8-9 October 2026 · Pune
Two days, one continuous conversation
From vehicle architecture, AI and cybersecurity on Day 1 to the digital cockpit, monetization and future mobility on Day 2, mapped out session by session.
Day 1
8 October 2026
Software-Defined Vehicles, Architecture, AI & Autonomous Capabilities
Registration, Refreshments and Networking
BreakConference Inauguration & Opening Address
CeremonyChairperson's vision: India's $390 billion SDV opportunity and the road ahead
From Mechanical to Digital: How Software is Rewriting the Automotive Value Chain
KeynoteChief Guest, OEM CEOs/CTOs share India's SDV transformation roadmap to 2030
India's Semiconductor & SDV Ambition: Bridging the Chip-to-Cloud Gap
KeynoteIndia Semiconductor Mission, FAME III & how domestic chip design enables SDV self-reliance
Panel: Governing the Software Car: Policy Frameworks, Standards & India's SDV Strategy
Panel- Bharat SDV Mission: A national strategy for software-led mobility
- Legal liability for AI-driven decisions & software-caused recalls
- WP.29 Cybersecurity & OTA compliance: India's readiness & gaps
- Homologation pathways for OTA updates & continuous deployment
- Automotive Mission Plan 2026 & its SDV software mandates
- Academia-industry co-creation for SDV engineering talent at scale
Tea Break and Networking
BreakZonal E/E Architecture: The Hardware Foundation of the Software-Defined Car
KeynoteFrom domain ECUs to high-performance compute, designing the vehicle brain of 2028
The Vehicle OS Wars: AUTOSAR Adaptive, Android Automotive & Linux-Based Stacks
KeynoteChoosing your software foundation: interoperability, safety certification & developer ecosystems
Panel: Building the Software Stack: Architecture, Middleware & Development Practices
Panel- Centralized compute vs. quasi-zonal vs. full-zonal: where is India heading?
- Hardware-software co-design for AI-grade SoCs in next-gen vehicles
- AUTOSAR Adaptive, ROS 2 and emerging middleware for cross-domain communication
- Virtualization, hypervisors & mixed-criticality OS for cockpit + ADAS convergence
- DevOps & CI/CD pipelines adapted for safety-critical automotive software
- Functional safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF & their role in software validation frameworks
Lunch Break and Networking
BreakLLMs in the Driver's Seat: How Large Language Models are Entering Automotive AI
KeynoteFrom ChatGPT-in-car to safety-certified GenAI, the state of in-vehicle foundation models
ADAS to Autonomy: India's Software Path to L3+ Driving
KeynoteSensor fusion, perception stacks & simulation-led validation for Indian road conditions
Panel: Intelligence at the Edge: AI, ADAS Software & the Road to Autonomy in India
Panel- Deploying AI models at the vehicle edge: on-device inference vs. cloud offload
- Post-quantum cybersecurity for ADAS communication channels
- Multi-modal sensor fusion (camera, radar, LiDAR) for Indian road & weather conditions
- AI safety assurance: ISO/PAS 8800 & SOTIF compliance for autonomous decision-making
- Digital twins & synthetic data for cost-effective ADAS validation & corner-case testing
- Bharat NCAP & regulatory pathways for ADAS feature certification in India
Tea Break and Networking
BreakThe Expanding Attack Surface: Cybersecurity in a World of 300M+ Connected Vehicles
KeynoteFrom secure boot to post-quantum cryptography, building the cyber-resilient SDV
OTA at Scale: Managing Software Lifecycles Across Millions of Vehicles
KeynoteRollback strategies, regulatory traceability & fleet-wide update orchestration
Panel: The Hard Problems: Cybersecurity, OTA Complexity & Building Resilient SDV Ecosystems
Panel- ISO/SAE 21434 & UNECE WP.29: from paper compliance to real threat resilience
- India's data localization laws & their impact on connected vehicle cloud architecture
- Securing the OEM, Tier-1 and cloud supply chain: shared responsibility models
- Talent gap in automotive software: skilling engineers for AUTOSAR, ADAS & cloud-native dev
- Managing software debt & legacy ECU migration without halting production
- The startup opportunity: where can Indian deep-tech firms build global SDV leadership?