18th AOC: Call for Papers

Dear AUTOSAR Community,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 18th AUTOSAR Open Conference by submitting your abstract.

The AOC is one of AUTOSAR’s key international platforms for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and strategic discussion within the automotive software ecosystem. As a speaker, you will have the opportunity to showcase your work, present your company’s expertise, and contribute to the discussions shaping the future of automotive software.

AOC Motto

The 18th AOC will be held under the motto:

The Global Innovation Platform
From global collaboration to deployed automotive software and measurable business value

Your presentation should contribute to the motto, subtopics of interest could be as followed:

  • CONTRIBUTE - Building AUTOSAR Together
    How can the global community contribute faster and more effectively? Contributions to specifications, CAPI implementations, embedded software, tools, test cases and new concepts. New contributions and models, community collaboration and contribution, acceleration, collaboration methods and ideas to make AUTOSAR development faster and more accessible.
  • BUILD - The AUTOSAR Ecosystem
    How does the ecosystem turn standards and common code into usable automotive solutions? Contributions from tool vendors, embedded software providers, silicon/OS partners, CI/CD, integration, testing, engineering services and emerging technologies. Focus on making AUTOSAR easier to develop, integrate, test and deploy.
  • DEPLOY - From Code to Road
    Real-world deployments and lessons learned across E/E architectures, central and zonal compute, ADAS/AD, cockpit, body, chassis and powertrain. Production architectures, applications, migration strategies, integration experience and examples of AUTOSAR enabling SDV/AIDV.
  • BENEFIT - Scale and Shared Value
    Show the measurable impact of AUTOSAR: engineering savings, reuse, faster iteration, lower integration and lifecycle cost, reduced complexity, increased revenue and access to more customers. We want quantified examples and lessons showing where standardization and shared implementation create business value. Learnings and benefits from real projects.

Important Deadlines

  • Submit your abstract by: December 1, 2026
  • Receive feedback by: End of March 2027
  • If accepted, submit your final presentation slides for review by: April 15, 2027
  • Presentation review and speaker feedback: April 15 – May 15, 2027

We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you as part of the 18th AUTOSAR Open Conference in Munich, Germany!

Submit Your Abstract