How are AI, software-defined vehicles and new development models changing the automotive industry — and what does it take to turn these technologies into scalable business and engineering strategies? Together with our partner Ultima Media Germany, the US Automotive Software Strategies Conference 2026 will bring the automotive software ecosystem together on November 3–4, 2026, in San Jose, California, for two days of expert insights, practical perspectives and high-value networking.
AutoTech Council community members can also benefit from an exclusive 20% discount using the code AUTOTECH20.
The conference agenda explores some of the most important topics shaping the next generation of automotive software, including:
• Architecture for the AI-defined vehicle
• The evolution of the software-defined vehicle
• Agentic AI and AI-enabled engineering
• Automotive operating systems, middleware and platform APIs
• Open-source innovation and collaborative development
• Virtual development, digital twins and automated testing
• Automotive data and new software-driven business models
Attendees at the US Automotive Software Strategies Conference 2026 will hear from experts and industry leaders from companies including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Google, AWS, Ford, NIO U.S., Woven by Toyota, Red Hat, QNX, GitHub, Synopsys, Vector Informatik and the Eclipse Foundation, among others.