Dear Colleagues,

The INFATS conference will take place in November 4th to 6th 2026 in Wuhu, China, which will be hosted by Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. On behalf of INFATS organizing committee and academic committee we sincerely invite you and your organization to participate in the 20th International Forum of Automotive Traffic Safety and cordially invite you to present a paper to this event. We are looking forward to meet you in Wuhu.

1. CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

Hosts: Hunan University, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd (CAERI)

Organizers:

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., National Engineering Research Center for Automobile Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering of Hunan University, Testing Engineering Division of CAERI, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle of Hunan University, CIRI Auto Technology Institute, Xiamen University of Technology College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Central South University School of Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Advisory Committee:

Zhong Zhihua, Li Jun, Guo Konghui, Ding Rongjun, Li Kaiguo

Organizational Committee:

Chairman:

Jiang Chao, Wan Xinming, Liu Anmin, Wang Jianguo, Gao Xinhua, Xu Shiwei, Xu Youzhong

Vice Chairmen:

Han Yong, Peng Yong, Mo Fuhao, Wang Guojie, Zeng Biqiang, Shen Guangyong

Academic Committee:

Chairman: Jiang Chao, Wan Xinming, Li Kaiguo, Zhou Yulin, Yang Jikuang, Xu Youzhong

Vice Chairmen: Peng Yong, Peng Qian, Hu Lin, Wang Fang, Mo Fuhao, Li Guibing, Yao Jianfeng

Secretary-General: Xiao Zhi

Secretariats: Xiao Zhi, Wang Bingyu, Cheng Kuo, Zhou Jiawei

2.CONFERENCE THEME

Intelligence Driven GUARD TRIP

3. PARALLEL SESSION TOPICS

(1)  Research and data analysis on traffic accidents

(2)  Vehicle insurance and car design optimization

(3)  HBM/ATD and Virtual Assessment

(4)  Intelligent driving and safety of connected vehicles

(5)  High voltage and battery safety of new energy vehicles

(6)  Advanced vehicle body structure and intelligent restraint system

4. CALL FOR PAPERS

The Chinese and English papers received at this INFATS conference will be recommended for publication in the

following manner.

(1) The Inter. Journal of Crashworthiness (Special Issue) .

(2) Publication of INFATS proceedings. The electronic journal "Full Text Database of Chinese Important Conference Papers" (CD version) will include all papers from the INFATS paper collection (electronic journal Chinese standard number CN11-9251/G, international number ISSN 1671-6787, website: www.cnki. net).

The submission should indicate the publication method. For publishing in the International Journal of Crashworthiness, the submitted paper should pass a peer- review process under the Taylor & Francis online.

Those without annotations are assumed to be indexed by CNKI.

Some outstanding paper authors will be invited to give paper presentations at the conference venue. This conference only accepts submissions from registered authors.

For details, please visit website: https://infats.hnu.edu.cn submission section：FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS. Welcome to submit your paper via website: .

Important dates

Deadline for submitting papers: October 15, 2026;

Paper acceptance notice: October 31, 2026.

5.CALL FOR SPONSORS

The Organizing Committee of the 20th International Forum of Automotive Traffic Safety (INFATS 2026) cordially invites enterprises, institutions, and research organizations to participate as sponsors and exhibitors. Please refer to Attachment for sponsorship program details.

6.REGISTRATION

Please visit the official website of the conference to complete the registration fee payment and submit attendance form.

The registration fees are as follows:

The venue, accommodation, transportation and other related information of this conference will be published on the official website of this conference. Participants can choose to stay in the hotel arranged by the conference.

7.CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail:  infats.secretariat@hnu.edu.cn

Website:  https://infats.hnu.edu.cn/

Contact Person:

Hunan University: Xiao Zhi, hnuxiao@hnu.edu.cn

CAERI: Jiang Jingzuo, jiangjingzuo@caeri.com.cn

Chery Automobile: Zhou Jiawei, zhoujiawei@mychery.com