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Review: 19th Open Auto Drive Forum on May 9, 2023May 15, 2023
On May 9, 2023, the 19th Open Auto Drive Forum event was held at HERE in Chicago, USA. Originally planned as an onsite-only event, it was eventually also possible to participate online. The event was opened by Jeff Raimo, Sr Director Product, at HERE. He welcomed to Chicago and introduced UniMap, HERE’s mapping technology that … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN: 19th Open Auto Drive Forum on May 9, 2023February 13, 2023
The 19th Open Auto Drive Forum Event is on May 9, 2023, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm at HERE in Chicago, USA We are pleased to announce the 19th OADF event on May 9, 2023, 9:30am to 5:30pm (CDT) at HERE in Chicago. This event is free of charge. The meeting will provide you with … Read more
Review: 18th Open Auto Drive Forum on November 22, 2022November 30, 2022
The 18th Open Auto Drive Forum event on November 22, 2022, was attended by more than 100 online participants. Andras Csepinszky of NNG, the OADF spokesperson and co-chair of SENSORIS, warmly welcomed the attendees and recalled the history and goals of OADF. He also gave an overview of recent OADF activities related to reliable maps … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN: 18th Open Auto Drive Forum on November 22, 2022September 24, 2022
The 18th Open Auto Drive Forum Event is on November 22, 2022, 08:00-12:30 CET We are pleased to announce the 18th OADF event. It is planned as an online-only event and is free of charge. The meeting will provide you with an overview of OADF’s structure and activities. OADF member organizations, including ADASIS, NDS, SENSORIS, … Read more
Review: 17th Open Auto Drive Forum on May 17, 2022May 24, 2022
The 17th Open Auto Drive Forum event on May 17, 2022, was the first OADF event since 2019 where participants met on-site. The on-site portion took place in Frankfurt, Germany, where approximately 30 participants gathered. Another 130 people attended the meeting remotely. The OADF speaker and co-chair of SENSORIS, Andras Csepinszky of NNG, warmly welcomed … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN: 17th Open Auto Drive Forum on May 17, 2022March 8, 2022
The 17th Open Auto Drive Forum is on May 17, 2022, 09:00-15:00 CET (07:00 AM – 13:00 PM UCT) We are pleased to invite you to the 17th OADF event. The meeting is planned as a hybrid one. The in-person part will be in the re:mynd event location, Hanauer Landstraße 154, 60314 Frankfurt, Germany. After … Read more
Review: 16th Open Auto Drive Forum on September 14, 2021September 17, 2021
The 16th Open Auto Drive Forum event on September 16, 2021 attracted up to 170 participants from the automotive sector to discuss advances in standardization related to automated and autonomous driving. Andras Csepinszky from NNG, the new OADF speaker and co-chair of SENSORIS, opened the meeting and introduced the event and its background. Two keynote … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN: 16th Open Auto Drive Forum on September 14, 2021July 29, 2021
The 16th Open Auto Drive Forum will be online on September 14, 2021, 13:00-17:00 CEST We are presently finalizing the agenda. As always, it will include interesting contributions from (industry) experts as well as updates on the activities/plans of Standardization Organizations regarding Autonomous Driving: ADASIS, NDS, SENSORIS, SIP-adus, TISA, TN-ITS as well as ASAM OpenX. … Read more
Review: 15th Open Auto Drive Forum on May 6, 2021May 11, 2021
The 16th Open Auto Drive Forum event on September 16, 2021 attracted up to 170 participants from the automotive sector to discuss advances in standardization related to automated and autonomous driving. Andras Csepinszky from NNG, the new OADF speaker and co-chair of SENSORIS, opened the meeting and introduced the event and its background. Two keynote … Read more
Review: 14th Open Auto Drive Forum on September 23, 2020October 2, 2020
More than 180 automotive experts from all over the world joined the 14th Open Auto Drive Forum event to discuss advancements in standardization related to automated and autonomous driving. Before the official start of the meeting a workshop for the on-site participants took place under the lead of Teun Hendriks from TISA. In this workshop, … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN: 14th Open AutoDrive Forum on September 23, 2020August 7, 2020
The 14th Open Auto Drive Forum is a combined online/on-site meeting. For online participants, the meetings starts at 17:00 CEST (11 AM USA Eastern Standard Time). This part of the meeting comprises an introduction to OADF, Keynote(s) from Industry Experts (t.b.c.) and updates on the activities/plans of Standardization Organizations Regarding Autonomous Driving: ADASIS, NDS, SENSORIS, … Read more
Review: 13th Open AutoDrive Forum on July 9, 2020July 14, 2020
The 13th Open Auto Drive Forum event took place on July 9. It was the first OADF online-only event and a completely new experience. Almost 250 participants joined the meeting – more than twice as much as in the ‘traditional’ meetings. The meeting was opened by Matthias Unbehaun, OADF Speaker and TISA Executive Director and … Read more
13th Open AutoDrive Forum on February 18th, 2020June 18, 2019
The 13th OADF meeting will be hosted by Kuandeng and take place on February 18th, 2020 in Beijing, China.
