Nitish Sanghi develops and deploys safety-critical perception and diagnostics for industrial autonomous vehicles. In this feature, he discusses the common issues that arise in autonomous vehicle systems, often found in real use cases, rather than in simulation or bench testing. These challenges highlight that while individual components may perform correctly in isolation, maintaining alignment and reliability across the full system under real-world conditions remains a critical hurdle

Why vehicle integration still surprises teams

A stack can look stable in replay and still brake late the first week it runs on a real vehicle. By then, most AV programs have already been through bench, simulation, and in-the-loop work, with production code running on real processors and parts of the vehicle brought into the loop.

Continue reading Feature*: Integration failures that only appear on real vehicles at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

In this interview with Focal Point Positioning, Muhammad Nauman Nasir, ADAS lead at Mercedes-Benz, explains how cutting-edge vehicle autonomy balances innovation, safety and trust – emphasizing that in ADAS, every line of code carries both a moral and a technical responsibility.

ADAS technology sits at the intersection of innovation and safety-critical systems. How do you balance the push for cutting-edge features with the absolute necessity of reliability and safety?

In ADAS, innovation without safety is not ambition, it is irresponsibility. Every single line of code must be written with a human life in mind. That sounds like a constraint.

Continue reading FEATURE*: Muhammad Nauman Nasir of Mercedes-Benz on building safe, AI-driven, human-centered autonomous systems at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Having recently partnered with Holon to create a scalable pathway for organizations to introduce autonomous services into existing transportation systems, CharterUp founder and CEO Armir Harris caught up with AAVI to tell us more about how the partnership combines Holon’s autonomous technology and operational systems with CharterUp’s end-to-end software platform and deployment expertise. CharterUp will deploy Holon’s integrated autonomous mobility solution across its AI-enabled network, including campuses, airports, transit agencies and community environments.

Can you describe CharterUp’s current operation?

CharterUp manages the largest group transportation marketplace in North America, providing access to thousands of vehicles across all 50 states and Canada.

Continue reading INTERVIEW: Armir Harris, founder and CEO, CharterUp at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Vehicle software used to feel like a finish line: verify, sign off, ship. In modern fleets, that mindset breaks down. Deployment is where risk shows up, even after pre-release validation.

Hardware variants, uneven connectivity, partial installs and real-world edge cases turn rollout strategy into a safety variable. For advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features, how a release is executed can matter as much as what is released. The point of staged rollout is simple: expansion decisions are based on measurable gates, not optimism.

The direction set by emerging standards

UN Regulation No. 156 requires manufacturers to operate a software update management system (SUMS).

Continue reading Staged rollouts become safety evidence at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

In this interview with Focal Point Positioning, Augustin Friedel, a software-defined vehicle expert and associated partner at MHP, shares a candid view of what it takes for incumbent OEMs to make the leap to software-led operating models, how to think about the path to a full software-defined vehicle (SDV), and what it will take to build customer trust as autonomy scales.

You guide OEMs through SDV transformation. What is the biggest organizational barrier you see when large, legacy companies move toward software-led models? 

Willingness and ability to change is the number one barrier, and it shows up in subtle but systematic ways.

Continue reading FEATURE*: Augustin Friedel on how OEMs can succeed in SDV/AV transformation at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

At the start of the year, Motive launched the AI Dashcam Plus, a single device combining advanced AI capabilities, hands-free communication and integrated hardware. Designed to reduce collisions, the release was accompanied by Motive’s AI Road Safety Report, which analyzed 1.2 billion hours of dashcam footage from 2024 to 2025 to uncover when, where and why collisions occurred. AAVI got some insights from Nyanya Joof, head of UK at Motive

The AI Dashcam Plus is powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 AI processor, enabling it to run more than 30 AI models simultaneously.

Continue reading INTERVIEW: Motive’s Nyanya Joof on driver monitoring and safety at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Enrico Salvatori, senior VP and president of Qualcomm Europe, recently told AAVI about the company’s new advanced driving (AD) system, co-developed with BMW Group for the Neue Klasse platform (see our January 2026 issue for the full story)

Snapdragon Ride in BMW’s Neue Klasse

The advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in the all-new BMW iX3 is powered by Snapdragon Ride Pilot, which integrates high-performance, automotive-grade systems-on-chip (SoCs) for centralized sensor data processing, advanced computer vision modules for perception and the Snapdragon Ride Automated Driving software stack co-developed with BMW – including drive policy and safety guardrails.

Continue reading INTERVIEW: Qualcomm Europe’s Enrico Salvatori on the Snapdragon Ride Pilot AD system at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Damian Lewis, market development manager at Viasat Enterprise, explains the company’s role in the vehicle-narrowband NTN communication ecosystem, and how it collaborates with the automotive industry to integrate its satellite capabilities for critical safety applications. This topic was recently highlighted in an exclusive feature in the January 2026 issue of ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International

What did you learn from last year’s 5GAA technology demonstration in Paris?

The 5GAA demo in Paris was a landmark event that demonstrated for the first time that the technology for satellite-to-vehicle connectivity is now available.

Continue reading INTERVIEW: Viasat’s Damian Lewis on non-terrestrial network (NTN) communications for V2X at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Next-generation autonomous mobility is moving toward systems that handle more complex tasks with far less external guidance. The focus is shifting from basic automation to continuous interpretation of space, activity and intent. The goal is to enable smoother movement through warehouses, factory floors, outdoor paths and mixed environments where tasks change quickly and perception needs to stay continuous.

This new wave of mobility emphasizes awareness, adaptability and faster decision cycles supported by dense visual inputs.

This direction is shaping how product teams think about perception itself. Vision is becoming the anchor for navigation, interaction and decision-making, guiding how machines respond.

Continue reading FEATURE*: Rise of unified AI vision boxes – driving powerful next-generation autonomous mobility at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Roger Ordman, VP of marketing at Foretellix, which provides data automation for AI-powered autonomy, shares the company’s plans ahead of this year’s CES (January 6-9, 2026), in an exclusive interview first published in the January 2026 issue of ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International magazine.

What do you like most about CES?

The energy. CES brings together innovators, engineers and decision-makers shaping the future of mobility, and year after year, you can feel the industry’s momentum. It has always been more than a show for us; it’s where meaningful conversations happen and relationships strengthen.

Continue reading INTERVIEW: Foretellix shares its plans for CES at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.