Automotive Testing Expo 2026

EXCELLERAT P2 will participate in Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026 with an Academia–Industry Collaboration area presenting European expertise in HPC, AI, simulation, visualization, digital twins, autonomous mobility, testing and materials innovation.

Vehicle Tech Week Europe brings together three major automotive exhibitions: Automotive Testing Expo Europe, Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo Europe and Automotive Interiors Expo Europe. The event provides a unique platform for automotive testing, validation, autonomous systems, software-defined vehicles, simulation, materials, interiors and next-generation vehicle technologies.

As the European Centre of Excellence for Engineering Applications, EXCELLERAT P2 will present how high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, data management, visualization and large-scale simulation workflows can support concrete automotive challenges.

The EXCELLERAT Academia–Industry Collaboration area continues the concept developed in 2024 and 2025, bringing together European research organisations, universities, HPC centres, AI Factories and academic partners to connect with automotive industry stakeholders.

The focus will be on practical research-driven solutions for:

• large-scale simulation workflows for automotive engineering;
• HPC-supported virtual testing and validation;
• AI and machine learning for engineering workflows;
• data management and high-performance data analytics;
• digital twins and simulation-based decision-making;
• scientific visualization, VR/AR and immersive engineering analysis;
• autonomous vehicle testing, simulation and validation;
• vehicle-in-the-loop testing and teleoperation;
• materials, interiors, thermal behaviour, aeroacoustics and component
  simulation;
• training and upskilling for HPC, AI, simulation and data-driven
  engineering.

EXCELLERAT P2 will be joined by academic and research partners contributing complementary expertise across the vehicle technology ecosystem:

EXCELLERAT P2
Large-scale simulation workflows, HPC, AI, data analytics, visualization and digital twins for automotive testing, validation and engineering innovation.

HLRS Simulation
HPC simulation, CAE software environments, CFD, crash, structural mechanics, materials simulation, multi-physics workflows and scalable simulation concepts.

HLRS Visualization Department
Scientific visualization, VR/AR, CAVE environments, COVISE, VISTLE, simulation post-processing and immersive analysis of simulation and test data.

HLRS Training and Scalable Algorithms
Training and upskilling in HPC, AI, big data, data analytics, programming, simulation, visualization and scalable algorithms.

HammerHAI – Germany’s AI Factory for Manufacturing, Engineering and Research
AI infrastructure, AI model training, AI-supported testing and validation, data analytics, MLOps and AI adoption support for industry.

Technical University of Applied Sciences Mannheim / KVE Rhein-Neckar
Digital twins, XR, real-time telemetry, interoperable data integration and collaborative engineering workflows.

Institute for CAE / Technische Hochschule Mannheim
Computer-aided engineering, FEM, crash, MBS and CFD methods, load-optimised design, failure analysis, simulation validation and test-rig correlation.

University of Tartu – Autonomous Driving Lab
Autonomous driving, HD mapping, CARLA digital twins, scenario generation, vehicle-in-the-loop testing, teleoperation and autonomous mobility validation.

Mimer AI Factory / RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
AI infrastructure and applied research for ADAS, autonomous mobility, federated learning, collision prediction, risk mapping and testbed-supported validation.

MPA Universität Stuttgart
Materials testing, component validation, structural integrity, fatigue and fracture analysis, failure assessment, experimental testing and correlation between physical tests and simulation results.

The objective of EXCELLERAT’s participation is to increase the visibility of European research excellence in automotive testing, validation, autonomous mobility, simulation, AI, interiors, materials and digital engineering, while supporting new academia–industry collaborations and identifying potential use cases for future EXCELLERAT activities.

Meet EXCELLERAT P2 and its academic partners at Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026 to explore how European HPC, AI, simulation, data analytics, visualization, materials testing and digital engineering expertise can support innovation across the full vehicle technology ecosystem.

Event websites:

Vehicle Tech Week Europe:  https://www.vehicletechweek-europe.com/ 
Automotive Testing Expo Europe:  https://testingexpo-europe.com/
Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo Europe: https://autonomousvehicletechnologyexpo.com/
Automotive Interiors Expo Europe: https://www.automotive-interiors-expo.com/en/

Registration

For more information and to register for the Automotive Testing Expo 2026, please visit Automotive Testing Expo.

Location

Hall: 1 Booth: 1292, Messe Stuttgart, Germany

Contact

For any inquiries, please contact us at info(at)excellerat.eu.