The sweeping panorama in Hall 1 of the Hanover Fairground Convention Centre is a beauty to behold. Film-covered windows in CI colours offer a visionary 360-degree view, reinforcing the claim of the IAA brand: “Driving tomorrow”. Martin Kautz handles the bar and presides over the activities with wit and charm. A poetry slammer takes us on a lyrical journey into the world of tomorrow, before Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer opens the IAA Commercial Vehicles trade fair with his picture of the future.