Summary
With the growing demand for software-defined vehicles in the Indian market, the International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), a premier testing, certification, and R&D service provider under the Government of India, organized the "The DrivNxt.Ai" conclave, which was held at iCAT centre in Manesar, India, on December 20, 2024. The event highlighted the significance of software-defined vehicles in the Indian automotive market.
The conference held various seminars, productive speeches from experts from government, industry, and academia, panel discussions, automotive suppliers' exhibitions, and an ADAS technology track demonstration. OEMs like Mahindra and MG Motor also presented their latest vehicles at the event.
The report outlines the key topics presented at the seminar, track demonstrations of ADAS technologies, and the latest electric vehicle models from Mahindra and MG Motor.
| International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Manesar (Source - MarkLines) | "The DrivNxt.Ai" conclave Banner (Source - MarkLines) |
Seminar Sessions
| Sessions | Topic | Name | Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inaugural Session | Welcome address | Mr. Saurabh Dalela, Director, iCAT | iCAT |
| Plenary Session | Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Ecosystem | Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Head of Engineering, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. |
| Smart way to Design Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) | Mr. Brahmanand Patil, MD & President, Vector Informatik India Pvt. Ltd. | Vector Informatik India Pvt. Ltd. | |
| AI & VR in Automotive Space | Prof. Keisuke Toyoda, Project Professor, The Institute of Industrial Science | The University of Tokyo | |
| Mrs. Sunita Verma, Scientist - G and Group Coordinator (R&D - Electronics & IT) | Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Govt. of India (GoI) |
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Inaugural Session (iCAT)
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Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Ecosystem (Maruti Suzuki India)
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Smart way to Design Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) (Vector Informatik India)
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Transformation of the automotive industry (Ministry of Electronics and IT)
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Track demonstrations of ADAS technologies (iCAT)
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