At IAA Transportation 2026, Stoneridge will present two innovations that together reflect the same industrial direction: Evo ECU, an electronic platform designed for the future architectures of commercial vehicles, and an Innovation Truck showing how those architectures can be turned into practical solutions for fleet safety and connectivity. Evo ECU was developed to address a specific need: vehicles are moving increasingly towards the Software Defined Vehicle concept, while traditional electronic architectures are struggling to manage the growing complexity of onboard systems. Stoneridge’s platform offers greater computing power, extended connectivity capabilities and a scalable structure that can adapt to the gradual increase in a vehicle’s digital functions. This delivers a dual benefit for manufacturers: less integration work between different subsystems and a lower overall cost for the electronic architecture. The platform’s flexibility also makes it possible to introduce new functions, from safety and connectivity to automation, without having to rethink the entire electronic structure from scratch each time the vehicle is updated.
The second focus of Stoneridge’s presence in Hanover will be the Innovation Truck, a demonstrator vehicle built to show how the company’s technologies work together, rather than in isolation. The vehicle is equipped with a digital vision solution that represents the evolution of MirrorEye, Stoneridge’s Camera Monitor System, already installed on more than 150,000 vehicles worldwide. Cameras, onboard electronics and connected systems work in combination to increase driver awareness while driving and manoeuvring, with direct benefits for fleet operating efficiency. The same solutions are integrated on both road tractors and semitrailers, extending connectivity to the entire vehicle combination and not only to the tractor unit.
For Stoneridge, the development of electronic architectures for industrial vehicles requires platforms capable of combining high performance with ease of integration. This is the principle underpinning Evo ECU, conceived as a scalable technology base for the applications set to arrive in the coming years, from active safety and cybersecurity to intelligent vehicle data management. In Hanover, the company will present the two technologies at its stand, offering manufacturers and fleet operators a direct demonstration of the integration between onboard electronics, connectivity and vision systems.
Massimiliano Barberis
