After a strong start to Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026, at Messe Stuttgart, Germany, which brings together the full vehicle technology ecosystem across Automotive Testing Expo Europe, Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo Europe and Automotive Interiors Expo Europe, Day 1 has seen thousands of industry professionals thronging the halls in search of the technologies and solutions they need to succeed.
As the doors close after a busy Day 1, here are a few of the highlights from the show floor:
Apriorit showcases end-to-end engineering ownership of OS security
Apriorit is in Stuttgart to demonstrate 
end-to-end engineering of automotive OS security – from secure boot through SELinux policy, Autosar firmware, OTA and threat modeling. Services include alignment with UN R155/R156 and ISO/SAE 21434; ECU vulnerability research and Autosar SBOM extraction; secure boot, Secure Keystore and SELinux/MAC. The company is hoping to connect with OEM and Tier 1 leaders at the show, on SDVs, secure connectivity and embedded security. “Backed by TISAX certification and 24 years of cybersecurity engineering, we bring both the technical expertise and process maturity required to support automotive software,” said CEO Klaudia Zaika.
Find out more at Booth A184.
aiMotive’s HIL demo closes loop between real-world recorded data and ECU testing
Visitors are stopping by aiMotive’s booth to experience the company’s interactive neural simulation toolchain for HIL testing. aiSim runs neural simulation in real time, connects to production hardware and executes automated driving software in a closed-loop environment. Features include virtualizing real-world recordings into high-fidelity simulation using neural reconstruction; real-time ECU interaction; and ISO 26262 ASIL-D certification. The company is seeking input from OEMs and Tier 1s on HIL validation workflows, gaps between real-world testing and simulation-based validation, and difficult edge cases. “aiSim closes the loop between real-world recorded data and ECU-level testing in real time,” said marketing director Bence Boda.
Experience the live HIL demo at Booth A204.
Foretellix demos new reference solution for Nvidia Alpamayo ecosystem
Foretellix is highlighting its new reference 
solution for Nvidia Alpamayo, which provides a safety and data infrastructure for AI driving stacks and helps safely train and scale next-generation autonomous driving systems. Features include ODD coverage (gap analysis), synthetic data generation with scenario editing, and data curation and logging. “The shift to AI-driven autonomy fundamentally changes AV system validation,” said co-founder and CEO Ziv Binyamini. “We’re showing how our data-centric infrastructure fills critical ODD gaps through scalable synthetic data generation. We look forward to connecting with AV developers and V&V engineers wanting to accelerate workflows and deploy physical AI.”
See the reference solution at Booth A114.
rFpro presents findings from a collaborative project to advance sensor development and validation
Simulation software specialist rFpro presents the findings from Sim4CamSens2. The research project builds on the collaborative Sim4CamSens project, which improved the realism of external-facing sensor simulation. Sim4CamSens2 expanded the focus to cover interior-facing sensors, to address the growing importance of in-cabin monitoring for safety and autonomy. For its part in the project, rFpro advanced simulation verification processes, researched how synthetic data can assess real-world-deployed perception, and enhanced its simulation platform to model and test in-cabin systems with greater fidelity. The simulation tools can model human movement and skin appearance, with more detailed digital twins. Edge case scenarios include new infrared camera sensor integrations. These developments will be available in AV Elevate.
Learn more about Sim4CamSens2 at Booth A262.
Photonic radar technology from Xavveo delivers robust perception for all road conditions
Xavveo is showing its distributed 
photonic radar technology, which boasts high- resolution, ultra-dense point cloud data in all conditions, enabling robust, reliable perception. The team says the tech combines with Xavveo’s advanced AI foundation model for perception and classification, providing a tailored and integrated hardware and software stack for automotive, industrial robotics and security sectors. Modular and scalable, it enhances safety, precision and autonomy across diverse terrains and operating environments.
See the distributed photonic radar technology at Booth A102.
Vcarsystem launches PCIe‑based high‑performance datalogger to meet Level 2++ and higher
This year’s expo is providing the launchpad for Vcarsystem’s new PCIe‑based high‑performance datalogger, designed as a major leap forward in ADAS validation. The team is explaining to visitors that the scalable PCIe architecture delivers up to 16GB/s for lossless acquisition, using DMA and RDMA for direct transfer with minimal CPU load. The system operates as both an in-vehicle logger and a replay open-loop unit, reducing complexity, space and cost. Integrated with Adsoft, it supports rapid validation of functions such as ACC, AEB and parking, bridging road and lab testing.
See the datalogger at Booth A120.
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
