Shaping Tomorrow's Automotive Sensing Landscape, One Discussion at a Time
Attendees can expect sessions ranging from legislative and regulatory developments in automotive safety to the evolving role of comfort, interaction, and intelligence inside the vehicle.
A strong emphasis will be placed on HMI design and evaluation, highlighting its role in shaping effective in-cabin systems. Engineers will gain practical insight into how HMI supports technical decision-making, while OEMs will explore how in-cabin technologies can be used to differentiate vehicles through improved safety and user experience.
Key focus areas for 2026 include AI and Ethics, Next-Generation Automotive Sensing and Monitoring, Displays and Interactions, and Human Factors and Safety.
2026 Key Topics
The Intelligent Cockpit: Multi-Modal Sensing and Fusion
As cabins become more connected and personalised, multi-modal sensing—from cameras to audio to biometrics will enable richer, more contextual interactions. This track looks at how sensing and fusion unlock intelligent, adaptive cockpit experiences.
Restraints, Airbags, CPD & Seat Technology for Safe and Adaptive Cabins
This track examines advanced restraints, airbag systems, CPD strategies, and adaptive seating technologies designed to protect occupants across diverse postures and cabin configurations. Beyond crash protection, we also explore how intelligent seat systems enhance comfort, wellbeing, and user experience through posture detection, automated adjustment, pressure and fatigue management, and personalised ergonomics.
DMS + Cognition – What Next?
Driver monitoring is evolving beyond distraction and drowsiness. This track explores cognitive state assessment, intent prediction, behavioural modelling, and how next-generation DMS contributes to safer shared-control driving.
Occupant Safety in Emerging Shared Mobility Models
Ride-hail, shuttles, robotaxis, and subscription fleets bring new safety challenges. This track focuses on occupant protection, seating variation, misuse, and passenger behaviour in shared and multi-occupant environments.
Environmental and Emotional Edge Cases
Understanding Human Behaviour in Complex Environments
Human behaviour changes in non-ideal conditions, and those signals become even harder to interpret when environmental and emotional edge cases occur simultaneously. Sessions will examine how to recognise and reason about these intertwined human and environmental conditions to support reliable in-cabin intelligence and ensure occupant safety and wellbeing.
Privacy, Ethics & Data Governance for the Intelligent & Connected Cabin
As vehicles collect richer behavioural, biometric, and contextual data, ensuring trust becomes essential. This track addresses privacy, transparency, data governance, and ethical AI for in-cabin sensing and connected experiences.
Technical Tutorials
Only available to LEARN Pass holders, our tutorials are the perfect opportunity to dive deep into core industry topics, interact with industry leaders, collaborate with like-minded engineers, and elevate your expertise by tackling tough questions and broadening your skill set.
Check out details of the first of our tutorials to be announced, below.
Downfall of the Touchscreen: Human Factors and the Comeback of Buttons, Knobs, and Switches
Michael A. Nees
Professor of Psychology
Lafayette CollegeÂ
The Psychology of In-Cabin UX: What Makes Interfaces Trustworthy and Effective?
David Mitropoulos-Rundus
Consultant
Clear Usability LLCÂ
Collaborative Steering
Dr. Robert Fuchs
Head of R&D Department
JTEKTÂ
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Check out the first batch of expert-led sessions on our Agenda for InCabin USA.
Watch this space for more keynotes, presentations and panels to be announced soon.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Sensor Systems and Their Usage in Autonomous Vehicle Fleets
Simon Verghese
Director of Sensors
WaymoÂ
Color Separation for Machine Vision
Robin Jenkin
Distinguished Engineer & Lead Imaging Scientist
NVIDIAÂ
Keynote Presentation
Kumail Syed
R&D Platform Manager
ValeoÂ
KEYNOTE PANEL SESSION
From Compliance to Acceptance: Engineering Trust in the Age of Autonomy
Katelyn Magney-Miller
Communications Director
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE US)Â
Tara Olds
Director of Connected and Automated Vehicles
Minnesota Department of TransportationÂ
More panellists to be announced!
PANEL SESSION
Ready or Not: What Takeover Readiness Really Means in the Shift to L3
Dr. Alexandra Mueller
Senior Research Scientist
IIHSÂ
Dr. Robert Fuchs
Head of R&D Department
JTEKT
More panellists to be announced!
Privacy, Ethics & Data Governance for the Intelligent & Connected Cabin
Securing AI-Powered Vehicles: A Hardware- Based Security Framework for Scalable, Trustworthy Autonomy
Pav C Suriyanarayanan
Compliance & Automotive Ecosystem Manager – Security IPGroup
Synopsys, Inc.Â
Restraints, Airbags, CPD, and Seat Technology for Safe and Adaptive Cabins
Presentation
Dr Ramesh Nepal
Radar Engineer
Alps AlpineÂ
Environmental and Emotional Edge Cases – Understanding Human Behavior in Context of Complex Environments
Real-World Driver Behavior around Partial Automation based on Situational Demand (WT)
Dr. Alexandra Mueller
Senior Research Scientist
IIHSÂ
MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM...
*All presentations and scheduling are subject to change.
