DVN Shanghai Lighting Workshop
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-09 | Shanghai Binjiang 1353 Conference Center, 1353 Waima Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Vehicle Lighting Experience
The 41st DVN Lighting workshop will take place in Shanghai on September 08-09, 2026.
DVN are back in China for the 9th time. Last year we put a strong focus on design that is impacting our whole value chain. Lighting is not any longer a unique component, but has become an experience. Theme is Vehicle Lighting Experience – Technology, Innovation, Safety and Design.
We will this year propose a deep dive into technology:

Projection system including DLP, LCOS, MicroLED, MLA technology
Front panel that include new technologies (chrome, films, PUR coating, miniLEDs and microLEDs displays)
Start-up session to meet new comers and possible disruptors for our industry

We are inviting technical and design universities to brainstorm about what will be our future.
Sessions will include:

Lighting for Safety: CNCAP rating, ADB
Deep Dive into projection system, including DLP, MicroLED, MLA, MEMS, Gobo.
ADAS & Lighting : how can lighting support ADAS, how can ADAS support lighting, status about ADAS sensor integration into lamps, Turquoise light status
Lighting design, including deep dive into front panels and lit grill
Lighting Process deep dive: what’s next for the 4.0 light manufacturing
Lighting simulation tools, including AI, what’s new?
EE new architecture to support new lighting functions
ISD, what’s next?
Interior lighting, CMF & UX

2 Panel discussions:

Regulation with CATARC, SMVIC, GTB officers
Design round table : Exterior designer – Lighting designer – Interior Designer – UX designer

Award Ceremony: Best lamp design, best rear lamp design, best auxiliary lamp design, best
technology. Feel free to send us your proposal to be part of the nominees.
This Shanghai DVN Workshop will bring together more than 500 participants from all over the world. Experts, researchers, managers, designers, engineers…and you!

DVN Shanghai Interior Workshop
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-09 | Shanghai Binjiang 1353 Conference Center, 1353 Waima Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
VEHICLE INTERIORS: WHAT’S NEXT?
Shaping the Holistic Cabin Experience
The cabin is no longer just a space—it’s the next frontier for user experience. At Driving Vision News Interiors, we explore how technology, design, and human-centric innovation converge to redefine mobility.
The Holistic Cabin: Where Everything Connects Moving beyond isolated features, the future lies in a seamlessly integrated cabin. It’s where design, HMI, smart surfaces, lighting, seating, and wellness systems work in harmony, with a single goal: to elevate every journey into an exceptional experience.
Driven by Megatrends, Focused on the Human Automotive interiors are being transformed by connectivity, automation, EVs, and new regulations. Our conference dissects these forces, focusing on the tangible innovations they spur—from advanced displays and driver monitoring to intelligent interiors that think ahead.
Join the Dialogue on Key Domains:

Smart Surfaces, Cockpits & Displays
Interior Lighting & CMF Strategies
Next-Generation Seating & Electronics
Driver & Cabin Monitoring Systems
…and more, capped by an exclusive Design Roundtable with industry leaders.

For more information: Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN USA Interior Workshop
2026-09-22 - 2026-09-23 | More information to come soon
WHAT’S COMING IN VEHICLE INTERIORS?
During the Beijing auto show last April, specialists noticed the exterior design sameness across numerous brands and makers, and wondered if this means exterior design is losing importance.
Conversely, there was intensely competitive focus on every aspect of the interior, and great diversity across brands and makers. Materials quality, comfort, infotainment, user experience and wellbeing, and row-2 luxury, to name a few. Cars are being designed less as third spaces and more as second homes, while increasingly capable driving automation and human-driver assistant technology (ADAS) mean occupants have more time and cognitive space to relax and things other than drive.
Is this trend apply also in USA?
This is what we will discuss during our first DVN Interior workshop in September 22 & 23 in Detroit.
The workshop will explore innovations in:

Interior electronics & smart surfaces
Haptics & smart cockpits
Displays & HMI/UX
Interior lighting
CMF
Seating
Sustainability & circularity

Panel discussions will grapple with important ideas, including:

How to increase development and decision speed (takeaways from China-speed benchmarking)?
How to leverage and benefit from AI?
What’s next after screens?
What’s the right balance between digital and physical controls?
Sustainability as an early-stage decision framework, not as a downstream tradeoff

