October 27–29, 2026
Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi, Michigan, United States

VTW Content Program 2026

Experience. Intelligence. Validation. Powertrain. Under One Roof.


Vehicle Technology Week (VTW) brings together the full lifecycle of modern vehicle development as the industry undergoes its architectural transformation toward software-defined, intelligent, and electrified platforms.

VTW unifies four strategic conference tracks – Vehicle Design & Cabin, Intelligent Vehicle, Vehicle Testing, and Advanced Chassis & Powertrain – into a single, integrated content program designed for engineers, technologists, and decision-makers shaping the road to 2030.

 

How Vehicle Tech Week works


One event. One content program. Multiple specialist tracks.

Vehicle Tech Week is structured around four deeply technical conference tracks, each offering the depth of a standalone conference, now enhanced by shared access across the entire VTW ecosystem.

  • Attend sessions within your primary discipline
  • Cross-pollinate ideas across adjacent domains
  • Experience how experience, intelligence, validation, and propulsion systems connect at the vehicle-architecture level

Each track shares a common expo floor, networking programme, and strategic vision, reflecting how vehicles are engineered today.

Conference tracks at Vehicle Tech Week

Conference tracks at Vehicle Tech Week

  • Vehicle Design & Cabin
    Software-defined interiors, UX, materials, lighting, and user-centric design
  • Intelligent Vehicle
    SDV architecture, autonomy, AI, edge/cloud compute, and cybersecurity
  • Vehicle Testing
    Simulation-first validation, ADAS testing, AI-in-the-loop, NVH, and V&V
  • Advanced Chassis & Powertrain
    ICE, hybrid, EV architectures, thermal management, battery systems, and vehicle dynamics
Intelligent Vehicle Track

Intelligent Vehicle Track

Vehicle intelligence is the definitive competitive frontier in 2026, transforming the automobile from a static machine into a learning, software-driven platform.

Within VTW, the Intelligent Vehicle Track explores:

  • Software-Defined Vehicle architectures
  • Hybrid cloud and edge AI strategies
  • Autonomous and ADAS system integration
  • Cybersecurity as a core safety pillar

Formerly delivered as a standalone conference, this content now sits alongside adjacent VTW tracks, enabling engineers to connect intelligence development with validation, UX, and propulsion realities.