STEERING PLENARY
Steering Plenary
Focus Day | 11 June 2024
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
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION
- Find out about the impact of modularized chassis controls on integrated chassis control implementation
- Discuss what happens if an OEM decides to go with independent vendors for the three big systems: how can they coexist?
- Learn whether there are any specific cons to integrated chassis control architecture
Question & Answer Session
Sameer Kolte - Senior Manager, Feature & Systems Engineering, Autonomy, Rivian Automotive
Mahmoud Abdelfatah - Systems Manager - Steering, Hitachi Astemo
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
Question & Answer Session
Zachary Sabato
Senior Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics and Chassis ControlHyundai Mobis North America
PRESENTATION
- Understand the macro industry view on the acceptable level of functional safety
- Hear if OEMs are collaborating with one another to establish a standard, or whether individual OEMs are driving individual requirements
- Explore zonal control versus wheel control: Understand how the industry is looking to integrate in the level of redundancy OEMs see as an acceptable level of duplication
- Learn where the industry is going and how it is approaching functional safety to apply expensive resources in the most optimal way
Question & Answer Session
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
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.
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
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
PANEL DISCUSSION
Join this panel discussion where experts will explore how looking to peripheral
industries, like aerospace and motorsport, can inspire innovative solutions to
common integrated chassis control challenges, such as SbW, functional safety,
and distributed control. The conversations will focus on the role of transparency,
information sharing, and overcoming the barriers created by intellectual property
in driving progress. A great opportunity to share insights and discuss how to
break down walls that inhibit collaboration and innovation.
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
Main Day One | 12 June 2024
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
Question & Answer Session
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
PRESENTATION
- Discover where the industry is going with steer-by-wire technology and at what point vehicles will full transition to steer-by-wire
- Understand current and future supply chain constraints and how they affect steer-by-wire time to market
Question & Answer Session
BUSINESS CASE STUDY FOR SbW TECHNOLOGY: SHOWCASING WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS TECHNOLOGY PROFITABLE
PRESENTATION
- Examine the business case for steer-by-wire and its profit margins for companies looking to adopt this technology
- Learn what needs to happen to make steer-by-wire profitable
- Examine the total cost of ownership for steer-by-wire technology
Question & Answer Session
Zachary Sabato
Senior Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics and Chassis ControlHyundai Mobis North America
PRESENTATION
- Examine the business case for steer-by-wire and its profit margins for companies looking to adopt this technology
- Learn what needs to happen to make steer-by-wire profitable
- Examine the total cost of ownership for steer-by-wire technology
Question & Answer Session
Mauro Pacheco
BOM Family Owner - Steer-by-Wire/Front & Rear Steering ActuatorsGeneral Motors
Michael Eickholt - Principal Product Line Architect, Steer-by-Wire, Nexteer Automotive
MULTIPLE TIER-1 PRESENTATIONS
- Discuss Tier-1 vendor proposals for the architecture of steer-by-wire systems in 2025
- Hear how suppliers are managing the cost implications of delivering steer-by-wire technology
- Discover realistic ways to help reduce costs by volume and complexity
Question & Answer Session
OEM & TIER-1 DISCUSSION ON EFFORTS TO BRING A PREMIUM FEEL WHILE ENHANCING CONTROL & SAFETY
In a steering system, steering feel is the highest priority. However, achieving a premium steering feel is a goal that is not achieved overnight.
Companies must apply efforts in every direction possible, investigate what can be done in terms of algorithms, look into different aspects and achieve a cohesive collaboration between OEM and Tier-1 companies.
Take a seat in the audience and hear several OEM and Tier-1 steering experts discuss:
In a perfect situation, how much steering feedback does the driver need and how can this information be used to deliver premium steering feel without compromising performance.
How are drivers using steering systems to enhance control and safety.
What are people doing today and what is their process for the next steering platform to deliver premium steering feel while optimizing performance.
What is the impact on steering feel and performance when moving from a steering systems with a mechanical connection to a steer-by- wire system.
