Valeo has secured a contract for advanced safety technologies with a North American electric vehicle manufacturer. The company will deploy its corner radar suite, including both hardware and embedded software, for the auto maker’s L2+ and L3 system.

The latest generation of radar has been engineered to enable essential life-saving features, including automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane keeping assist (LKA) as well as safe exit protection (SEP). Valeo’s radar system can also support eyes-off functions that could be added over-the-air by the OEM at a later date.

“This landmark win with a major North American auto maker validates the unrivaled performance of our next-generation radar in the most demanding environments,” said Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain Division.

Continue reading North American EV OEM selects Valeo’s high-resolution radar platform at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo Europe (part of Vehicle Tech Week) took place in Stuttgart, Germany, last week, once again bringing together engineering departments, development teams and business units from across the intelligent vehicle sector. Visitors were able to experience the core technologies shaping the future of mobility, while sourcing new suppliers ready to help solve validation, scalability and deployment challenges.

“It’s my job as a chief strategist to figure out where are the opportunities, so coming to this [event], where I can talk with experts and see new technologies and how everything’s coming together, is a benefit that I can share with the whole team,” said Julia Grab, Ford’s chief strategist and planner for European passenger vehicles.

Continue reading SHOW REVIEW: Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo Europe 2026 at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

The rapid acceleration of autonomous vehicle development is reshaping the future of mobility, with investment, regulation and consumer demand all pushing the industry forward. As OEMs move beyond advanced driver assistance toward higher levels of automation, the industry faces a defining moment. Continued progress will depend on a broader and more innovative vision to overcome the limitations that still constrain real-world deployment. Xavier Banque, strategic marketing manager, automotive and IoT at Trimble, discusses the issue

At the center of this challenge is positioning. Vehicles must be able to determine their exact location and velocity at all times with a level of precision and reliability that supports safe decision-making.

Continue reading Bridging the gap between relative sensing and absolute positioning at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Zoox has launched the next iteration of its robotaxi as it prepares to move into large-scale production.

The company designed its robotaxi from scratch rather than adapting an existing vehicle for driverless use, meaning it could “design around riders, not drivers”, the company said. Feedback from half a million riders, alongside lessons from testing and early deployments, has informed ongoing refinements to the vehicle and shaped the development of this next generation.

Inside: comfort and calm 

The carriage-style cabin remains the same, but has been updated with changes to comfort, usability and interior finish.

Continue reading Zoox unveils next-gen robotaxi at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Thatcham Research has published findings from its real-world testing that highlight a gap in how intelligent speed assist (ISA) systems are currently evaluated for approval in the UK and Europe.

ISA, which uses camera and GPS data to read speed limit signs and communicate the prevailing limit to the driver, became mandatory on new vehicles sold in the UK and European Union from July 2024. The technology has the potential to reduce road casualties by helping drivers remain within posted speed limits. However, Thatcham Research’s findings suggest the current regulatory framework can leave gaps in how performance is captured, which may reduce driver confidence and lead some to disengage the system.

Continue reading Real-world testing reveals weaknesses in intelligent speed assist approval framework at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

A decade after early predictions of widespread automated driving failed to materialize, the global regulatory landscape has reached a decisive milestone – the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) has adopted the world’s first regulatory framework for fully driverless automated driving systems (ADS).

The framework establishes uniform international safety requirements and a common methodology for validating ADS-equipped vehicles. Built on a safety‑case approach and a safety management system, it aims to strengthen trust among governments, industry and the public by ensuring that automated systems meet rigorous, outcome‑focused safety standards.

WP.29’s decision underscores the growing importance of harmonized global vehicle rules.

Continue reading UNECE adopts first global regulatory framework for fully driverless AD systems at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Razvan Has, a staff systems engineer at PlusAI, which released SuperDrive 6.0, the latest version of its autonomous driving software engineered for commercial-scale deployment earlier this year, sat down with the AAVI team to discuss scalable V&V frameworks for Level 4 autonomous trucking during the conference at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo. 

Has’s presentation on Day 2 described PlusAI’s systems and safety engineering framework, which Has said has been explicitly tailored to overcome the “validation mileage fallacy” for Level 4 autonomous trucking deployments globally. He explained how the company has decoupled execution spaces into distinct problem, solution, verification and validation layers to ensure that engineering overhead converges toward zero as new commercial missions are expanded. 

Continue reading EXPO NEWS: PlusAI shares its scalable V&V frameworks for Level 4 autonomous trucking at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Waymo, Waabi, Volvo, Wayve, Euro NCAP and Parallel Domain are the winners of the second ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International Awards, recognizing industry innovation in vehicle safety and automated driving.  

The winners were announced during a live ceremony on June 24, at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo, part of Vehicle Tech Week (June 23-25, 2026). 

Coordinated by ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International (AAVI) magazine, the awards celebrate the very best innovations and new technologies across the ADAS and autonomous mobility sector from the last 18 months, acknowledging the achievements of the most remarkable projects and companies.  

Continue reading EXPO NEWS: And the winners are… at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

The second day of the conference at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo saw a fascinating presentation from Dr Marta Glinka, a psychophysiologist working for Harman International, which recently acquired the ADAS business of ZF Group. During her speech, titled ‘Driver distraction and readiness across levels of automation’, Glinka examined driver cognitive performance across over- and under-stimulation scenarios relevant to different levels of automation.

“While automation improves safety, sustaining driver alertness remains a challenge, as drivers remain vulnerable to both external distractions and internal cues,” she said.

Glinka showed how for ADAS (L1-L2), vehicle control taxes limited cognitive resources, and secondary tasks increase the risks of overload, stress and fatigue.

Continue reading EXPO NEWS: The critical need for reliable, appropriate driver readiness assessment at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Day 2 of Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026 is well underway at Messe Stuttgart, Germany, bringing together the full vehicle technology ecosystem across Automotive Testing Expo Europe, Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo Europe and Automotive Interiors Expo Europe.

Keep reading for a few highlights of what Day 2 at AutonomousVehicle Technology Expo Europe 2026 has had to offer so far…

AVSimulation’s new AI simulation assistant delivers fast, simple scenario description

AVSimulation is showcasing RAY, an AI-powered simulation assistant built into the SCANeR platform that enables engineers to describe a test scenario in plain language and receive a ready-to-run scenario file in seconds, eliminating manual scripting. 

Continue reading EXPO NEWS: Highlights from Day 2 at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo Europe 2026 at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.