Here you see a recap of the program of the SafetyUpdate Japan 2026. As soon as the program of the 2027 conference is finalized, you will find it here.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Welcome and Opening Speech Constantin Hoffmann - carhs.training gmbh

A Novel 3D Measurement-Based Airbag Folding Technology Developed Through Collaboration Hiroki Minamizawa - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; Dr. Masahiro Okamura - JSOL Corporation; Takashi Yagisawa - Photron Ltd.

Global Requirements

Euro NCAP 2029 and beyond Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH

Vehicle Safety Development Trend in China Dr. Yuan Zhong - Automotive Engineering Research Institute China Automotive Technology & Research Center (AERI CATARC)

Lunch

Testing and Simulation

Sensitivity of THOR-50M Injury Outcomes to Assessment Testing Variability Daiki Furukawa - Toyota Motor Corporation

HBM Connect: A Practical Solution to Human-Centric Safey for Next Generation Vehicles Dr. Chirag Shah - Humanetics Group

HSVC and a 3D Capture Model for Airbag Folding Takashi Yagisawa - Photron Ltd.

Active Safety and Safety for ADS

UN ECE ADS Regulations WP29 John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com

Global ADAS Activities and Testing Solutions Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH

Virtual Testing

Requirements for CAE model and Process for Virtual Testing based Vehicle Safety Assessment Dr.-Ing. Andre Eggers - BASt - German Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute

ADAS and AC virtual compliance applied to Euro NCAP 2026 Xavier Sellart Ortega - Applus+ IDIADA

Streamlining a Complete Human Body Models Virtual Testing Workflow in ANSA and META Yuka Nakamura - Cadence Design Systems, Japan

Achieving VT Readiness Through Enhanced Model Quality and Certification Compliance with the ARUP Software Suite Dr. Masahiro Okamura - JSOL Corporation

Experiences from 2025 AC Fund Scholarship in Germany with Internships at BASt and DEKRA Shota Omoto - Shibaura Institute of Technology; Hiroshi Sakurai - Waseda University

Dinner Party

 

 

Program subject to change.