Expert Groups

The FISITA Expert Group initiative enables international expert peer groups to establish and progress agendas of work aligned with the real-world challenges and opportunities within their area of expertise.

Each Expert Group has been prioritised by FISITA member leaders via the International Strategy Group, ensuring a pipeline of high-value groups, each delivering peer group engagement, valuable dialogue, and tangible outcomes in the pre-competitive space.

For further information regarding Expert Groups please download our pack or contact FISITA Chief Technology Officer, Martin Kahl.

Current Expert Groups

Intelligent Safety

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to effectively deploy intelligent safety systems in the quest to eliminate road traffic fatalities and severe injuries.

Led by Armin Karle of Bosch and Dr Guenther Prokop from TU Dresden, the current focus of the Intelligent Safety Expert Group is on the use of intelligent safety systems to protect vulnerable road users (VRUs).

Circular Economy

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to help stakeholders throughout the mobility ecosystem use circular economy principles that reduce environmental impact by minimising waste and reducing pressure on natural resources.

Under the leadership of The Future is Neutral’s Sophie Schmidtlin and circular economy expert Debbie Mielewski, this group is developing its first white paper.

Carbon Neutral Mobility

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to strive for net carbon neutrality in transportation by delivering continuous improvement in new vehicle technology, enabling progress to reduce the CO2 footprint of existing vehicles, and identifying other opportunities for carbon reduction across the mobility ecosystem.

Led by NIO’s Grace Zang, the Carbon Neutral Mobility expert group explores opportunities for automakers and other mobility stakeholders to achieve net carbon neutrality in mobility.

Digitalisation

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to help manufacturers understand and use advanced digital tools and methodologies that rapidly accelerate the pace and performance of project development lifecycle activities.

Chaired by Laurent di Valentin, the Digitalisation expert group is focused on the use of advanced digital tools in product lifecycle development.

Battery Technology

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to prepare the next generation of batteries for safe, sustainable, and affordable mobility.

Headed up by Hyundai, the Battery Technology expert group is exploring solutions to increase range and reduce cost.

 

Industry Disruption

Mission:

To harness the expertise of the FISITA community to explore new mobility solutions that can bolster the automotive industry’s long-term resilience in the face of industry disruption.

OPmobility’s Yannick Raynaud leads the Industry Disruption expert group, with a focus on new mobility technologies and business models.

Automated Driving

Mission:

The Automated Driving Expert Group connects the technology specialists and engineers involved in the development of solutions that enable control to pass from driver to vehicle.

Commercial Vehicles

Mission:

This is the group for commercial vehicle stakeholders, addressing the technical challenges and opportunities in CV applications.

Advanced Chassis Technology

Mission:

This newly established FISITA Expert Group brings together brake, wheel, tyre, ride handling, motion control, and related chassis component stakeholders to explore the technical challenges and opportunities in the all-important connection between the vehicle and the road.

The Advanced Chassis Technology Expert Group is chaired by Fabio Squadrani of IDIADA.

International Value Chains

Mission:

The International Value Chains Expert Group has been established for automotive industry purchasing and supply chain experts, bringing together stakeholder from automakers, suppliers and other key players in related areas of the international value chain.