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Following the opening keynote speeches, the event was then divided into three parallel slots: "AI in embedded systems", "AI in automotive and telematics" and "AI in the factory".

In the latter, Prof. Claus Oetter, Deputy Managing Director of the VDMA Software and Digitalization Association, first gave an insight into the role of machine learning as a driver of innovation in mechanical engineering. His appeal: "The AI train is moving faster and faster, companies can still jump on board, but at some point the others will be gone."