KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEM & TIER-1 COMPANIES

• Hear OEMs and Tier-1 future plans for collaboration between steering, braking

and suspension systems

• Understand OEM and Tier-1 thoughts on required architecture, sensor

considerations and actuator designs for integrated chassis controls

• Learn about worked examples and applications in which OEMs and Tier-1s are

engaging in coordinated control

• Assess the cost implications of integrated systems, and potential cost saving

solutions

Mahmoud Abdelfatah

Systems Manager - Steering
Hitachi Astemo

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Bin Li

Engineering Specialist
Cummins

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INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY OEMs

& TIER 1 COMPANIES

The industry’s interest in integrated chassis control has grown recently, leading

to companies exploring centralized controller concepts using components in the

system as smart actuators.

Join this panel discussion as OEMs and Tier-1s address the following:

• Learn what is the OEM’s preferred architectures for integrated chassis control,

and what they think is the hardware that should be used

• Find out how integrated chassis control works in a fully integrated vehicle,

how it is being designed and where redundancy lies in the system

• Listen as OEMs and suppliers discuss and establish individual responsibilities

when designing integrated chassis control systems

• Establish where responsibility lies for ensuring functional safety of the system
• Hear multiple perspectives on combining multiple actuators instead of

doubling up on front actuators

Mahmoud Abdelfatah

Systems Manager - Steering
Hitachi Astemo

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PANEL DISCUSSION

• Hear how functional safety requirements are driving the design of multi

actuator integrated systems

• Learn how integration can ensure functional safety in a way that redundancy

typically does

• Find out how overall integrated control of the vehicle can provide the ability to

manage safety at a system level

PRESENTATION

• Learn best practices to manage and bring down the cost of integrated chassis

control systems

• Understand how to achieve more mechatronic control and higher functioning

vehicle performance while still keeping tabs on cost

Question & Answer Session

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Join our roundtable discussion where you’ll deep dive into mechanisms

organizations are leveraging to reduce costs in integrated chassis controls.

Discuss and dissect innovative approaches your peers across the automotive

industry are using to manage/lower costs in integrated chassis controls and leave

with the practical insights you need to innovate your approach to reducing costs

across steering, braking and suspension systems in 2025 and beyond.

STANDARDIZATION DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS FROM ALL CHASSIS

DOMAINS, INCLUDING STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION

• Discuss how and why new technology is driving the need for standardization
• Find out about the standardization of electronic communications between

different parts/centralized controls

• Join experts as they outline a common methodology on information that

needs to be being communicated, including what the braking actuator at the

corner is responsible for vs. what centralized controls are responsible for

Question & Answer Session

Back for 2025, where event attendees will be taken to a well-known proving

ground in the Michigan area where they will be able to get behind the wheel, in

the driver’s seat to experience functionalities and performance of demonstrator

vehicles, including off-road vehicles. You can explain a topic on paper, but once

you experience it and get a true sense of performance, you are more likely

to prioritize it and offer it to your customers. Do not miss this opportunity to

experience the latest innovations in suspension, braking and steering.

• Details on demonstrator vehicles that will be available to ‘ride & drive’ will be

announced soon

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

• Get a complete update on the current state of the automotive chassis industry

and the macro level trends influencing changes in this space

• Understand the OEM’s pain points in relation to chassis systems development
• Learn how business models are changing/will change now and in the future
• Examine industry outlook for market penetration of integrated chassis control

systems

Mauricio Dominguez

Senior Analyst Chassis, Component Forecasts
S&P Global

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KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON VEHICLE

ELECTRIFICATION

• Find out how these experts see systems playing a role in terms of energy

efficiency and how they are leveraging the ability of an EV propulsion torque

delivery to improve the behaviour of their systems

TIER-1 PRESENTATION

• Discuss how suspension systems are playing a role

now and in the future, and what changes are needed

to meet customer demands

• Gain an overview of market trends for suspension

systems

Question & Answer Session

KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION

This panel of experts will take stage to discuss ways to convince the industry

and teams on the trustworthiness of AI in commercial steering, braking and

chassis systems.

• Explore what guards can be put together to make AI safe with fellow

professionals across the automotive industry

• Understand whether there are any rules from a government body, SAE, IEEE

or ISO to hold people accountable when implementing AI

• Leave with the knowledge you need to safely implement the use of AI in

steering, braking and chassis systems development

USE CASES ON HOW TO PUT AI TO PRACTICAL USE

• Hear practical use cases where artificial intelligence has been used
• Find out which steering models are robust enough to prevent hallucination

and ensure accurate responses

• Learn what bottom line, measurable benefits can be gained by putting artificial

intelligence to work

Question & Answer Session

Saikiran Divakaruni

Head of Engineering – Data Science & AI
ZF Group

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PRESENTATION

• Find out how to optimize weight to achieve lighter

weight and similar or the same levels of stiffness.

• Discover new manufacturing techniques for designing

suspension structural components and hybrid

components which use metal and plastics to achieve

desired levels of stiffness with a lower weight instead

of traditional sheet metal or steel components.

Question & Answer Session

SHARING BEST PRACTICES FROM THE AUDIENCE

• Discuss how to develop new systems to fulfil NVH

requirements in electric vehicles with your fellow

suspension system track audience members

• Share best practices to optimize systems for NVH at

the source of the noise

Establishing whether AI can help with NVH on a

simulative level, not on a hardware component level

Question & Answer Session