Ride AI 2025
Ride AI :: LA :: April 2, 2025
Thank you so much for joining us at our inaugural Ride AI event. We have designed the programming to be based around a few key themes. You will hear from a mix of luminaries and technologists who are defining the future of driving automation and AI-empowered hardtech. Curated from the companies and leaders creating real impact, every conversation will bring important and unexpected insights.
About Ride AI
NeueHouse Hollywood
6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
April 2nd, 2025
9:00am — 5:00pm
NeueHouse Hollywood
6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
April 2nd, 2025
9:00am — 5:00pm
Check-in & Coffee
9:00AM
Arrive at NeueHouse Hollywood on-time to pick up your badge and settle in for an inspiring day of premium networking and business insights.
30
min
Opening Remarks
9:30AM :: What is Ride AI?
James Gross, Founder, Ride AI
10
min
Automation For The People
9:55AM :: Developing Intelligent Machines for a Human-Centric Future
· Ed Niedermeyer, Program Director, Ride AI
· Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute
· Gill Pratt, CEO, Toyota Research Institute
20
min
How we got here
10:15AM :: The Full-Spectrum Challenge of Deploying Driverless Robotaxis
· Ed Niedermeyer, Program Director, Ride AI
· Vishay Nihalani, Director of Product Management, Waymo
· Vishay Nihalani, Director of Product Management, Waymo
20
min
Break · 10:35AM
Presented by Toyota Research Institute
Caffeinate and connect.
20
min
The Driving Machine
10:55AM :: Leadership and Lessons From 25 Years on the Cutting Edge
· Ed Niedermeyer, Program Director, Ride AI
· Amnon Shashua, CEO, Mobileye
· Amnon Shashua, CEO, Mobileye
20
min
Crossing the chasm
11:15AM :: The Technology and Tactics of Autonomous Trucking Commercialization
· Timothy B. Lee, Program Director, Ride AI
· Xiaodi Hou, Founder & CEO, Bot.auto
· Daryn Nakhuda, Head of Software, Waabi
· Summer Fowler, Chief Information Security Officer, Torc Robotics
· Xiaodi Hou, Founder & CEO, Bot.auto
· Daryn Nakhuda, Head of Software, Waabi
· Summer Fowler, Chief Information Security Officer, Torc Robotics
30
min
Explosion in the East
11:45AM :: Inside China's Revolution in Electric and Automated Personal Vehicles
· Sophie Schmidt, Founder & Publisher, Rest of World
· Helen Pan, U.S. General Manager, Apollo Go
· Zion Maffeo, Deputy GC, Pony.ai
· Sophia Tung, Content Creator, SNN
· Helen Pan, U.S. General Manager, Apollo Go
· Zion Maffeo, Deputy GC, Pony.ai
· Sophia Tung, Content Creator, SNN
30
min
LUNCH :: 12:15PM
Enjoy a catered lunch
· rosemary lemon brined chicken: pasture raised chicken, thyme, rosemary, bay laurel, lemon
· roast fingerling potato: rosemary, parsley, garlic
· roast heirloom carrot: thyme, parsley, garlic
· petite romaine salad: heirloom squash, soft herbs, herbed croutons, sheep’s milk cheese
60
min
Funding the future
1:15PM :: Lessons Learned and New Opportunities for Investors in the AI Era
· Horace Dediu, Founder, Asymco
· Colin Langan, Automotive & Mobility Analyst, Wells Fargo
· Evangelos Simoudis, Managing Partner, Synapse Partners
· Colin Langan, Automotive & Mobility Analyst, Wells Fargo
· Evangelos Simoudis, Managing Partner, Synapse Partners
30
min
The Next Frontier
1:55PM :: How AI Breakthroughs Are Pushing the Frontiers of Automation in Personal Vehicles
· Timothy B. Lee, Program Director, Ride AI
· Andrew Chapin, COO, Nuro
· Kaity Fischer, VP of Commercial and Operations, Wayve
· Andrew Chapin, COO, Nuro
· Kaity Fischer, VP of Commercial and Operations, Wayve
30
min
Real-World Report (Pecha Kucha)
2:25PM :: Dispatches from Real Automators Doing Real Work Around the World
· Chris Hannesson, Product Line Director, Magna
· Alex Roy, Co-founder & General Partner, NIVC
· Ed Bernardon, Executive Vice President Motorsports Strategy, AIPEX Racing
· Alex Roy, Co-founder & General Partner, NIVC
· Ed Bernardon, Executive Vice President Motorsports Strategy, AIPEX Racing
40
min
Hailing the future
3:05PM :: Where Robotaxis and Ridehailing Go from Here
· Harry Campbell, Founder, The Rideshare Guy
· Michael White, CPO, Zoox
· Sascha Meyer, CEO, MOAI
· Stephen Hayes, VP of Autonomous, Fleets, and Driver Operations, Lyft
· Michael White, CPO, Zoox
· Sascha Meyer, CEO, MOAI
· Stephen Hayes, VP of Autonomous, Fleets, and Driver Operations, Lyft
30
min
Break · 3:35PM
Presented by Torc Robotics
Caffeinate and connect.
30
min
Competing for trust
4:00PM :: How Safety and Transparency Regulate Driving Automation
· Ed Niedermeyer, Program Director, Ride AI
· Mark Rosekind, Fmr. Administrator, US NHTSA
· Mark de la Vergne, Director of Economic Innovation & Policy, Michigan Central
· Zoe Rico, Head of ART and Parametric Analytics, Aon
· Mark Rosekind, Fmr. Administrator, US NHTSA
· Mark de la Vergne, Director of Economic Innovation & Policy, Michigan Central
· Zoe Rico, Head of ART and Parametric Analytics, Aon
30
min
Cars for a changing future
4:30PM :: Rising to the Challenge of Software Defined Vehicles
TBA 👀
30
min
Ride AI goes West // Rooftop After Party
6:00PM :: Join us for a lively evening of drinks and conversation in the heart of Hollywood
After the summit ends, kick off your boots and join us at the Western-style The Desert 5 Spot to sip on something refreshing, snack on passed apps, enjoy incredible views of the Hollywood skyline, and get down to live country-ish music.
120
min
