# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive Industry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: This conference will examine how manufacturers and suppliers are actually using AI applications in their operations and vehicles.About this Event18th Annual Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive IndustrySeptember 18, 2026This conference will be a hybrid conference with options to attend in person or to view via a YouTube livestream.Our 18th Annual Future of Automotive IT on September 18th at the University of Michigan is titled, “Real AI Applications in the Auto Industry.” We’ll be discussing examples of how AI is actually being used within the auto industry, inside companies and vehicles.We've put on AI conferences in the past that focused on AI, but the examples were always "in the near future" or how AI could be used.  We think the technology has advanced enough within companies to talk about how it is really being used.  Confirmed Speakers include:Bruce Belzowski, Managing Director, Automotive Futures will moderate the conference and provide an overview of the current AI trends in the industry.Conference RegistrationCost:Automotive Futures Affiliates and Current UM Students, Faculty, and Staff, GERPISA members, and Media: FREEFor all others: $200 (Unchanged since our first conference in 2008)Conference SponsorshipCompanies or groups interested in sponsoring this conference, please contact Bruce Belzowski at bbl@umich.edu or 734-936-2704. Sponsorship Amount (Minimum $1,000)Future of Automotive IT Affiliate Conference Sponsors  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/fcc73710-a9f2-11f1-ad57-411ed296ae31-rimg-w1200-h689-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ann-arbor/future-of-automotive-it-real-ai-applications-in-the-automotive-industry/100001997817660402
- **Event Categories**: fitness, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 4 hours
  - Location: University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 Entrance
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 200, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ann Arbor
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 Entrance
- **lat**: 42.30059250000001
- **long**: -83.70588379999998
- **full address**: University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 Entrance, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive Industry being held?
  - **A:** Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive Industry takes place on Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm at University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 Entrance, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive Industry?
  - **A:** Future of Automotive IT: Real AI Applications in the Automotive Industry is organized by Bruce M. Belzowski.

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