On 15th of May 2025, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters gave a presentation titled 'Automated driving – why, where and when?' as part of the German Engineering Day of the VDI. Afterwards he joined the panel discussion entitled 'Future Mobility 2050', featuring Dr.-Ing. Christoph Höhmann, Manager Technical Compliance at Mercedes-Benz, Dipl.-Ing. Richard Damm, President of the Federal Motor Transport Authority and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Barbara Lenz. The session was moderated by well-known Alexander Bloch from AMS.