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Registration & Community Wall

The official registration for the conference: Pick up your name badge, take a Polaroid photo for the Car HMI Europe Community Wall, use your personalized matchmaking app, make first contacts & plan meetings and get started.Read more

STREAM B | Case Study: Seat Belt as an HMI (Human- Machine Interface)

In the context of adaptive cruise control and Level 3 AD, ensuring effective driver engagement during takeover requests is critical for safety. This presentation explores the integration of vibrotactile feedback in the seatbelt system to deliver clear, immediate, and non-intrusive cues for drivers. Combining vibrotactile alerts with visual and auditory signals can enhance situational awareness,Read more

World Café Sessions

WHAT IS A WORLD CAFÉ? World Café session are designed to help you discuss with colleagues and peers similar issues and challenges that everyone is facing in the industry. Not only will the conversation be moderated by an expert speaker, the aim of the session is to find real solutions to real world problems withRead more

2 | Navigating HMI Complexity Café: How Can We Streamline Complexity to Enhance User Interactions in Car HMIs?

How can we design intuitive interfaces that help users easily remember interaction methods? What strategies can be employed to provide clear and immediate feedback to users? How can we ensure that users can seamlessly switch between different interaction methods? What are the best practices for minimizing cognitive load in complex HMIs? How can user trainingRead more

Closing Remarks by the Event Chair & we.CONECT Global Leaders

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6 | Challenge Your Peers: How to Find the Customer’s Voice in a Systems-led Organisation?

What obstacles do you encounter when sharing customer insights in your organisation? What are the hurdles you face taking insights into a product? What challenges are there when understanding the emotions and behaviours of your customers? How do you discover new scenarios that determine user needs? What parallels do you see between the car andRead more

1 | L2 HMI Futures Café: What are the Future Prospects For Level 2 Automated Systems in Automotive HMIs?

What are the benefits for customers in using level 2 automated systems in urban environments? How can hands-off level 2 automated systems improve the driving experience for customers? What specific uses of hands-off level 2 automated systems in urban environments might interest customers? What safety gains can customers expect from level 2 automated systems inRead more

Closing Remarks by the Event Chair & We.CONECT Global Leaders

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Refreshment Break & Networking

Get coffee, get snacks, make connections, and talk with your peers – and have the chance to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.Read more

STREAM A | Solution Study: Breaking the Cycle — Shifting from Reactive Firefighting to Proactive Validation, Powered by Virtual Environments

Infotainment is no longer just about user experience — it’s becoming a leading root cause of vehicle recalls, lawsuits, and brand damage. This talk reveals why traditional testing keeps greenlighting real-world failures, why task forces keep getting formed too late, and how software complexity keeps outpacing validation. We’ll expose the systemic gaps in current QARead more