Review: 12th Open AutoDrive Forum on June 12, 2019June 18, 2019
The 12th Open Auto Drive Forum event on June 12 took place in the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Munich, Germany. With nearly 120 participants, it was the best-visited OADF event ever. At the beginning, Matthias Unbehaun, OADF Speaker and TISA Executive Director, introduced the new participants to the history, structure and objectives of the forum: … Read more
Review: 11th Open AutoDrive Forum on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019
On February 5, the Electronics Research Lab (ERL) of Volkswagen Group of America in Belmont, CA, hosted the 11th meeting of the Open Auto Drive forum. Nikolai Reimer, Senior Vice President and Executive Director ERL, and Mattias Unbehaun, OADF Speaker and TISA Executive Director, opened the meeting. In their keynote ‘Autonomous Driving, past present and … Read more
Review: 10th Open AutoDrive Forum on July 12, 2018July 17, 2018
On July 12, 2018, the Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) organized its 10th meeting in Wuhan, P.R. China. The meeting was hosted by SAIC Kotei Big Data Cooperation (SAIC KBD), a joint venture between the car manufacturer SAIC Motor Corporation and Kotei Wuhan Informatics. The meeting was opened by Wang Junde, CEO of Wuhan Kotei … Read more
Review: 9th Open AutoDrive Forum on March 6, 2018March 12, 2018
The 9th Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) meeting was hosted by NNG in Budapest, Hungary. After the last meetings in the USA in May and in Japan in November 2017, it was the first meeting in Europe again. As such it focused on the alignment with Standardization activities in Europe. The speaker of OADF, Dr. … Read more
Review: 8th Open AutoDrive Forum on November 13, 2017November 20, 2017
The 8th meeting of the Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) took place on November 13, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was used to harmonize the activities between OADF and SIP-adus in Japan. One major insight was that the OADF member NDS is the only known organization which provides an already available standard for high-definition … Read more
Review: 7th Open AutoDrive Forum on May 22, 2017June 8, 2017
The 7th meeting of the Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) took place on May 22, 2017 in Lincolnshire (Chicago), IL, USA. The meeting was opened by L. Mbekeani from Harman hosting the meeting and by Dr. V. Sasse, the spokesman of OADF. The first session was dedicated to presentations by standardization initiatives and cooperations. They … Read more
Review: 6th Open AutoDrive Forum on February 16, 2017February 20, 2017
More than 100 international stakeholders met at the 6th Open Auto Drive Forum to discuss the latest cross-domain topics in the area of automated driving. This time, the meeting on February 16, 2017 was hosted by TISA in Brussels, Belgium. Featuring a number of interesting presentations by speakers from industry and academia as well as … Read more
Review: 5th Open AutoDrive Forum on October 14, 2016October 20, 2016
The 5th meeting of the Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) on October 14, 2016 in Beijing, China was the first meeting on the Asian continent and with more than 100 participants the best-visited OADF meeting ever. The keynote speech was presented by Donghai Dai, CTO of NavInfo. He provided insights into the way NavInfo is … Read more
Review: 4th Open AutoDrive Forum on June 29, 2016July 13, 2016
On June 29, the 4th Open AutoDrive Forum (OADF) meeting was held at Club Auto Sport in San Jose, CA, USA. As the first non-European OADF meeting, the objective was to reach companies working on autonomous driving in Silicon Valley along with the rest of the USA. The meeting garnered 85 participants – the highest … Read more
Review 3rd Open AutoDrive Forum on April 12, 2016April 21, 2016
The 3rd meeting of the Open AutoDrive Forum (OADF) took place on April 12, 2016, at TomTom in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The forum is a platform for stakeholders that are active in the area of digital maps and autonomous driving. It currently includes the consortia ADASIS, NDS, SENSORIS and TISA. The forum’s third meeting since … Read more
Review: 2nd Open AutoDrive Forum on February 23, 2016March 23, 2016
On February 23, 2016, the 2nd Open AutoDrive forum took place at HERE (Germany) with participants from 35 international companies, including car manufacturers, system providers, map and service providers. The unique composition of the participants representing the stakeholders of all relevant fields for autonomous driving was a major factor for the success of the meeting. … Read more
Review: 1st Open AutoDrive Forum on Dec 15, 2016March 23, 2016
The 1st Open AutoDrive forum took place on December 15 at Here in Schwalbach, Germany with representatives from the three consortia. In total, more that 30 companies were represented by more than 50 participants in this meeting. After a keynote speech by BMW stating the importance of collaboration for autonomous driving, the consortia NDS, ADASIS … Read more