Inside GNSS is on the ground at XPONENTIAL 2026 as an official media partner of the world’s largest autonomous systems and robotics event, taking place May 11–14 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. Educational programming opens May 11; exhibits run May 12–14.
As autonomous platforms push deeper into GPS-contested and GPS-denied environments, assured positioning, navigation, and timing has become a load-bearing requirement across every domain represented at the show. This year’s Defense Technologies Zone — more than 10,000 square feet of military-focused exhibits across air, land, and sea — and the Michigan Defense Exposition hosted by the NDIA Michigan Chapter bring together the program managers, platform developers, and PNT technology providers working to solve navigation resilience at operational scale.
Inside GNSS is a multiple Neal Award finalist and the leading American publication covering the policy, engineering, and technology of global navigation satellite systems. Our editors will be reporting from Detroit throughout the week. Follow coverage at insidegnss.com for news and analysis at the intersection of autonomy and positioning technology.






