One highlight followed another on the second day of the 2024 Stuttgart International Symposium.
In the morning, we welcomed Arnd Franz, Chairman of the Group Management Board of MAHLE GmbH for his keynote speech on the topic of "The Renaissance of Reliable and Renewable Hybrids" during which he gave an outlook on the current market and emphasized the need to reduce emissions. As this can be reached already today with the help of hybrid vehicles he delved more into this topic.
This was immediately followed by the eagerly awaited panel discussion. The high-caliber participants
- Winfried Hermann, Minister for Transport Baden-Württemberg
- Arnd Franz, Chairman of the Group Management Board, MAHLE GmbH
- Dr.-Ing. Lea Schwarz, Head of Development Features and Functions Driving/Energy, AUDI AG
- Michael Fleiss, CEO, Aurobay and
- Hui Zhang, Group Vice President, NIO
contributed with their different perspectives to a lively debate on the topic of "Balancing customer demands and political requirements for mobility - an impossible task?".
Moderated by Prof. André Casal Kulzer, the panelists discussed the currently prevailing demands of customers among which sustainability, safety, affordability and ease of use rank first as well as the challenges that come with increasing traffic. As these demands vary from customer to customer and from country to country multiple solutions must be made available – for the automotive sector and for mobility in general. In doing so, the automotive industry needs a reduction of bureaucracy and a persistent course by politics that allows for agility when developing adequate mobility solutions to fulfill customer demands and to meet sustainability goals.
Many thanks to the participants for this exciting discussion!
In the afternoon, the scientific cabaret artist Vince Ebert took to the stage and explained the nature of science from his own, not always entirely serious perspective. His theories made the visitors smile and at the same time motivated all scientists to accept setbacks in order to drive innovation forward.
A workshop organized by AVL on the topic of "Efficient development and validation of future advanced driver assistance systems: An integrated tool chain that combines the benefits of MBSE, PLE and system simulation" and two further poster sessions on the topics of "Autonomous Driving" and "Development Methods" rounded off the second day.
This concludes the 2024 Stuttgart International Symposium. We can look back on two fantastic event days, during which the 450 participants attended a total of 100 specialist presentations and were able to make valuable contacts during the various program highlights. Our thanks goes to all contributors, supporters and visitors!