On June 4th, 2025, industry leaders from around the globe will gather at Zenrin’s Tokyo headquarters — and online via Zoom — for the highly anticipated Navigation Data Standard (NDS) Public Conference 2025. This hybrid event will bring together experts from the navigation and automotive sectors to explore how NDS.Live is enabling the next generation of connected and autonomous mobility. If you haven’t done so already, please register here. To support the planning, all onsite registrations must be completed by May 23, 2025. Online participation can be registered up until the day of the event. The conference is free of chargeand open to all interested parties.
What to Expect – Key Highlights from the Agenda:
Opening remarks and strategic direction: The conference will begin with a welcome by Yasushi Uchino (Zenrin) and Martin Pfeifle (NDS Chairman), highlighting the latest momentum behind NDS and the growing relevance of high-definition, standardized mapping in today’s mobility landscape.
Real-world use cases: Leading companies and NDS members such as TomTom and BMW will demonstrate how they leverage NDS.Live to build scalable and cost-effective ADAS solutions and highly accurate ADAS maps, underscoring the standard’s impact on safe, automated driving.
Tools, services, and technical innovations: Attendees will gain insights into practical tools and solutions, including:
These sessions will showcase how developers are accelerating deployment with advanced toolchains built around the NDS ecosystem.
These sessions will showcase how developers are accelerating deployment with advanced toolchains built around the NDS ecosystem.
AI Support for Faster Adoption: A session on the NDS Expert AI Assistant will reveal how artificial intelligence is streamlining the adoption of NDS by simplifying complex processes — a key enabler for new entrants and agile development teams.
Global applications and regional focus: Speakers from MXNAVI, Intellias, and Zenrin will present on large-scale implementations, region-specific services (including for Japan), and real-world use of NDS.Live for intelligent navigation and dashboard solutions.
Looking Ahead: To close the day, Otto Nyiro from NDS will guide attendees through trends shaping the future of navigation and how NDS plans to evolve to meet the demands of autonomous driving, electric mobility, and global interoperability.
Due to the large number of contributions, the NDS Association has extended the conference schedule.
This year’s agenda
| Time (GMT+9) | Subject | Speaker |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome to NDS Conference 2025 | Yasushi Uchino, Zenrin Martin Pfeifle, NDS Chairman |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | New Members Introduction | Johnson Wu, NVIDIA |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | From Data to Drive: Cost Effective, Scalable ADAS with NDS.Live | Juniper Gujral, Peter van Hulten, Shubham Bhusari, TomTom |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Development of ADAS Maps with NDS | Benjamin Quattelbaum, BMW |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | NDS Products (Part 1) Building Confidence in NDS.Live: • NNG’s Evaluation Service Contributions (20’) • HERE’s the NDS.Live Way (15’) • Lane Level Navigation with NDS.Live (15’) | Martin Pfeifle, NNG Boris Gumhold, Joe Suh, HERE Youngduk Seo, Navis AMS |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | NDS Technical Achievements 2024/2025 | Fabian Klebert, NDS |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | The NDS Expert AI Assistant: How AI Simplifies and Accelerates NDS Adoption | Fabian Klebert, NDS |
| 13:50 – 14:30 | NDS Products (Part 2) • NDS.Live to Mass Production: MXNAVI’s Intelligent Navigation Practices and Challenges (20’) • NDS.Live Application Services in Practice: Evaluating Standard and Enhancing Tooling (20‘) | Jeff Ju, MXNAVI Olena Slieptsova, Intellias |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | NDS Products (Part 3) • NDS.Classic Region Split Services for Japan Maps, NDS.Live: Evaluation Service for Tokyo and Japan Map Dashboard (20‘) | Yasushi Uchino, Zenrin Olena Slieptsova, Intellias |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Navigating the Future: Trends Shaping the NDS Roadmap | Otto Nyiro, NDS |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Closing Remarks | Martin Pfeifle, NDS Chairman |
For all NDS members: The Public Conference will be complemented by the Annual General Assembly, also on June 4, following the conference. Please plan for 60 to 90 minutes for this session.
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