Agenda
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CarApp World LA
May 28, 2026
| 8:15 AM |
Registration |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM |
Driving the Interface: The Future of In-Car Apps |
| 10:10 AM |
Keynote Presentation |
| 10:30 AM |
Networking Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM |
Design that Moves: UX/UI Principles for the Road |
| 11:40 AM |
The Battle for the Dashboard: CarPlay, AAOS and Beyond |
| 12:20 PM |
Vehicle Data and In-Car Intelligence |
| 1:00 PM |
Lunch & Networking |
| 2:00 PM |
In-Vehicle Payments: the Car as a Commerce Hub |
| 2:40 PM |
Keynote Presentation |
| 3:00 PM |
Voice, Gesture and AI Assistants Behind the Wheel |
| 3:40 PM |
Testing & Certification: Ensuring Safety and Compliance |
| 4:20 PM |
The Developer’s Roadmap: Scaling In-Car App Deployment |
| 5:00 PM |
Closing Coffee |
Registration
May 28, 2026, 8.15 AM - 8.30 AM
Welcome Breakfast
May 28, 2026, 8.30 AM - 9.30 AM
Welcome Breakfast
Driving the Interface: The Future of In-Car Apps
May 28, 2026, 9.30 AM - 10.10 AM
- AAOS and OEM-native platform divergence
- OTA updates accelerating cockpit innovation
- Emergence of automotive app marketplaces
- Scaling apps amid persistent fragmentation
As millions of AAOS and OEM-native vehicles come online, the in-car digital ecosystem is entering its first true scale phase. This session breaks down how fragmentation, OTA upgrades and the rise of automotive app stores are reshaping the cockpit faster than any previous cycle of automotive tech. If you’re building apps for cars — or preparing to — this panel gives you the market map that everyone will be quoting in 2026.
Keynote Presentation
May 28, 2026, 10.10 AM - 10.30 AM
Keynote Presentation
Networking Coffee Break
May 28, 2026, 10.30 AM - 11.00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
Design that Moves: UX/UI Principles for the Road
May 28, 2026, 11.00 AM - 11.40 AM
- Designing within strict eye-glance limits
- Using haptics to reduce workload
- Prioritizing voice-first multimodal interfaces
- Ensuring sunlight-proof visual legibility
Designing for the car isn’t mobile design with a twist — it’s a fundamentally different discipline built around safety, visibility, multimodality and cognitive load. This hands-on session shows how the best teams design beautiful, glance-efficient, sunlight-proof interfaces that keep drivers focused and passengers delighted. A must-attend for anyone shaping the next generation of automotive UX.
The Battle for the Dashboard: CarPlay, AAOS and Beyond
May 28, 2026, 11.40 AM - 12.20 PM
- OEM-embedded vs. store-distributed vs. projected
- CarPlay Ultra’s mission and impact
- AAOS growth and native OS strategies
- UX & data differences across ecosystems
CarPlay, Android Automotive, OEM-native OSs and projected experiences are colliding in the biggest platform showdown since mobile. This panel cuts through the noise with a clear breakdown of how each ecosystem works, what it allows, what it restricts, and where it’s heading next. Who will ultimately control the dashboard?
Vehicle Data and In-Car Intelligence
May 28, 2026, 12.20 PM - 1.00 PM
- Safe, privacy-compliant telemetry access
- CAN bus and telematics API models
- Driving context shaping UX and content
- Mobility data powering audience intelligence
The car is becoming one of the richest real-time data environments in consumer technology. This session demystifies how telemetry, driving context and mobility signals can safely power next-generation app features, personalised content and privacy-compliant audience intelligence. If you want to understand what data is actually accessible — and what developers can legally do with it — don’t miss this one.
Lunch & Networking
May 28, 2026, 1.00 PM - 2.00 PM
Lunch & Networking
In-Vehicle Payments: the Car as a Commerce Hub
May 28, 2026, 2.00 PM - 2.40 PM
- Tolling, parking, charging and refueling in a single interface
- Consumer demand for seamless, frictionless transactions
- OEM/fintech partnerships enabling embedded payments
- Revenue models and marketplace economics for dashboard commerce
Cars are rapidly evolving into connected wallets — enabling drivers to pay for tolls, parking, EV charging, refueling, reservations and even shopping without leaving the vehicle. As OEMs move from simple payment enablement to building full-fledged transactional ecosystems, new revenue models and marketplace dynamics are emerging inside the dashboard. With strong consumer interest in seamless, secure payment experiences and OEM–fintech collaborations embedding tokenized wallets directly into infotainment systems, this session explores how in-vehicle payments are reshaping mobility friction, commercial power structures, and user expectations. A timely look at monetization models, platform partnerships, security layers and where embedded commerce goes next.
Keynote Presentation
May 28, 2026, 2.40 PM - 3.00 PM
Keynote Presentation
Voice, Gesture and AI Assistants Behind the Wheel
May 28, 2026, 3.00 PM - 3.40 PM
- Designing safer multimodal interaction systems
- AI copilots enabling contextual assistance
- Improving speech accuracy in vehicles
- Gesture and glance interactions evolving
Interaction is moving beyond screens. With AI copilots, advanced voice recognition and emerging gesture interfaces, the cockpit is becoming a multimodal environment that blends assistance, safety and automation. This panel explores the fast-shifting frontier where LLMs meet automotive HMI — and how designers can craft experiences that feel magical without overwhelming the driver.
Testing & Certification: Ensuring Safety and Compliance
May 28, 2026, 3.40 PM - 4.20 PM
- Navigating ISO 26262 requirements
- Meeting OEM distraction guidelines
- Using automotive testing frameworks
- Managing OEM approval workflows
Everyone talks about building in-car apps… until they hit the certification wall. This session provides a rare, transparent look at how OEM approval workflows actually operate, which guidelines matter most and what developers should anticipate before even writing their first line of code. No buzzwords: just clear, grounded advice from teams living the ISO, UX and safety-compliance reality every day.
The Developer’s Roadmap: Scaling In-Car App Deployment
May 28, 2026, 4.20 PM - 5.00 PM
- Automotive SDK evolution and priorities
- Cross-platform frameworks reducing fragmentation
- Cloud integration powering in-car experiences
- OTA-driven lifecycle management strategies
The in-car app boom won’t be won by one-offs. It will be won by scalable, multi-platform, continuously updated products. This closing session walks through the roadmap developers need to future-proof their automotive apps: SDK evolution, cross-platform frameworks, cloud-driven features, OTA updates and long-term maintenance strategies. It’s the blueprint for building in-car apps that last.
Closing Coffee
May 28, 2026, 5.00 PM - 5.30 PM
Closing Coffee