Accelerating Vehicle Development through Virtual Vehicles with MATLAB & Simulink

Gaydon, United Kingdom

Venue	Start Date	End Date
British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ, UK	19 May 2026, 09:00 BST	19 May 2026, 14:30 BST

Overview

As the complexity of the vehicles we design and the standards for quality and reliability are continuously growing, modeling and simulation are becoming increasingly important for OEMs and suppliers in the automotive industry. Virtual Vehicles can help drive this approach to development, whether in accelerating rapid prototyping or manufacturing vehicles at scale.

Join MathWorks for an in-person seminar focused on accelerating vehicle development using Virtual Vehicle technology. Connect with industry experts, explore innovative workflows, and network with peers—all at the iconic British Motor Museum.

Highlights

Learn how Virtual Vehicle technologies accelerate prototyping and full development cycles
Gain practical insights from MathWorks experts on how to effectively stand-up, expand and utilise Virtual Vehicle technology
Network with peers and industry professionals
Enjoy exclusive access to museum exhibits

Who Should Attend

Engineers, developers, and project managers working on vehicle system modelling and simulation
Technical leads exploring Virtual Vehicle technologies for accelerated development
Managers responsible for integrating simulation workflows into their projects
Anyone interested in leveraging model-based design to improve vehicle development efficiency
Professionals looking to gain insights from MathWorks experts and industry peers

About the Presenters

Andrew Odhams is a consulting application engineer at MathWorks, specializing in the integration of modelling in development workflows. He collaborates with engineers and senior managers to identify optimal solutions in fields including Physical Simulation, Vehicle Dynamics, Applied Control, and Data Analytics. Before joining MathWorks in April 2024, Andrew worked at McLaren Applied as a chief engineer focusing on DIL simulators, vehicle modelling, and applied control. Andrew has a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. His research covered heavy-vehicle dynamics, energy consumption, and driver control model identification.

Carl Isted is an application engineer at MathWorks UK, where he has worked since 2024. He specializes in supporting customers with Model‑Based Design. Carl holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, which involved designing rear steering controllers for urban electric commercial vehicles.

Pablo Romero is a Principal Application Engineer at MathWorks specializing in real-time systems, verification, validation, and physical modelling. He previously worked at BMW Group modelling vehicle dynamics, and at Airbus Defense and Space validating flight control laws. He received his M.Sc. in aeronautical engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and carried out his final project at the TU München.

Agenda

Time	Title
9:00 – 9:30	Arrival & Networking Coffee
9:30 – 9:40	Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:40 – 10:15	Introduction to modeling and simulation through Virtual Vehicles An overview of current automotive market trends and their impact on the industry Introducing the concept of the virtual vehicle, its role, and use cases in development How MathWorks supports customers in getting started.
10:15 – 10:30	Break
10:30 – 11:15	Accelerating Vehicle Development with Virtual Vehicles The recent trend of vehicle manufacturers bringing feature development in-house to enable differentiating innovations at a managed level of risk has escalated the need for trusted and useful system-level simulations. These ‘virtual vehicle’ models can enable early discovery and solution of technical risks - i.e. to 'fail fast' and innovate quickly in simulation; with expensive vehicle testing used selectively to validate findings; but present challenges in trusting their results, managing their complexity, and efficiently gleaning insight from them. This talk will cover: A selection of the tools MathWorks offers to enable and accelerate development - from rapid creation of component models for development Integration of managed components into system level models Insight from these system models for development, testing, and validation
11:15 – 11:30	Break
11:30 – 12:15	Virtual ECU testing and on-target prototyping for embedded Linux devices Use industry standard APIs and proven Simulink Real-Time-based workflows Run in real-time or in free-run mode with "zero-time execution" Test vECUs by simulating communication errors, bandwidth by using real or Ethernet-based CAN
12:15 – 12:30	Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:30	Museum Access

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Accelerating Vehicle Development with Virtual Vehicles with MATLAB & Simulink

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