EXPO NEWS: Autonomous Vehicle Tech Europe 2026 opens in Stuttgart

This year’s Vehicle Tech Week Europe has opened its doors and looks set to be a landmark edition for the organizer, UKi Media & Events. Running until June 25 at the Messe Stuttgart in Germany, the event brings together three of the industry’s most respected expos – Automotive Testing Expo Europe, Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo and Automotive Interiors Expo – under one roof for the first time. 

“As the automotive industry undergoes rapid transformation, the relationships between engineering departments, development teams and business units are becoming increasingly interconnected,” said Peter Massey, commercial director at UKi Media & Events. “Vehicle Tech Week Europe will reflect this shift, creating a collaborative environment where synergies can flourish.” 

Three shows, three distinct identities

Automotive Testing Expo Europe remains Europe’s premier gathering for vehicle testing, measurement and validation professionals, while Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo delivers a system-level view of the path from L2+ to L4, featuring specialist suppliers across ADAS, autonomy, simulation, AI and sensing. Automotive Interiors Expo, meanwhile, serves the cockpit development, interior materials and in-cabin technology communities. 

Across the three shows, visitors can explore an impressive line-up of exhibitors and new technologies.  

On the exhibition floor at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo, visitors can access the core technologies shaping the future of mobility; meet suppliers ready to help solve validation, scalability and deployment challenges; and improve product quality, safety and cost-efficiency. Exhibitors include aiMotive, rFpro, Dynamic Map Platform and MORAI, to name just a few, with other relevant suppliers taking part in the adjacent Automotive Testing Expo. 

The conference program

At Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo, a paid-for conference pass unlocks sessions covering software, AI and SDV architecture; safe autonomous deployment; simulation and virtual validation; and standards and collaboration. Following an opening address from Ford on Day 1, speakers will include representatives from TÜV/PAVE, FISITA, Uscale, Forvia, Ampere, ASAM, the European Commission, SAE ITC AVSC, Here Technologies, Renault, Hella, VinFast, Mercedes and more. 

Vehicle Tech Week Awards: Recognizing the brightest and best in automotive

The Vehicle Tech Week Awards will be presented from 5:15pm on Wednesday, June 24, in the Messe Stuttgart Atrium, bringing together all three shows’ recognition initiatives in a single ceremony. 

The ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International Awards recognize the breakthrough technologies and forward‑thinking innovations shaping safer, smarter and more sustainable mobility.  

Sitting alongside them, the ATTI Awards and Vehicle Tech Week Trailblazer Awards will honor individuals and organizations from the automotive testing and automotive interiors worlds, celebrating the emerging leaders reshaping the future of mobility.  

Together, the three ceremonies will make for an unmissable evening of industry recognition and networking. 

Keep checking the AAVI website for highlights from the event, which runs until Thursday, 25 June. Click here to register for your free pass to Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026