Conference Tracks & Key Themes
Automotive Chassis Systems Europe 2025 comprises of three expert tracks (Braking Systems, Steering Systems, and Suspension Systems) and a day focused on Integrated Chassis Systems & Vehicle Motion Control. Take a seat in the audience to learn from braking, steering, suspension, and chassis system experts who are finding efficiencies in real-time, talking openly with and comparing notes with others who are in the same space as you.
ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEMS CONFERENCE TRACK
The demands on braking systems are huge, with increasing vehicle mass and trends in electrification continuing to add pressure. Novel braking ideas and solutions have been developed over the years, and braking experts now face the challenge to refine these systems, making them more streamlined and improving integration into the next generation of vehicles.
The industry is now focused on getting updates on the current state of brake system developments, from brake-by-wire to electromechanical braking, and the ongoing efforts to refine and implement these novel technologies on a mass scale. OEMs & suppliers are continuing to discuss challenges with Euro 7 regulations, with no structured answer or solution to solve issues in braking emissions, and ongoing regulatory roadblocks for dry brake technology.
Attend the Braking Systems conference track to hear in-depth coverage on these areas, addressing the latest in novel braking technologies as they reach new stages of refinement, with case studies solving pressing technical challenges, and discussions and idea-sharing on strategic outlooks and business cases to handle increasing competition from Chinese OEMs and suppliers.
Key Themes for 2025
- Updates on current state of brake system developments, from brake-by-wire, electromechanical braking & electrohydraulic braking
- Refining, integrating & implementing brake-by-wire systems: explore the established business case for BbW
- Transition to electromechanical braking: addressing trade-offs between scaling, cost & time to market
- Explore the role of sensor signal conditioning for electromechanical braking
- Updates on solutions to address Euro 7 challenges & next steps: How to solve Euro 7 issues within the boundary conditions of the vehicle
- Examine ongoing regulatory problems for dry brake technology: With legal requirements for a physical connection between the braking system & calipers, explore how dry brakes are currently implemented & how robust they are
- Explore increasing challenges in complexity of braking systems in relation to ADAS
ABOUT THE STEERING SYSTEMS CONFERENCE TRACK
More and more OEMs worldwide are introducing steer-by-wire into the market, however, the overall cost of steer-by-wire continues to be a major concern, with focus shifting to ways to make the systems cheaper, reducing redundancies and diversities, while increasing demand and rollout. Despite increasing rollouts, the safety of steer-by-wire systems remains a concern, with questions on how to solve safety requirements and how to ensure that reducing system costs does not compromise the quality and safety of the system, front-of-mind for Tier-1 suppliers.
New developments in corner module and single steering concepts have been hot topics of discussion throughout Asian markets, with China emphasising the importance and heavily investing in these non-traditional systems as new sources for vehicle innovation and new opportunities for improved vehicle control.
Attend the Steering Systems conference track to gain insight and find out more details on how these key developments are transforming how steering systems operate as part of the chassis, and the new capabilities and features they will enable for chassis systems and overall vehicle experience.
Key Themes for 2025
- Discuss market trends for steer-by-wire
- Explore overall system requirements for steer-by-wire systems: understand in what direction requirements are going & what solutions are still needed
- Ensuring safety & security for steer-by-wire systems: explore requirement updates to improve the safety of SbW systems
- Updates on the direction of steering systems for commercial vehicles
- Updates on future steering technologies: Explore corner module developments to integrate steering, brakes & drive in one corner & reduce complexity with minimised controllers & ECUs
- Future outlook: Assess where steering system developments are heading & what solutions are required to get there
ABOUT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS CONFERENCE TRACK
Since 2024, there have been more technical breakthroughs in fully- and semi-active suspension, with increasing commercial and industrial realisation expected in the next 2 years. As OEMs now look to move back towards hybrid platforms, requiring suspension systems to be adapted accordingly, it’s more important than ever to be up-to-date on the advancements and capabilities of active suspension systems.
Customers are continuing to demand higher levels of comfort and ride handling without compromising vehicle performance, while OEMs are under enormous cost-pressure and managing challenges to design suspension systems which can handle increasingly heavy vehicle loads.
Uncertainty remains over the necessity of fully-active suspension systems – with the high costs, increasing complexity and parity, what problem is it solving, and is this the technology necessary to do so?
Attend the Suspension Systems conference track to hear up-to-date market outlooks for active suspension systems, exploring what is really possible with these systems and ways active suspension can provide solutions to overcome current limits on vertical movement, to improve comfort and ride handling for customers.
Key Themes for 2025
- Assess commercial realisation of fully & semi-active suspension systems
- Explore available solutions for fully & semi-active suspension systems
- Balancing trade-off to reduce weight, increase performance & lower costs whilst maintaining maximum customer benefit
- Designing suspension systems to manage heavier vehicle loads: insight into lightweighting techniques & technologies
- Explore suspension archetypes for improved ride handling, tyre positioning & control
- Discuss how to improve connection between suspension systems & tyres to optimise dynamic stability control
- Examine how best practices to modify suspension systems to be compatible with increasing vehicle mass requirements
- Explore cost & design considerations for active suspension systems
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