To be held on 11 July and 12 July 2024, the eighth edition of NGV India Summit organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi will focus on clean mobility. 

With the theme ‘Navigating India’s Clean Mobility Transition’, the summit will get industry experts from the concerned ministries, government bodies and private companies to discuss about the environmental impact of conventional vehicles versus vehicles that are powered by greener fuel technologies.  

The discussion will also be on the progressive movement towards the net-zero target of 2070 and multiple challenges disguised as opportunities, which lie in front of India in its mission to achieve zero CO2 emissions. 

Besides the collaborative steps taken by the NITI Aayog, by the nodal government ministries and by the private industry players that are leading India’s energy transformation, the summit will also put the spotlight on the role of the mobility (automotive) sector in the way it is taking big strides towards diversifying the energy basket and reducing the dependence on petroleum imports in view of the fact that one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions is the mobility and transportation sector. Both are largely dependent on petroleum. 

Speakers of the summit will share their views through a series of curated sessions on areas like ‘Charting India’s multi-fuels roadmap in the transition towards clean mobility’, ‘Vision 2030 India: Becoming a Gas-based Economy’, ‘Expansion in gas infrastructure (CNG-LNG)’, ‘Hydrogen Infrastructure: Production, Storage and Transportation’, ‘Opportunity areas: Electrolyser, modelling fuel-cell’, ‘CNG Economics: Volatility in pricing hampering the growth of CNG segment’, ‘Opportunities in Ethanol production for sugar and agro-industry – addressing the supply-side constraint’, ‘Government schemes and policies in fostering the fast adoption of flex-fuel vehicles in India’ and ‘Waste-to-Wealth economy: An update on CBG/ Bio-CNG plant set-up projects in India’. 

The two-day event will see visitors from electrolyser and fuel cell manufacturing, OMCs, gas storage and transportation infrastructure, automotive OEMs and auto component manufacturers, technology solution providers, EPC firms, natural gas producers, oil and gas companies, transport industry, fleet owners, shared mobility, sugar and agriculture-based industries besides others, making it an unmissable summit for the Indian energy sector.

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Mobility engineering and technology company BlueBinaries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the automotive testing business of Germany-based MicroNova AG.

The carved-out entity will operate as an independent company within the BlueBinaries group under the name NovaBinaries. Following the transaction, BlueBinaries projects annual revenue of USD 50 million and aims to expand revenue to USD 100 million in the coming years.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chennai, BlueBinaries provides vehicle engineering, digital engineering, testing and homologation services to original equipment manufacturers across India, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

MicroNova, based in Vierkirchen near Munich, develops testing and validation systems for the automotive sector, including hardware-in-the-loop systems, test automation platforms, virtualisation solutions and engineering services. Its test automation platform, EXAM, is used by European automotive manufacturers. NovaBinaries will focus on software test solutions, hardware-in-the-loop systems, test automation, virtual validation, and software test factories by combining MicroNova’s product portfolio with BlueBinaries’ engineering operations.

Srinivas Aravapalli, Founder and CEO, BlueBinaries, said, "The acquisition of MicroNova’s industry-leading HiL Testing and Test Automation business represents a watershed moment in BlueBinaries’ journey towards absolute technological leadership in the global mobility ecosystem. By integrating these world-class validation and test automation technologies into our existing portfolio, we are uniquely positioned to offer an unmatched, end-to-end test offerings to our customers.”

Kishore LM, Founder and COO, BlueBinaries, said, “The acquisition of the Automotive Testing business from MicroNova is a strategic leap that enhances our ability to offer right technology solutions across automotive software testing. MicroNova’s technical depth, customer centricity, and regional strength align perfectly with our strategic vision to be the first partner choice for global customers complimenting our current portfolio. Our intent is to offer these proven technologies and better solutions globally combining precision, engineering excellence, scale, and flexibility while the mobility industry moves into the SDV and AI era.”

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A study conducted by Google and Kantar titled ‘Automobile Purchase Journey in the Age of AI’ shows that 93 percent of automobile shoppers in India utilise artificial intelligence (AI) interfaces during their research process.

The research indicates that the car buying process involves multiple digital platforms, with 87 percent of buyers interacting with Google services including Search, YouTube, Maps and Gemini. Consumers utilising artificial intelligence touchpoints consult an average of 7.8 resources to research and evaluate choices, compared to 6.9 touchpoints for buyers overall. Within Google Search, 90 percent of surveyed users reported encountering AI Overviews, while 89 per cent utilised AI Mode to process technical specifications, vehicle features and financing options. Furthermore, 80 percent of buyers using AI chatbots also turn to Google Search or YouTube for active research.

The findings highlight that initial consideration sets form early, with 80 percent of buyers maintaining a predefined list of brands prior to active research. Approximately six in 10 buyers use YouTube for casual exploration, where 77 percent of users rely on professional automotive reviewers to inform their choices. Daily media consumption habits among car buyers show that 63 percent watch YouTube, 55 percent stream YouTube on television screens, 54 percent read newspapers and 43 percent watch linear television. Decision-making remains a shared process within households, with 64 percent of respondents involving family members and 53 percent consulting spouses. Vehicle safety ratings and styling were identified as primary motivators by 41 percent of buyers.

