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October 27–29, 2026
Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA
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October 27–29, 2026
Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA
Advanced Chassis & Powertrain Themes
Engineering and managing three co-existing vehicle platforms simultaneously.
Sub-topics
Optimizing ICE advancements and high-efficiency hybrid systems.
Integrating alternate fuel paths like "e-fuels" as a pragmatic technological bridge.
Scaling purely electric layouts (EV) alongside legacy platforms.
Overcoming the engineering challenges of increasingly dense electronic systems.
Sub-topics
Navigating skyrocketing vehicle complexity driven by high-voltage systems.
Executing critical battery development to meet safety, range, and cost parity targets.
Solving advanced thermal management loops required to cool dense battery packs, power electronics, and multi-energy powertrains.
Migrating from ICE to Hybrid to EV within the same platform is complex and expensive
Sub-topics
Ensuring advanced propulsion feels like a consumer benefit.
Achieving price parity with traditional vehicles to spur mass market adoption.
Utilizing refined vehicle dynamics and architectural advancements to preserve familiar, reliable vehicle behavior that gains consumer trust.
The Advance Chassis and Powertrain conference focuses on three critical pillars that reflect where the industry is moving:
Resolving the Multi-Platform Engineering Strain
Engineers need to share modular design strategies, cross-platform architectures, and common software abstraction layers. This helps maximize engineering efficiency and preserve manufacturer ROI without designing three entirely separate vehicles.
Overcoming the High-Voltage & Thermal Integration Wall
It is critical to bring together battery cell chemists, power electronics engineers, and fluid dynamics experts to co-develop integrated thermal loops that safely balance cabin comfort, battery longevity, and powertrain efficiency.
Bridging the Gap with Software and Mechanical Collaboration
Software and mechanical engineers bring a different mindset to technical challenges. Applying mechatronics to these technology disciplines is essential to enhancing vehicle performance such as steering, braking and suspension.
VTW addresses today’s propulsion reality: ICE, hybrid, and EV architectures operating in parallel.
This track covers:
By embedding powertrain engineering within VTW, attendees understand how propulsion choices interact with software, UX, and validation constraints.
Vehicle Technology Week (VTW) brings together the full lifecycle of modern vehicle development as the industry undergoes its architectural transformation toward software-defined, intelligent, and electrified platforms.
VTW unifies four strategic conference tracks – Vehicle Design & Cabin, Intelligent Vehicle, Vehicle Testing, and Advanced Chassis & Powertrain – into a single, integrated content program designed for engineers, technologists, and decision-makers shaping the road to 2030.