AI in Automotive Workshop

10:30–16:00 CEST

Digital technologies are rapidly transforming industries, including automotive, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) —particularly generative AI (GenAI)—is driving innovations improving efficiency, sustainability, and user experience. AI is enabling advancements such as autonomous vehicles, AI-Assisted software engineering, enhanced battery management, optimised routing and data-driven or predictive decision-making. However, it is important to establish a coherent regulatory environment to boost market readiness and commercialisation of AI powered connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.
Global AI competition is intense, particularly in generalist large language models, which are AI systems trained on massive amounts of text data to understand and generate human-like language, with rapid advancements in other global regions. Europe’s ability to integrate AI into strategic sectors like automotive will be critical for its competitiveness and economic resilience. The Automotive Action Plan calls for the launch of a European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance bringing together Europe’s automotive stakeholders to shape the development of next-generation vehicles, including innovative AI solutions.

The EU has a unique opportunity to lead in sector-specific AI models and applications by leveraging its industrial data—if it acts decisively and quickly. The EU’s policy framework supports this ambition, with initiatives such as the AI Innovation Package and GenAI4EU driving innovation and deployment. The Commission is working with Member States, industry, and civil society to develop a Apply AI Strategy to boost new industrial uses of AI. Several challenges remain to achieve this goal. Fragmented ecosystems, limited access to quality data and computing, regulatory uncertainties and public concerns about privacy, job displacement, and fairness need to be addressed.

To address these challenges and seize these opportunities, the European Commission’s DG CNECT, in collaboration with DGs RTD, DG GROW and DG MOVE are organising a workshop on (generative) AI in automotive. This event will gather policymakers, OEMs and leading suppliers, startups and researchers, uniting AI and automotive specialists. Insights from the workshop will contribute to shape future EU policies, particularly in research, innovation, and the implementation of AI solutions.