Opportunities are open for presenters and exhibitors.
Contacts:

Laurent Sérézat, Head of DVN Interior: lserezat@drivingvisionnews.com
Laetitia Lopez, Senior Advisor CMF: Llopez@drivingvisionnews.com
Felix Urbina, Senior Advisor: Furbina@drivingvisionnews.com
Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN India Lighting Workshop
2026-10-28 - 2026-10-29 | Hyatt Regency Gurugram, NH48, Sector 83 Gurugram, Haryana, India, 122012
INDIAN LIGHTING MARKET, THE RISING STAR
TECHNOLOGY • INNOVATION • DESIGN • AI • SOFTWARE • GLARE • PREMIUM INTERIOR & INTERIOR • COST EFFICIENCY

October 28 and 29, 2026
Hyatt Regency Gurugram, Delhi area
Topics we will address passenger cars, commercial vehicles, 2/3 wheelers and trucks/bus:

Lighting for Safety, including Performance, ADB & Glare control
Cost efficient projection system to enhance safety
Design
Optical design innovation
Indian Software development
Testing
Interior lighting
Leader round table and regulation round table

For more information:
Rugved Khati, Marketing Coordinator: rkhati@drivingvisionnews.com
Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN Stuttgart Sensing & Applications Conference
2026-11-17 - 2026-11-18 | Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3 D, Stuttgart, 70174, Germany
L2+ AND WHAT MORE: THE AUTONOMY AGENDA FOR 2030 AND BEYOND
The 9th DVN “Sensing & AD Applications” Conference will take place on November 17-18, 2026, in the Stuttgart Area. Since their inception, DVN Sensing & AD Applications Conferences have quickly become the n°1 sensor technology forum to see and hear all about the latest innovations amidst the galloping growth of the automotive AD/ADAS sector. Aligned with the conference program, we have planned ample time during breaks to visit the exhibition and get into contact with executives, decision makers, experts, potential suppliers, customers.
OEMs attending our events:
Mercedes, BMW, Ford, GM, Hyundai Kia Motors, Honda, Nissan, Porsche, Stellantis, Volvo, VW, GWM, Scania. SW Stack providers also appear on the stage like Autoware, Wayve, Torc Robotics.
NEW this year:

Regulation special session planned with key players to highlight the type approval path for E2E systems
Special focus on L2+ and Robotaxis/L4 deployment in EU, and discussion on the real demand for 2030 and beyond
Special session on Dual Use opportunities of Defense and Automotive

We decided to hold the conference in Stuttgart this year to be close to OEMs and AI development hubs. The conference room will accommodate up to 300 participants. The exhibition area is directly adjacent to the conference room, with space for 20-25 expo booths. The exhibition area will host the cocktail and dinner event on the first day as well as all coffee breaks and lunch breaks.

DVN Sweden Workshop
2026-11-18 - 2026-11-19 | The Yard, Anders Carlssons gata 30, Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Scandinavian Design & Nordic Lights
Exterior & interior lighting · UX and experience design · smart surfaces & CMF · sustainable materials
Gothenburg is one of the most dynamic automotive cities in Europe, with a great automotive ecosystem of OEMs, design studios, tier-1 and -2 suppliers, and universities and research outfits.
For our first DVN Sweden event, chaired and steered by DVN’s Paul-Henri Matha and Andreas Friedrich, we’re bringing the lighting and interior sectors together to talk, listen, learn, and facilitate collaboration. Passion for knowledge exchange is central to DVN’s mission, and so we are happy to present this event to gather the Swedish lighting and design communities.
The event will focus on:

exterior design & lighting
lighting technology and innovation, including smart surfaces
UX, CMF and interior lighting, key ingredients for interior design and user experience
Swedish safety expertise & design language, including DMS integration
sustainable design
lighting integration into components
optical & visualisation tools

Panel discussions will bring diverse perspectives together, engaging on ideas including:

Lighting regulation (including a discussion with GTB experts)
Designers & engineers on lighting design, from concept to reality
Lagom (moderation, balance, perfect simplicity) in automotive design
Round table discussion with Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Polestar, Volvo Car and Volvo Truck heads of design.

DVN Japan Interior Workshop
2026-12-01 - 2026-12-02 | More information to come soon
More information to come soon

DVN Korea Lighting Workshop
2027-04-01 - 2027-04-30 | More information to come soon
More information to come soon April TBC
