9th International
Commercial Vehicle
Technology Symposium
Kaiserslautern

March 18-19, 2026
at the Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Campus Kaiserslautern

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Event Information

The Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium is a two-day conference taking place at the campus Kaiserslautern of the Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau. The conference includes (approximately) 40 oral presentations and poster presentations focusing international trends and technological developments of the commercial vehicle industry. It will be accompanied by a technical exhibition and a special vehicle exhibition.

Impressions

Target Audience

The CVA is inviting professionals from industry and academia from the domains trucks, buses, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, special-purpose vehicles to actively participate in this conference and to submit presentation proposals for the topic areas listed below.

More information can be found in the Call for Papers.

Topics

Assisted and Automated Driving and Working

  • Semi-, highly- and fully-automated systems
  • Vehicle networking
  • Human-machine interaction

Innovative Development and Production Methods

  • AI-assisted development methods
  • Continuous engineering, software-defined vehicle
  • Lightweight construction, bionics,
    new production technologies

Simulation Methods

  • Multi-discipline system simulation, co-simulation
  • Innovative testing approaches and virtual validation (XiL)
  • Virtual and augmented reality, driving simulators

New propulsion technologies

  • Electrification and hybridization, battery technology
  • Hydrogen, fuel cells, alternative fuels
  • Consumption optimization, operating strategies

Safety, Reliability and Durability

  • Functional safety, Software quality and cyber security
  • Durability, reliability and robustness
  • Usage variability, load data analysis and design load targets

Connected and integrated systems and services

  • Collaborative systems and system networks
  • Data-based services (remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, ...)
  • Operating strategies, fleet management, logistic systems

Conference Language

The conference languages are English and German.

Conference Fees

Standard - Early Bird
registration until Dec 31, 2025
750 EUR
Standard
registration from Jan 01, 2026
850 EUR
Students / PhD students*250 EUR
Presenter**350 EUR
Presenter (University member)**150 EUR

* presentation of a certificate of study or a corresponding certification required

** one person per presentation/poster

The conference fee includes admission to all conference sessions, catering, the conference dinner and conference proceedings.
There is no compensation for costs for travel and accommodation

Program

Program Overview (preliminary)

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

9:00Opening and welcome addresses by politicians/
Presentations in topic groups until approx. 18:00
19:00Conference dinner

Thursday, March 19, 2024

9:00Presentations in topic groups
16:30Expected end of the event

On both conference days

  • Accompanying exhibition of industrial-booths, poster sessions and product presentations
  • High-ranking managers and senior engineers are talking about new trends and innovations for commercial vehicles, busses, agricultural or construction machinery, or special purpose vehicles

Exhibition

The Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium will be accompanied by a special industry exhibition. This is a great opportunity to present your company to an international audience of researchers and managers. The exhibition will take place in parallel and in close proximity to the symposium held on the campus of the RPTU in Kaiserslautern. It is freely accessible for exhibitors and the symposium's audience. The organizers will assist you in organizing your stand at the fair.

Desirable exhibitors

  • Manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicles
  • Supply companies
  • Logistics and service companies in the commercial vehicle industry
  • Engineering service and software companies
  • Research institutes

Your benefits as an exhibitor

  • Wide public presence (Announcement of the symposium in online media)
  • Presence at the symposium in the event program
  • Attention of professionals and executives in the commercial vehicle industry
  • Approaching potential clients
  • Strengthen your business network
The call for exhibition will be available soon.

If you are interested please get in touch with us: info@cvt-symposium.de

Information for Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor
Key-visual motive Key visual of the sponsor on all advertising media (see below)
Advertising placement
  • banner in the exterior and interior of the conference venue
logo representation (large) logo representation (medium) logo representation (small)
  • Website www.cvt-symposium.de
linking, logo representation (large) linking, logo representation (medium) linking, logo representation (small)
  • Program flyer
logo representation (large) logo representation (medium) logo representation (small)
  • Short Program (also email distribution)
  • Conference posters
  • Conference monitors in the foyer and the auditoriums
Logo representation (large) Logo representation (medium) Logo representation (small)
  • Company flyer
Inserts for the conference bag Inserts for the conference bag Inserts for the conference bag
Tickets 3 free tickets,
reduced ticket prices
2 free tickets,
reduced ticket prices
1 free ticket,
reduced ticket prices

We also provide a special sponsoring program for you.
If you are interested please get in touch with us: info@cvt-symposium.de

Authors

Important Dates (Deadlines)

  • Submission of abstracts until August 31, 2025

  • Author notification about the conference acceptance of the presentation: beginning of November 2025

  • Selected authors will then be asked to submit a full paper for the conference proceedings. The full paper should be 12 pages long (at minimum).

  • Submission of the full paper: beginning of february 2026

Instructions regarding the abstract for the conference proceedings

  • The abstract should be at least 3.000 characters exclusive diagrams and tables) and can be written in English or German language.

  • Based on the abstract the Program Committee will decide on the acceptance as presentation.

  • To create the abstract, please use one of the following templates:

    Word-Template
    Latex-Template

More information can be found in the Call for Papers.

Please submit your abstract via our conference management tool http://www.conftool.pro/cvt-2026 as a PDF document (possible from mid of June 2025). Other submission methods cannot be accepted.

Organizers

Commercial Vehicle Alliance (CVA)

Imprint and Contact

Commercial Vehicle Alliance

c/o Institute for Mechanical and Automotive Design (iMAD)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 42-166
D-67663 Kaiserslautern

Email: info@cvt-symposium.de