{"id":18672,"date":"2026-06-22T15:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/?p=18672"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:55:38","slug":"mathworks-automotive-conference-and-model-referencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2026\/06\/22\/mathworks-automotive-conference-and-model-referencing\/","title":{"rendered":"MathWorks Automotive Conference and Model Referencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class = rtcContent><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><a href = \"https:\/\/matlab.mathworks.com\/open\/github\/v1?repo=simulink\/blog&amp;project=2026_22_06_MAC_MdlRef\/MathWorks_Automotive_Conference_MdlRef.prj\"><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_1.png\" width = \"136\" height = \"21\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 136px; height: 21px;\"><\/img><\/a><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">I recently attended the <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/company\/events\/conferences\/automotive-conference-michigan\/2026.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">MathWorks Automotive Conference<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">. This was a great opportunity to connect with industry experts and see how they use MATLAB and Simulink.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">During the conference, I gave a presentation titled <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/videos\/building-efficient-and-fast-models-sharing-user-experience-1779076022313.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Building Efficient and Fast Models: Sharing User Experience<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">. I thought some readers may find the topic useful, so I decided to summarize the main points here.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">You can find the recording and slides here:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Recording: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/videos\/building-efficient-and-fast-models-sharing-user-experience-1779076022313.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Building Efficient and Fast Models: Sharing User Experience<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Slides: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/content\/dam\/mathworks\/mathworks-dot-com\/company\/events\/conferences\/automotive-conference-michigan\/2026\/na-mac-2026-mathworks-building-fast-models.pdf\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Building Efficient and Fast Models: Sharing User Experience - PDF<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Key takeaways<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">I would summarize the key takeaways as:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Componentization using Model Reference Accelerator mode is key to performance<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Know your workflows to determine what and when to componentize using Model Reference Accelerator mode<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Foundation for successful componentization<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_2.png\" width = \"801\" height = \"344\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 801px; height: 344px;\"><\/img><\/div><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Know your workflows<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">I always like to refer to the workflows described in this technical article: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/company\/technical-articles\/improving-simulation-performance-in-simulink.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Improving Simulation Performance in Simulink - MATLAB &amp; Simulink<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_3.png\" width = \"800\" height = \"266\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 800px; height: 266px;\"><\/img><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">The most important recommendation to keep in mind based on those workflows is:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold;'>If a model is not structurally modified between simulations, it should not be recompiled.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Multiple workflows in one simulation<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">This is where Model Reference Accelerator mode comes into play. Model Reference allows a single simulation to be composed of multiple Simulink models... which means multiple workflows in one simulation: <\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_4.png\" width = \"801\" height = \"346\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 801px; height: 346px;\"><\/img><\/div><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Foundation for successful componentization<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Once you realize how and when Model Reference Accelerator mode can benefit your workflows, it's time to dig into the specifics of what is needed to adopt it.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">When creating a model that I plan to accelerate, or converting an existing subsystem to an accelerated referenced model, I usually go through a series of steps or questions.<\/span><\/div><h3  style = 'margin: 15px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.4px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">1 - Can it run as a referenced model in Accelerator mode?<\/span><\/h3><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Some features are not supported by Model Reference Accelerator mode.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">I will not go through the full list here, but here are a few examples:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Blocks that run MATLAB code in interpreted mode are not supported for Accelerator mode code generation<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Goto and From blocks cannot cross model boundaries.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">You can get the full list of limitations here: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/simulink\/ug\/model-referencing-limitations.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Model Reference Requirements and Limitations<\/span><\/a><\/div><h3  style = 'margin: 15px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.4px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">2 - Can I tune parameters without rebuilding the accelerator target?<\/span><\/h3><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">To benefit from Model Reference Accelerator mode, the parameters you care about must remain tunable without triggering a rebuild. For the majority of parameters, it just works by default. In some cases, you need to do a bit of extra work. <\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Here are examples of the use cases I encounter the most frequently:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold;'>Variant Subsystems:<\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\"> By default the <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/simulink\/var\/activate-variant-during-different-stages-of-simulation-and-code-generation-workflow.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">variant activation time<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\"> parameter is set to <\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;'>update diagram<\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\">. To be tuned in accelerator mode, the variant activation time needs to be set to <\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;'>startup<\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_5.png\" width = \"513\" height = \"305\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 513px; height: 305px;\"><\/img><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold;'>Simscape:<\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\"> Simscape parameters have a Configurability setting that needs to be set to Run-time:<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><img class = \"imageNode\" src = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_6.png\" width = \"566\" height = \"278\" alt = \"\" style = \"vertical-align: baseline; width: 566px; height: 278px;\"><\/img><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\" style=' font-weight: bold;'>Mask Initialization code:<\/span><span class=\"_richTextNode\"> By default, Simulink does not generate accelerator code for mask initialization MATLAB code. For your mask initialization to preserve tunability, you need to follow the syntax described here: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/simulink\/ug\/preserve-tunability.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Preserve Tunability of Parameters That Are Modified or Created in Mask Initialization<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3  style = 'margin: 15px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.4px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">3 - Is the accelerator target initializing as fast as possible?<\/span><\/h3><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Once compiled and the cache is available, a referenced model in accelerator mode should start instantly, in less than one second. If you see longer initialization times, it's worth investigating. <\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">To better understand how cache and accelerator rebuilds work, look at this blog post: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2023\/10\/18\/accelerator-cache-and-rebuilds-everything-you-need-to-know\/\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Accelerator Cache and Rebuilds \u2013 Everything you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">In MATLAB R2026a, a <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/simulink\/release-notes.html?s_tid=CRUX_lftnav#mw_b85549ac-893e-4f76-b016-0f6e2824967b\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">detailed breakdown of the model initialization has been added to the Simulink Profiler<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">. We expect this newly added information to be very useful.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">If you still have concerns, reach out to <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/support\/contact_us.html\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">technical support<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\"> and we can help you with that.<\/span><\/div><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Now it's your turn<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Are you already using Model Reference to speed up your simulations? <\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span class=\"_richTextNode\">If you have an existing model that you think could benefit from Model Reference, try getting help from an AI Agent like Claude Code or Codex. I had good success with the example in this blog post: <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2026\/03\/26\/refactoring-a-simulink-model-using-the-matlab-mcp-server\/\"><span class=\"_richTextNode\">Refactoring a Simulink Model using the MATLAB MCP Server<\/span><\/a><span class=\"_richTextNode\">.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n{ let css = '._richTextNode {white-space: break-spaces;}';\r\nlet head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];\r\nlet style = document.createElement('style');\r\nhead.appendChild(style);\r\nstyle.type = 'text\/css';\r\nif (style.styleSheet) {\r\n    style.styleSheet.cssText = css;\r\n} else {\r\n    style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overview-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/files\/MAC_MdlRef.m-06-22-26_4.png\" class=\"img-responsive attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><p>I recently attended the MathWorks Automotive Conference. 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