Last year we decided to merge the two conferences Automotive meets Electronics and AUTOREG. Both conferences share many topics but there were also different foci. This joint conference covers a wider field. The first core field to mention is on applications of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to many different domains. Obviously, the existing algorithms are not sufficient to solve the problem of dynamically changing environments, whereas AI/ML with their inherent flexibility are much more promising. The second core field is trajectory planning, where of course a strong interaction exists with AI/ML. Additional topics cover reliability, fuel cells, sensor technology and new computer architectures which become important