Autonomous driving is a key test of Europe’s industrial competitiveness. Self-driving vehicles depend on advanced semiconductors to sense, communicate and react in real time, making the future of Europe’s automotive and chip industries closely linked.
Both sectors face a common challenge: uncertainty over the cost of accessing the standardised technologies their products rely on. This makes it harder for chipmakers to compete globally and for automakers to plan production at scale. A fair and predictable licensing environment could help reduce this uncertainty and support stronger European competitiveness.
This dinner will bring together policymakers, automakers and semiconductor industry representatives to examine how a fair and predictable licensing environment can strengthen Europe’s automotive and chip sectors, support investment and innovation, and reinforce the competitiveness of this critical industrial value chain.