Siddharth Shekhar, Director, Google India, said, "The car buying journey in India is deliberate, non-linear, and deeply digital-particularly ahead of the festive season, when consideration peaks. Buyers move between discovery on YouTube and conversational validation on Search. Among surveyed Google Search users, 90 percent come across AI Overviews and 89 percent use AI Mode to navigate nuanced, complex queries. As AI helps buyers navigate complex choices, our ad and commerce solutions help automotive brands respond to their intent-connecting initial curiosity directly to the showroom."

Virat Khullar, Head of Marketing, Hyundai Motor India, said, "The automotive purchase journey is increasingly shaped by moments of discovery, research and intent across digital channels. Our partnership with Google helped us harness the scale of YouTube to build awareness and the intelligence of AI-powered Search ad solutions to identify and convert high-intent consumers. By unifying upper- and lower-funnel marketing, we were able to deliver a more relevant and efficient customer experience, turning consideration into action and driving strong sales momentum for Hyundai Verna."

The study was carried out by Kantar in May 2026 across metropolitan and Tier-1 cities in India, surveying 1,022 consumers who had purchased a car within the preceding six months.

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Accenture and Google Cloud have announced that Volvo Cars has signed on as the lead industry partner for Horizon, an open-source software development platform designed for car makers and automotive suppliers to build, test and deploy software on the Android Automotive Operating System.

The Horizon platform unifies cloud-native development tools, virtual testing environments and artificial intelligence workflows. Volvo Cars is migrating its global software development environment for the Android Automotive Operating System to the platform to accelerate engineering processes and virtual testing across its global development teams.

Insights gathered from Volvo Cars' deployment will be used by Accenture and Google Cloud to refine the platform and expand its generative artificial intelligence features for automotive and industrial manufacturers.

According to metrics provided by Accenture and Google Cloud, testing speeds using virtual Cuttlefish-based Android Automotive environments can improve by up to 9 times, while infotainment feature development costs can decrease by up to 40 percent. Software build times, which previously required up to two hours, can yield feedback within minutes through caching and build pipeline optimisation.

Remote access to virtual and physical device farms allows engineers to test software without requiring local physical test equipment, while virtual workbenches enable developers to set up development environments in seconds.

Gregor Zetsche, Head of Connected Experience, Volvo Cars, said, "We’re building some of the most complex products in the world, which requires a development environment built to match. As Horizon’s lead industry partner, we can directly solve our toughest engineering challenges and empower our teams to deliver new experiences faster than ever."

Juergen Reers, Global Automotive & Mobility Lead, Accenture, said, "Horizon enables a faster, more flexible and efficient way to deliver software-defined vehicle features. Its standardised, repeatable and scalable processes help deliver reliable, high-quality software products, while significantly reducing time to market. Horizon will allow Volvo Cars’ engineers to focus on what matters most: creating differentiated vehicle experiences and continuously delivering new value to drivers through software at high speed."

Henry Bzeih, Global Director for the Automotive Industry, Google Cloud, said, "Software now defines the automotive brand. Horizon on Google Cloud gives Volvo Cars the ability to move faster while releasing high-quality software and features on a cadence that matches the expectations of modern mobility. This is how next generation digital experiences reach drivers at agile speed."

Accenture and Google Cloud are working with additional automotive and industrial organisations to expand adoption of the Horizon platform across international markets.

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Emerson has announced the expansion of its test and measurement research and development (R&D) facility in Bengaluru, which it claims is an additional 50 percent.

The investment increases capacity at the site to develop software-defined and automated validation technologies for industrial customers.

The Bengaluru facility operates as Emerson's NI Software Centre of Excellence and represents the company's second-largest test and measurement R&D centre globally. Engineering teams at the site hold product responsibility for test software platforms, AI-enabled engineering capabilities, systems engineering technologies and radio frequency test software. The tools serve clients across the semiconductor, aerospace, defence, transportation, life sciences and manufacturing sectors.

Ritu Favre, President of Emerson's Test & Measurement business, said, "Bangalore plays an increasingly strategic role in Emerson’s global test innovation network. The site combines deep expertise in test software and AI-enabled engineering and validation technologies with close connections to rapidly evolving industries. This investment helps customers manage growing product complexity, streamline validation and bring new innovations to market faster."

The expansion provides capacity to advance automated validation workflows and integrated test platforms as hardware complexity increases across shortened product development timelines.

Emerson's investment aligns with domestic growth in semiconductors, electric mobility, and aerospace manufacturing driven by initiatives such as the India Semiconductor Mission and the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.

Alongside the R&D centre, Emerson operates a second Bengaluru location dedicated to application engineering, calibration services, sales and customer support.

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