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION
- Discuss who is liable in case of accident with a vehicle that has steer-by-wire technology
- Learn how to draw a line legally in case of recall and hear how to establish where liability lies
- Understand how to define boundaries of liability for software provided by OEMs versus Tier-1s
Question & Answer Session
Ryland Grimstead - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Steering, Volvo Group
William Bouse - Technical Specialist Steering and Chassis Domain, International Motors
Rana Mohammed - Manager, Commercial Steering, Bosch
SUPPLIER-LED PANEL DISCUSSION ADDRESSING STRATEGIC & ELECTRICAL ARCHICTECTURE CHALLENGES
- Hear what challenges the supplier base is facing with electric power steering
- Understand electrical architecture problems with electric power steering
- Learn how suppliers see the future of electric power steering and how they can support the OEM
Question & Answer Session
Main Day Two | 13 June 2024
Ramakrishna Kamath Vijayakumar - Product Owner- Steer-by-Wire, General Motors
Daniel Vilela - Virtual Development Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Chidambaram Subramanian - Lead Technical Specialist - Braking, Volvo Trucks North America
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
Question & Answer Session
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
CASE STUDY
- Take a detailed look at the future of steering systems in autonomous vehicles
- Learn how to make steering systems technology in autonomous vehicles acceptable
- Understand how to make robust, fail-safe technology to recognize perceptions in a way that is safe to humans in autonomous vehicles
- Find out what’s causing delays in the implementation of steering systems in autonomous vehicles
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION
- Find out why it’s difficult to achieve steer feel in autonomous vehicles
- Understand why steer-by-wire systems are not inferior to electric steering systems in terms of steer feel
- Explore customer options for steer feel in autonomous vehicles
- Consider how having a virtual driver impacts steer feel
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION
Learn how SDV software will impact hardware.
Establishing the tradeoffs between the bare minimum hardware implementation where cost is kept low vs. investment in more expensive hardware at the outset of development.
Understand how to best allocate resources, size teams properly and plan release dates.
Question & Answer Session
PRESENTATION FOCUSING ON HOW SDV WILL
IMPACT STEERING SYSTEM DESIGN
- Understand what the ideal split between hardware and software development responsibilities needs to be from a steering system design pov
- Learn how to operationalize multiple suppliers for software & hardware development
- Understand IP concerns and measures to manage these
Question & Answer Session
- Hear how to integrate analytics into new steering technology products
- Learn how to make over-the-air updates and telematics accessible to customers
- Learn how digitization, prognostics and diagnostics can be made a lot easier
Question & Answer Session
Chidambaram Subramanian - Lead Technical Specialist - Braking, Volvo Trucks North America
PRESENTATION FOCUSING ON FUTURE TRENDS, LEVEL OF
REDUNDANCY NEEDED & REMEDIAL ACTION MODES IN THE EVENT
OF SYSTEM FAILURE
- Discover future chassis system trends for light-duty trucks and semi-trucks
- Understand level of redundancy needed for trucks
- Explore the challenges of relying on mechanical backups for heavy-duty trucks
- Discuss what needs to be done to stop heavy-duty vehicles and acceptable remedial action modes during system failure
Question & Answer Session
R&D PRESENTATION
- Existing braking systems are sophisticated for today’s needs. But are they built for tomorrow’s autonomous vehicles. Find out what this expert thinks
- Find out R&D efforts that are underway to overcome challenges with current braking systems
- Learn how to bring new-generation systems to market
Question & Answer Session
Sundar Bala - Senior System Safety Engineer - Brakes, General Motors
LEARN HOW TO SATISFY REDUNANCY & UNDERSTAND HOW
CONTROL IS MANAGED IN L4 VEHICLES
- If your power fails, how do you prove redundancy and who is the ultimate authority? Get answers to this commonly asked question
- Understand rules and regulations from the government on autonomous driving to satisfy redundancy
- Understand types of challenges companies are facing and how they’re tackling them when developing technologies that are expected to perform with different ADAS functions and features on the vehicle level
- Learn to manage control in L4/L5 autonomous vehicles.
Question & Answer Session
