Overview
- Plugfest #16 runs January 12–16 at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ Palo Alto facility.
- Apple joins BMW, General Motors, Google, Hyundai, Mercedes‑Benz, Rivian, and Volkswagen alongside testing firms and tool vendors.
- Sessions target cross‑version interoperability between v3 and v4 plus Bluetooth LE sniffing, updated NFC use cases, and UWB tool evaluations.
- CCC‑authorized laboratories, including DEKRA, are executing published test cases using CCC‑approved tools and candidate Interoperability Device List devices.
- CCC reports 115 products certified in 2025 and is using this Plugfest’s results to identify trusted reference devices and advance certification readiness.