Hardware.AD Europe

Hardware.AD Europe focuses on the advancement of automotive hardware to improve the efficiency and safety of autonomous vehicle development.

Topics

• Sensor Fusion Units: Efficient data combination from various sensors for accurate perception
• Energy Efficiency in Computing Hardware: Balancing computational needs with vehicle energy budgets
• Communication Systems (V2X): Design for fast, secure data exchange between vehicles and infrastructure
• Hardware Redundancy and Failover Mechanisms: Ensuring safe operation during hardware failure
• CPU and GPU Performance: Optimization for computational power and manageable power consumption
• Integration of Control and Compute Systems: Strategies for seamless operation of compute-heavy and real-time control systems
• Virtualization: Role of virtual software platforms in product development and testing
• FPGA Customization and Flexibility: Effective use of FPGAs for accelerating autonomous vehicle tasks
• Critical Functions: Real-time, deterministic control of steering, braking, and acceleration
• Low-Latency Data Processing: Ensuring real-time processing across the hardware stack
• Drive-By-Wire Systems: Development of robust electronic controls for traditional mechanical linkages
• Enabling efficient & secure delivery of the SDV: Rethinking delivery models from agile to DevOps to DevSecOFP

Who should Attend

• Automotive hardware engineers
• Autonomous vehicle developers
• Systems integrators
• Software developers for AVs
• Researchers in autonomous driving technology