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The International Vienna Motor Symposium

takes place annually and is one of the worldwide leading events of this kind.
At the International Vienna Motor Symposium, more than 1,000 decision-makers from the most important enterprises of the worldwide automotive engineering industry meet together. The three-day programme at the Hofburg Conference Centre Vienna, offers a variety of ground-breaking lectures and allows sufficient time for exchange of opinions and networking.
This top-level lecture programme is accompanied by an exhibition at which leading automotive and component companies present latest technologies and developments.

The entire programme (technical and social programme) can be found here.

45th International Vienna Motor Symposium: Does Hydrogen win the Race?

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In the context of a press conference, Bernhard Geringer, president of the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers (ÖVK) and organizer of the symposium, offered a foretaste of the highlights of the 45th International Vienna Motor Symposium. Uwe Dieter Grebe, Executive Vice President at AVL List GmbH, Graz, and Arnd Franz, CEO of the MAHLE Group, Stuttgart, explained how important technology competition is for the entire industry and what role hydrogen will play in the mobility network.

For Uwe Grebe, “electric drives will play a significant part in the mobility system in the future. Nevertheless, we must remain technology-neutral, as there are different regulatory requirements around the world. A sustainable energy economy requires the storage and transport of large amounts of energy. This can only happen over long distances with the help of molecules – this means chemical storage. We have to think about the correct allocation of energy sources to all primary energy users.”

Hydrogen is part of the future, adds Bernhard Geringer. It allows emission-free mobility, for example in combination with fuel cells, but is also an interesting storage device for green electricity that can be transported over long distances: “Whether on the Le Mans race track or in heavy commercial vehicles, many areas of application for this alternative fuel are currently being tested.”

“We need competition between ideas and technologies,” emphasizes Arnd Franz. “In addition to electromobility, sustainable fuels are becoming an important energy source for the transport sector. That's why we have to continue to advance the development of the associated infrastructure and drive systems." Franz points to the importance of the International Vienna Motor Symposium, which has been a meeting place for board members and executives from all over the world as well as leading research institutions for 45 years. Geringer says: “Green electricity competes against green hydrogen and synthetic fuels from renewable energy. The race is wide open and it is becoming increasingly clear that there will not be single solution.”

For the first time, the focus is on autonomous driving
But it's not just the drive and energy supply that will move the experts at the symposium, but also autonomous driving, says Geringer. He was able to win the internationally renowned company TTTech Auto GmbH, Vienna, as a new partner of the symposium and known for its “The Autonomous” event in Vienna. Stefan Poledna, Head of Technology at TTTech Auto GmbH, will discuss the opportunities and challenges of autonomous driving with well-known experts for the first time this year as part of a panel discussion during the symposium.

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The Vienna Motor Symposium 2024 - Global mobility elite meets in Vienna

In 2024, the main theme of the International Vienna Motor Symposium will be a.o. greenhouse gas neutrality: The issues discussed will range from e-fuels and green electricity for electric vehicles to the advantages of the hydrogen combustion engine as an emission-free powertrain.
More than 80 high-ranking experts from the world of science and the automobile industry and its suppliers are expected at the event in the Vienna Hofburg palace from 24 to 26 April 2024, where they will present a wide range of technological and strategic innovations in powertrain systems to the more than 1,000 expected participants from over
25 countries.
Registration for the 2024 Motor Symposium will begin on January 10. The complete programme of the 45th International Vienna Motor Symposium (Technical Programme and Social Programme) can be found here.

Conference papers 2024

3 Volumes

The 45th International Vienna Motor Symposium takes place from 24-26 April 2024. The conference papers for this event can be preordered from the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers from January 31, 2024 and will be dispatched after the event in May 2024.
All lectures are presented on approx. 1600 pages in 3 volumes including additional booklets.
The lecture documents can be ordered as a print version or as a USB flash drive. Both versions contain a download link with the complete lectures.

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