10 September 2026 | Chennai, India
Industrial Autonomy & Engineering
Industrial Autonomy & Engineering
Industrial Autonomy & Engineering: Building autonomous enterprises where intelligence is embedded directly into the value chain and operating models
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TCS Leadership Exchange 2026
The automotive industry is evolving from software-defined vehicles to AI-defined mobility, in which intelligence is embedded throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle. AI is increasingly shaping how vehicles are designed, engineered, validated, manufactured, operated, and improved throughout their lifecycle.
At the TCS Leadership Exchange 2026, automotive leaders will explore how AI can accelerate innovation, improve engineering productivity, enhance software quality, and create differentiated customer experiences across the mobility ecosystem.
Why automotive enterprises need a new AI strategy?
Automotive organisations are navigating multiple industry shifts simultaneously, including electrification, software-defined vehicles, connected mobility, evolving regulations, rising customer expectations, and increasing software complexity. These pressures are intensifying the need for faster innovation and shorter development cycles.
Traditional engineering and manufacturing environments often operate in silos, resulting in fragmented data, delayed decisions, repeated design iterations, lengthy validation cycles, and slower production readiness.
As vehicles become increasingly intelligent and connected, organisations need a more integrated approach that combines AI, digital engineering, connected lifecycle data, and enterprise-wide collaboration. Scaling AI successfully requires more than isolated pilots. It demands a connected digital thread that enables real-time visibility, contextual decision-making, and continuous innovation across the automotive value chain.
Exploring the journey to AI-defined vehicles
The TCS Leadership Exchange is an exclusive leadership forum that brings together automotive OEMs, industry analysts, technology partners, and TCS experts to discuss how AI can transform the automotive value chain.
Who should attend?
- Automotive OEM leaders
- Engineering and R&D leaders
- Manufacturing leaders
- Product development executives
- Digital transformation leaders
- AI and innovation decision-makers
Event agenda
Time |
Session |
Topic |
10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Networking and registration |
Welcome coffee, executive networking, and introductions |
10:30 - 10:40 AM |
Welcome and context setting |
The next inflexion point in mobility: Why AI will define competitive advantage |
10:40 - 11:00 AM |
Industry analyst keynote |
From Software-defined to AI-defined vehicles: The future of automotive innovation |
11:00 – 11:20 AM |
TCS keynote |
Engineering the AI-defined vehicle: Lessons from the transformation journey |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM |
Leadership panel discussion |
How can Indian automakers accelerate the journey to AI-defined mobility? |
12:00 - 12:20 PM |
TCS innovation showcase |
DriveSphere™: Enabling the ecosystem for AI-defined vehicles |
12:20 – 12:25 PM |
Key takeaways and vote of thanks |
DriveSphere™: Accelerating mobility engineering at scale |
12:25 - 1:30 PM |
Innovation showcase and networking lunch |
Demonstrations of AI-led engineering, model-based development, validation acceleration, connected vehicle intelligence, and lifecycle integration. |
Featured innovation showcase: TCS DriveSphere™
Experience TCS DriveSphere™ , a next-generation mobility engineering platform designed to accelerate the transition from Software-defined vehicles to AI-defined mobility.
The showcase demonstrates how AI-led engineering, virtual validation, model-based development, connected vehicle intelligence and lifecycle integration can help automotive organisations innovate faster and operate more efficiently.
Visitors will discover how a connected digital thread spanning engineering, validation, manufacturing and operations can improve visibility, accelerate decision-making, enhance productivity, and enable continuous lifecycle innovation across the automotive ecosystem.
What automotive leaders can achieve
Organisations embracing AI-led mobility transformation can:
- Accelerate vehicle development and validation cycles
- Improve engineering productivity and software quality
- Strengthen connected vehicle capabilities
- Enhance manufacturing agility and operational efficiency
- Enable faster, data-driven decision-making
- Accelerate innovation and new feature introduction
- Improve customer experiences across the mobility lifecycle
- Build scalable foundations for AI-defined mobility
Together, these capabilities help automotive enterprises increase competitiveness, respond faster to market demands, and unlock new growth opportunities.
Join the conversation on AI-defined mobility
The future of the automotive industry will be defined by organisations that can harness AI across the entire vehicle lifecycle. As mobility evolves toward intelligent, autonomous, connected, and continuous learning systems, leaders must build the capabilities required to innovate faster and operate smarter.
Join TCS, industry leaders, analysts, and technology partners at the TCS Leadership Exchange 2026 to explore practical approaches to AI-powered automotive transformation.
Engage with our experts, experience TCS DriveSphere™, and discover how to accelerate the journey from software-defined vehicles to AI-defined mobility.