European Automotive E/E System Summit 2026 - this summit centered on the theme "E/E Architecture Innovation in the Age of AI and SDV"

May 21-22, 2026 / Frankfurt, Germany / ECV International
The summit will be held in-person and online.

As the automotive industry accelerates toward a software-defined vehicle (SDV) future, the evolution of E/E architecture has become the backbone for enabling centralized computing, intelligent driving, and seamless over-the-air services. OEMs and Tier 1/2 suppliers now face mounting pressure to integrate powerful hardware platforms with flexible, scalable software stacks-all while balancing safety, performance, and cost-efficiency. 

At the same time, the explosive advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly breakthroughs in large models for perception, decision-making, and generative tasks, is reshaping E/E architecture design paradigms with unprecedented force. AI is not only key to realizing high-level autonomous driving but is also driving a fundamental shift from distributed to centralized and zonal architectures, accelerating the maturation of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Zonal Control. 

This summit centered on the theme "E/E Architecture Innovation in the Age of AI and SDV", will bring together leading global OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, technology giants, and academic pioneers to explore how next-generation E/E architecture is shaping the foundation of intelligent vehicles; and discuss how AI acts as a central driving force, guiding the next revolution in E/E architecture across computing, communication, power distribution, and hardware-software integration—laying a solid foundation for building more efficient, intelligent, and secure future vehicles.

Hot Topics

• Driving Software-Centric Innovation: What’s Next for E/E Architecture
• From Distributed to Centralized: Architecting the Future of E/E Systems with AI
• The AI-Driven Automotive Revolution: From Centralized Computing to Autonomous Mobility
• Unlocking Central Compute Performance: How High-Speed In-Vehicle Networks Power AI-Defined Vehicle
• Next-Generation E/E Architectures: Scalability, AI Integration & Multi-Path Electrification
• Towards Gigabit Ethernet in SDV: OEM Challenges in Scaling Bandwidth, Safety and Real-Time Communication
• Sensor Fusion Architecture: Delivering High-Quality Data for AI
• Designing the Data Backbone: High-Speed In-Vehicle Networks in Centralized Vehicle Architectures
• Road to Cloud Mobility: Cross- Domain E/E Architecture Powering in SDV Era
• Securing SDV: From Embedded Security to Secure Boot and Partitioning

Industries/Sectors
Consulting and OEMs; Semiconductor and Chip; Autonomous Driving Technology; ADAS; Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs); Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X); Battery and Energy Management; Infrastructure and Mobility Service; AI and Machine Learning; High-Performance Computing; Sensor Fusion Technologies; Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates; Cloud Computing and Data Analytics; Cybersecurity for E/E Systems; Automotive Infotainment and UX; Automotive Testing and Simulation.