Vehicle simulation company, VI-grade, has announced the preliminary lineup of speakers and sponsors for its 2024 Zero Prototypes Summit, to be held on 14-16 May at VI-grade’s SimCenter in Udine, Italy.
The event is targeted at the global automotive development community, with keynote and technical presentations by companies including Applus+ IDIADA, Bugatti Rimac, RSengineering, EDAG Group, Honda R&D, Horiba MIRA, Mercedes AMG and Multimatic. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
New for 2024: interactive podium discussions
As a new feature at this year’s summit, VI-grade will debut a series of podium discussions, bringing together experts and automotive thought leaders for conversations about their adoption of the Zero Prototypes vision. Topics to be discussed include:
- The future of the customer experience in automotive technology
- Building synergies between automotive OEMs and suppliers
- Advancing ADAS through driving simulator calibration
Hands-on technical sessions and user groups
Attendees are also invited to participate in a series of demonstration sessions for specific automotive applications in which they can experience first-hand VI-grade’s advanced simulation tools and find out how they can benefit the development process.
On 17th May, VI-grade will host user group sessions for its driving simulator and NVH customers, providing an opportunity for attended to interact directly with product development teams. In addition, VI-grade is convening the motorcycle community at the Zero Prototypes Summit on 14th May with a dedicated user group session focused on VI-Motorcycle, a simulation environment created specifically for motorcycle design and testing.
VI-grade has also announced strategic media partnerships with renowned publishers including Vehicle Dynamics International, ATZ, and SAE Media Group, which will amplify the event’s reach and impact.
“These presentations will provide our valued customers, partners and followers with exclusive insights into how key players in the global automotive industry are currently using VI-grade’s cutting-edge simulation and driving simulators to accelerate the development of new vehicles, thus bringing them ever closer to virtual sign-off,” commented Guido Bairati, managing director at VI-grade.
Registration for the 2024 Zero Prototypes Summit is open at this link. An exclusive Early Bird Discount of 20% is available for registrations made before 31st March. Further discounts for multiple attendees from the same organisation, universities etc. are available upon request.
