Join our moderators as they guide you through the day. The stream will be accessible directly on the website and aims to both inform and delight. You will meet our Partners Champions, Program 9 Startups, and your Plug and Play Stuttgart Team.

Especially relevant for engineers, experts, and opinion leaders interested in sensor technologies surrounding ADAS and autonomous vehicles increasing road safety.

75% of Pedestrians are killed at night. THIS is a pandemic we need to fight as well. Thermal sensing is the best in living object detection. Thermal sensing has been known for years in aviation and defense. It is now mature to enhance mobility safety to be 100% operative 24/7 under all weather conditions. Adasky will showcase how they are using thermal sensors to increase road safety and save lives.

Especially relevant for engineers, experts, and investors interested in sensor technologies surrounding ADAS and autonomous vehicles increasing road safety.

Terranet develops software for advanced driver-assisted systems and supplies the technology behind the next generation’s autonomous vehicles. Using lightning-fast 3D technology, VoxelFlow™ scans an area with a radius of 40 meters around the vehicle and reacts in three milliseconds. Within the project between Mercedes-Benz and Terranet, the Voxeflow Sensor Data is being fed into a safety map for navigation system called “LiveMap”, which is updated in real-time. Moving objects can be perceived dynamically an…

Especially relevant for tech-savvy mobility enthusiasts, innovation managers, developers and marketers.

travelloc develops software that allows its customers to make point-of-interest (POI) data come alive and enables clients to turn it into bespoke experiences. By matching individual user profiles with the right places, they offer tailor-made and up-to-date POI recommendations to users. Within the project between Mercedes Benz and travelloc, the teams enriched the city of Stuttgart with 100 curated POIs. Whenever a driver enters a specific urban area, a notification shows up in the head unit, informing them…

Especially relevant for OEM, Tier One, and curious minds.

In this session, we will discuss why the in-car experience is an increasingly crucial factor for future success within the mobility sector and in particular for automotive companies. We will elaborate on how the standardization of tech components can open up a universe of possibilities for 3rd party developers. We will further elaborate on potential opportunities in terms of (brand) differentiation and customization. Furthermore, we will share a few insights on working together with some of the most progre…

Especially relevant for innovators and other innovation colleagues of corporates

STARTUP AUTOBAHN is an open innovation platform with over 25 corporates as partners. Open Innovation is a key success factor in the innovation strategy at corporates and our platform is one channel to enhance collaborations with startups. We learn so much about the startup life, but what about the corporates? What motivates corporations to collaborate with external partners like startups?

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Meet the Startup Autobahn Partners: Founding Partners Daimler, Plug and Play Tech Center, ARENA2036, University of Stuttgart Anchor Partners ZF, DXC Technology, Porsche, BASF, Webasto, Motherson, T-Systems, DPDHL, Bosch and Ecosystem Partners Murata, AGC, Hyundai, Linde, BP, Jardine Matheson, Wieland, CoVea, Bleistahl, TÜV Rheinland, Faurecia, Eberspächer, ADAC, Sekisui, Plastic Omnium and Zenzic and our three new partners.

Meet the Program 9 Startups: Adasky, AgeVolt, Maaind, Motion Gestures, Out for Space, Quality Match, Repairfix, SevenD, Spark EV Technology, Terranet, Travelloc, vFunction, and Forciot at their virtual tables and deep dive into their technology. Learn more about the startups in the individual Startup Profiles and watch the announcement video here: https://youtu.be/SFyQi0vHH4Q.