looking forward to their remarks about the current and future trajectory of SDVs globally.
Julia Garcia-Trombley, Product Strategist, FEV.io will talk about technical roadmaps for SDVs, electrical architecture development, and software development and testing needed to implement SDVs.
We are also inviting suppliers and manufacturers and suppliers to present their current views on software -defined vehicles.
Meet the Speakers
If you have an interest in meeting with any of our speakers, we will facilitate the connection. Just let us know your interest.
Registration
Automotive Futures Affiliates and current UM Students, Faculty, and Staff, and Media: FREE
For all others: $200 (unchanged since 2008!)
Register at: www.automotivefutures.org
Sponsorship
Software-Defined Vehicle Sponsor: PTC
Companies or groups interested in sponsoring this conference, please contact Bruce Belzowski at bbl@umich.edu or 734-255-6274.
Software-Defined Vehicle Conference Affiliate Sponsors
Software-Defined Vehicles Conference
February 19, 2025
9am to 12:30pm
University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex,
2800 Plymouth Rd. Bldg. 18, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
This conference will be hybrid with options
to attend in person or to view via a YouTube livestream.
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