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ON OUR OWN

The Vehicles of Tomorrow

with New Requirement Profiles

The automotive industry is having to face
changing mobility requirements and new
boundary conditions. By the same token,
organizers of classical vehicle technology
conferences are also under pressure to
face this transition, for example by pro-

viding systemic views and offering plat-
forms to discuss new and relevant vehicle
requirement profiles. Which is why ATZlive
has founded the International ATZ Confer-
ence “Vehicles of Tomorrow” together with
the materials magazines and the editorial
teams of the ATZ family and with the sup- © Edag Engineering GmbH
port of Edag and fka.

The trend toward more intelligent, networked, electrified (to vary- expert knowledge for the systemic views that are required
ing degrees) and (highly) automated vehicles means that designers and considered in other sub-disciplines in vehicle technology.
and vehicle developers, together with materials engineers, connec- The conference thus acts as a bridge between the sessions for the
tor specialists, manufacturing experts and quality managers entire vehicle, interior concepts and HMI, together with security
mutually face new tasks. New degrees of freedom are emerging for solutions, as well as chassis and interior specific disciplines such
car bodies, chassis and interior cabins. Completely new vehicle as materials, connection technologies, hybrid components; sup-
concepts are being invented for private, but mainly for (partially) plemented by technological innovation in manufacturing and
public traffic. Rolling chassis, or skateboard designs, make experts processes as well as development methodologies.
begin to talk of business models on four wheels. The conference acts as an information hub and communication
The international ATZ conference “Vehicles of Tomorrow” platform for all solution-oriented individuals who are involved in
is thus extending its earlier focus as a technology congress with the vehicle creation process chain. At the same time, ATZlive
keynotes discussing future mobility concepts and a session “new would like the event to contribute to an effective exchange of
business models.” In this way, the organizers are transporting views between research and industry.

International Expert Conference Vehicles of Tomorrow 2019 – Development, Materials, Production

Date: 19 and 20 November 2019
Event location: House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM), Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
Sponsor: Edag Engineering GmbH
Cooperation partner: Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH Aachen (fka)
Conference fee: € 1295.00 plus VAT
Media partner: ATZ, ATZproduktion, JOT, Keramische Zeitschrift, lightweight.design, adhäsion, Interceram
Further information: https://www.atzlive.de/en/events/vehicles-of-tomorrow/

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