Autonomous Driving (AD) is reshaping the automotive industry, yet homologation remains a critical barrier to market entry. Increasing regulatory requirements in safety, cybersecurity, software updates, and lifecycle management are adding significant complexity for OEMs and suppliers operating in a fragmented global landscape. This session provides an overview of AD homologation across key markets—Europe, Japan, the U.S., and China— and highlights how differing regulatory frameworks impact development, certification, and deployment strategies. It also examines how the transition to software-defined vehicles, centralized HPC architectures, and evolving compliance obligations are transforming vehicle design and the supplier ecosystem. The discussion will address major regulatory challenges, market entry risks, supplier roles, and roadmap considerations, equipping industry stakeholders to better navigate the next phase of autonomous driving deployment.

• How to combine SiL and real-world testing for efficient validation
• Strategies to handle edge cases in complex ADAS systems
• Improving release confidence through system-level validation
• Leveraging data-driven approaches to reduce test iterations
• Scaling validation processes in distributed engineering environments