TOKYO--September 24, 2012: Featuring the hot market expanding rapidly, a new exhibition "Automotive IT Expo" will be launched in January 2013 at Tokyo. It will join "AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2013", Asia's leading exhibition & conference for advanced automotive technologies such as automotive electronics, EV & HEV and automotive weight reduction.
Along with the rapid popularization of connected vehicles equipped with constant internet access, the demand for IT solutions/services to make vehicles safer and more comfortable is ever increasing.
Mark your calendar for this brand new exhibition and further strengthened AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2013. [January 16-18, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight]
- What is Automotive IT Expo?
Gathering all kinds of IT services/solutions, ITS related devices, human-machine interface, telematics services, etc., the show will become a prime business venue between the IT industry and the Japanese & Asian automotive industry. Held inside Asia's leading exhibition for automotive technologies -- AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2013, 30,000* visitors are expected from all the major OEM and Tier1 companies. (*figure of AUTOMOTIVE WORLD)
- Why automotive IT solutions now?
According to Fuji Keizai, global market scale of connected vehicles will expand by nine times by 2025 (3,900 million vehicles in the world), compared to that of 2011. All the major IT vendors such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, salesforce.com, Facebook, Fujitsu, NEC, etc. have already entered the automotive industry and business between the IT industry and the automotive industry is expected to be accelerated.
- The latest trends and technologies addressed at the co-held Technical Conference
Co-held with AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, the Technical Conference with more than 30 sessions will take place, where top executives and key persons from the leading companies address the latest trends and technologies. (Previous speakers include top executives from Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford, Honda, Daimler, AUDI, Mazda, Robert Bosch, Denso, Infineon Technologies, and many others. >> Previous Program)
This year, sessions on connected vehicles will join it, making Automotive IT Expo more distinguished as the central hub of the latest trends and technologies and bringing more visitors even to the exhibition halls.
What is AUTOMOTIVE WORLD?
Annual event for advanced automotive technologies with Asia's largest scale, 500 Exhibitors & 30,000 Visitors from around the world. (expected)
It consists of 4 specialised exhibitions, CAR-ELE JAPAN (5th Int'l Automotive Electronics Technology Expo), EV JAPAN (4th EV & HEV Drive System Technology Expo), 3rd Automotive Weight Reduction Expo and the new exhibition, 1st Automotive IT Expo.
The next show will take place from January 16 to 18, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight.
