Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026

What is Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026 is a trade expo for connected, automated and software-defined vehicle development. It runs October 27-29, 2026 at Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA, and UKi Media & Events, a division of CloserStill Media, is the organiser.

The event was formerly known as Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo and now sits inside Vehicle Tech Week North America. The organiser promotes 100+ offerings across the event, a scale claim that should be read as organiser supplied rather than audited.

The published subject list includes AI and software-defined vehicles plus Autonomous and assisted driving systems. That makes the show a practical research stop for teams evaluating how software, compute, sensors and validation meet inside a modern vehicle program.

Who should attend Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

The event is aimed at industry professionals only and specifically names OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Suppliers among its audience. The same audience description also includes startups, engineers, researchers, regulators, fleet operators, investors and business leaders, so the floor spans technical and commercial buying roles.

The technical scope covers AI and software-defined vehicles together with Autonomous and assisted driving systems. Exhibitors can therefore segment conversations by vehicle program, engineering function and whether a visitor is evaluating architecture, integration, safety or deployment.

When is Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026, and what hours does the FAQ list?

Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026 runs October 27-29, 2026. Its FAQ lists a 5:00 PM close on Tuesday, October 27 and another 5:00 PM close on Wednesday, October 28. Thursday, October 29 closes at 3:00 PM. Together, those entries provide the working three-day schedule for this draft.

| Day | FAQ hours | Calculated floor time | |---|---|---| | Tuesday, October 27 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | 8 hours | | Wednesday, October 28 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | 8 hours | | Thursday, October 29 | 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM | 6 hours |

Those three windows total 22 hours. Tuesday and Wednesday are the longest windows at eight hours each. The separate official opening-times page currently publishes later closing times, so the FAQ schedule is used here while the discrepancy remains flagged for editorial review.

Is Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026 free to attend?

The organiser offers a free expo pass for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026. The co-located conference is also free and is promoted with over 25 industry experts. This makes registration a single access decision rather than a paid conference upgrade.

The FAQ states, "No, you do not need to book onto each session," and says delegates can arrive as required. Popular sessions may still fill, so the operational constraint is seat availability rather than a separate reservation charge.

What are the age and access rules for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America is for industry professionals only and admits people aged 16+ years or older. The conference does not require a separate booking for each session, so registered delegates can move among available sessions during the event.

These rules make the show unsuitable for a general public or family visit. Booth staffing, guest planning and customer invitations should therefore focus on professional attendees who meet the age requirement.

Who runs the official hotel booking for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

FHTglobal is the official accommodation partner for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026. The organiser links to the edition-specific booking path at uki.fht.global/atenovi26, and FHTglobal lists +1 954 702 6897 for accommodation support. Those are the only current Novi hotel details used in this draft.

The surrounding travel page contains stale references to other cities, so this draft uses only the housing provider, booking portal and contact number that are explicitly tied to the 2026 Novi edition. No hotel rate or booking deadline is published in the captured evidence.

Which companies are listed for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

The official 2026 exhibitor directory includes LHP EUROPE LLC, bitsensing Inc. and Parallel Domain. These listings confirm an active floor roster, but the captured directory does not expose a dependable total exhibitor count. The named companies are therefore examples from the live roster, not a complete list.

The three companies also illustrate the range already visible in the directory: engineering services, imaging radar and simulation. A target account list should begin with the live directory rather than the organiser's promotional count because the roster can change as the event approaches.

What does the Intelligent Vehicle Conference cover, and who is speaking?

The Intelligent Vehicle Conference is described as a free 3-day technical conference built around three critical pillars. The published speaker roster includes Aman Fatehpuria, Siddharth Menon and Steve Surhigh. Together, the program and roster show a technical agenda spanning vehicle architecture, deployment and interoperability.

The three program pillars cover software, AI and vehicle architecture; safe autonomous deployment; and system-level interoperability. Motional, General Motors and Harman International appear in the roles attached to the three named speakers, bringing operator, OEM and cloud-service perspectives into the program.

What buyer and engineering roles does Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America attract?

The organiser promotes 1000+ attendees and 25+ speakers, while its audience list explicitly includes OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Suppliers. These are promotional scale figures rather than an audited demographic breakdown, but they establish the event's intended mix of technical contributors and commercial participants.

For capture fields, record employer tier, vehicle program, engineering function and whether the need concerns AI and software-defined vehicles. The named audience also spans developers, researchers, government bodies, fleets, mobility operators, investors and business leaders, which makes role and project stage more useful than a generic interest tag.

What will the Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America app do?

The official app will support meeting appointments, carry the full schedule of essential networking events and provide exhibitor listings and overviews. The organiser says it will be available approximately six weeks prior to the event. It is the published planning tool for both the floor roster and networking calendar.

That timing places the app release around mid-September. It is a planning layer for appointments and program choices, not evidence of a named badge-scanning product. No current lead-retrieval vendor is identified in the public 2026 material.

How many show hours should a booth team cover at Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

The FAQ schedule closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday, then 3:00 PM on Thursday. The 8 + 8 + 6 schedule gives 22 hours. At B2Brain's benchmark of 31 scans per productive rep-day, two reps cover 62 scans a day and 186 over three days. See the event exhibitor planning guide.

When should leads from Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026 be followed up?

The event runs October 27-29, 2026, and the FAQ schedule ends at 3:00 PM on October 29. B2Brain's lead-decay figures place about 85% conversion probability within two hours, making 5:00 PM the first routing deadline; one week falls on November 5, when the benchmark is about 9%. See the event exhibitor planning guide.

What networking is planned at Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

The organiser confirms an official drinks reception, with further details due closer to the event. The official app will support meeting appointments and publish the full schedule of essential networking events. Those two sources establish both a hosted gathering and a way to arrange individual conversations.

Because the reception time is not yet public, it should remain an unblocked planning item rather than a fixed calendar entry. Pre-event outreach can still use the app release window to convert target accounts into booked conversations before the floor opens.

Which Vehicle Tech Week events are co-located in Novi?

Vehicle Tech Week North America integrates three leading technology expositions. The organiser names Automotive Testing Expo and Automotive Design & In-Cabin Expo alongside Intelligent Vehicle Expo. All three run under the same Vehicle Tech Week umbrella in Novi for the October dates.

The shared format connects intelligence work with testing, validation, interiors and user experience. That overlap matters for account planning because one buying committee may divide architecture, validation and cabin responsibilities across several teams that attend different tracks on the same campus.

How does press registration work for Intelligent Vehicle Expo North America 2026?

Active press members qualify for a free press pass, but the organiser says "When registration opens" before explaining how to apply. The press center also provides event logos and banner files for press, sponsors, speakers and delegates. Credential eligibility is published, while the application step remains pending.

That means press access is announced but not yet open in the captured page. Media planning can use the supplied brand files now, while credential applications must wait for the organiser's registration link.