Smart Prototypes Summit 2026 – North America

Beyond Zero: Welcome to the Smart Era

About the Summit: Connecting Communities

Modern vehicle development teams are under increasing pressure to reduce physical testing, improve correlation between simulation and test results, and manage growing system complexity.

Following the success of the global Smart Prototypes Summit in Italy in May 2026, the Smart Prototypes Summit 2026 – North American Edition brings the Smart Testing experience to North America – connecting engineers working across simulation, testing, durability, and reliability to share how these challenges are being addressed in practice.

Across two focused days, attendees will see how leading organizations are connecting simulation and physical testing workflows to accelerate development, reduce iteration cycles, and improve confidence in engineering decisions.

Event Details:

📅 Date: 15 – 16 September 2026

📍 Location: Multimatic SimCenter, Novi, MI, US

🕘 Start time: Agenda coming soon

2 Content Tracks, 1 Smart Testing Ecosystem

September 15 – VI-grade Vehicle Dynamics, NVH & ADAS Simulation Applications

The first day will showcase VI-grade's simulation-driven development solutions, covering vehicle dynamics, NVH, HiL, and ADAS applications through live demonstrations, technical presentations, and customer success stories.

The day will conclude with an informal networking reception, providing attendees with the opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and engage with experts from across the mobility sector.

September 16 – nCode & ReliaSoft User Group Meeting

The second day will focus on HBK's durability and reliability solutions, bringing together engineers working in product validation, fatigue analysis, reliability engineering, and data-driven development.

Through customer presentations, technical sessions, software demonstrations, and expert discussions, attendees will explore how leading organizations are improving test efficiency, strengthening test-to-simulation correlation, leveraging connected vehicle data, and making more confident engineering decisions using nCode and ReliaSoft technologies.

Dedicated nCode and ReliaSoft content streams will feature practical application examples, technical walkthroughs, product updates, and customer success stories covering topics such as advanced fatigue analysis, reliability engineering, FMEA, RAMS, and the growing role of AI in engineering workflows.

Speaker announcements and detailed agenda information will be released shortly

What to expect

Customer presentations from leading automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and technology companies

Live demonstrations using VI-grade, nCode and ReliaSoft technologies

Technical sessions focused on simulation, testing, durability, reliability, and vehicle development

Networking opportunities with industry experts and peers

Registration

Attendance is free of charge, space is limited. We recommend early registration to secure your place.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. In the weeks leading up to the event, we will also share practical information and updates, including parking details, check-in instructions, and the latest agenda.

About the venue

The Smart Prototypes Summit 2026 – North American Edition will take place at the Multimatic Vehicle Dynamics Center in Novi, Michigan, one of North America's leading simulation facilities for vehicle development.

Operated by Multimatic and powered by VI-grade technology, the center provides advanced Driver-in-the-Loop simulation capabilities for vehicle dynamics, NVH, ADAS, and autonomous driving development.

Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the facility firsthand, including the DiM250 DYNAMIC Driving Simulator, recently upgraded with VI-grade's HyperDock cockpit for Full Spectrum Simulation, alongside live demonstrations and technology stations showcasing the latest advances in simulation, testing, durability, reliability, NVH, and ADAS development.

📍 Location: 25540 Seeley Rd, Novi, MI 48375, United States.

Learn more about our solutions presented

VI-grade

VI-grade and HBK are transforming product development through Smart Testing.

The question is no longer “Should we simulate or test?” but “How do we combine them intelligently?”

nCode® Durability Analysis and Test Data Processing Software

From digital signal processing to FE-based fatigue analysis, nCode helps you uncover critical insights and manage your data efficiently.

ReliaSoft® Reliability Analysis and Management

ReliaSoft software provides a powerful range of reliability software solutions to facilitate a comprehensive set of reliability engineering modeling and analysis techniques.