Blake Avery
The Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF25), Autodesk’s flagship annual event dedicated to the automotive and mobility industry, has just concluded.
It’s been an exciting event, packed with meetings with our customers, networking, inspiring keynotes and sessions from our customers, sharing how they are adapting to face challenges in automotive design.
Highlights from Day 2
Thomas Heermann, Vice President, Autodesk Automotive Products presented the award to the winners of this year’s Autodesk Student Automotive Design Competition. The winning team is from Coventry and they were presented with an award and had their work showcased on the main stage and at a dedicated exhibition booth for the student finalists.
Customer sessions started with Jun Xue from Xiaomi, presenting “Making the Good Life with Technology Accessible to Everyone“. Followed by Xaver.Freiherr-Loeffelholz-von-Colberg from BMW presenting their “App Store” for organizing their design projects for their teams.
Deep Dive
Day 2 was PACKED with technology deep dives, featuring in-depth technical session focused on Alias-VRED Interoperability, exciting new Alias and VRED capabilities as well as new AI technologies from NAVASTO and AI design sessions.
We will be publishing nearly all of these sessions here on the Design Studio Blog and sharing on LinkedIn in the coming weeks. You can get an idea of the depth and breadth of the sessions from the day 2 agenda below.
More to Come
AIF is more than just an event; This forum is shaping the future of mobility by embracing innovation and Autodesk working together with customers to address the automotive and mobility industry’s challenges. By attending, participants are gaining insights that will drive their businesses forward and help them stay ahead of the competition.
Stay tuned for more updates from AIF 2025 as we continue this exciting journey of innovation and collaboration.
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