RIDE AI 2026
SAN FRANCISCO
Thank you to everyone who joined us at SFJAZZ for a sold-out day of insights, connections, and innovation at the intersection of autonomous mobility and AI. Watch every talk, panel, and keynote from the event below.
Watch Ride AI 2026
Every talk, panel, fireside, and keynote from the sold-out day at SFJAZZ — featuring leaders from Aurora, Waabi, Wayve, DoorDash, McKinsey, and more.
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About Ride AI 2026
Ride AI 2026 brought together the architects of the autonomy economy for a sold-out day of insights, connections, and innovation at the prestigious SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on April 15, 2026.
To be the first to know about Ride AI 2027 — including early access and ticket discounts — join the waitlist above.
Event Agenda
9 panels, 3 firesides, keynotes, pecha kuchas, and more. See the full day's programming from Ride AI 2026.
The Venue
One of the finest performance venues in the United States and the perfect home for an executive summit on the future of mobility. The SFJAZZ Center is a 36,000 square foot, $64 million architectural masterpiece designed by award-winning San Francisco architect Mark Cavagnero.
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Acoustics & Technology
The Robert N. Miner Auditorium features a custom Meyer sound system, world-class lighting, hi-definition video projection, and state-of-the-art streaming capabilities. Located in the heart of San Francisco's Hayes Valley cultural corridor, it's the ideal setting for industry leaders to connect and collaborate.
Sponsors
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Featured AV Technology outside the SFJAZZ Center
Featured Speakers
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Adrian Macneil
Co-Founder & CEO
Foxglove
Alan Ohnsman
Senior Editor
Forbes
Alex Kendall
Co-Founder and CEO
Wayve
Ani Kelkar
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Anushrav Vatsa
Senior AI Engineer
Weights & Biases by CoreWeave
Ariel Wolf
Partner
Venable
Ashu Rege
Vice President, DoorDash Labs
DoorDash
Avinash Balachandran
VP, Human Interactive Driving
Toyota Research Institute
Brett Hauser
CEO
Voltera Power
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Chris Lichtmannecker
Director, Autonomous Mobility
Mobileye
Chris McNally
Senior Managing Director
Evercore ISI
Chris Urmson
Co-Founder and CEO
Aurora
Colin Langan
Automotive & Mobility Analyst
Wells Fargo
Darius Scurtu
Expert
McKinsey & Company
David Carroll
Vice President, Commercialization
Motional
David Moss
LiDAR Salesman
Stonex USA
Dr. Leo Wang
CFO
Pony.ai
Edward Niedermeyer
Program Director
Ride AI
Erik Coelingh
CTO
Zenseact
Ethan McKanna
Founder
Robotaxi Tracker
James Gross
Founder
Ride AI
Jeff Farrah
CEO
AVIA
Jewel Li
Chief Operating Officer
Tensor
Jillian Slyfield
Chief Innovation Officer
Aon
Ken Gawrelski
Managing Director, Internet Research
Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking
Kersten Heineke
Partner
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Ladi Delano
Co-CEO & Advisory Board Chairman
Moove
Lando Juarez
Head of Legal, Autonomous Mobility & Delivery
Uber
Lior Ron
Chief Operating Officer
Waabi
Lora Kolodny
Tech Reporter
CNBC
Michael Wiesinger
COO
Kodiak AI
Mikell Taylor
Director, Robotics Strategy
General Motors
Ming Maa
Co-Founder and CEO
Moove AV
Neha Palmer
CEO & Co-Founder
Terawatt Infrastructure
Nigel Drego
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Quadric, Inc.
Noah Brier
Co-Founder
Alephic
Omar Qazi
CEO
Whole Mars Catalog
Oscar Evans
AI Solutions Lead
Encord
Paul DeLong
President, Commercialization
MOIA America
Paul Konasewich
GM, Silicon Valley
PACCAR
Regina Savage
Managing Director - Head of North America Industrials
Morgan Stanley
Reilly P Brennan
Partner
Trucks Venture Capital
Ro Gupta
Managing Director
Woven Capital
Rocket Drew
AI Reporter
The Information
Sophia Tung
Program Director
Ride AI
Sophie Schmidt
Founder & Publisher
Rest of World
Soroush Salehian
Co-founder and CEO
Aeva
Thomas Wasson
Trucking Analyst
FreightWaves
Tu Le
Managing Director
Sino Auto Insights, LLC
Media Sponsors
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Previous Speakers
Aman Bhatnagar
Product Tech Specialist - ADAS/AD Driving Features
Lucid Motors
Andrew Chapin
Chief Operating Officer
Nuro
Daryn Nakhuda
Head of Software
Waabi
Don Burnette
Founder and CEO
Kodiak Robotics
Dr. Gill Pratt
CEO, Chief Scientist
Toyota Research Institute, Toyota Motor Corporation
Dr. James Peng
Founder and CEO
Pony.ai
Ed Bernardon
Executive Vice President Motorsports Strategy
AIPEX Racing
Erin Galiger
Director, North American Markets
Rocsys Inc
Evangelos Simoudis
Managing Director
Synapse Partners
Helen K. Pan
General Manager
Apollo Autonomous Driving USA
Horace Dediu
Co-founder
Asymco
Jonathan Colbert
VP, Marketing & Business Development
Voltera
Kaity Fischer
VP of Commercial and Operations
Wayve
Mark Rosekind
Former NHTSA Administrator | NTSB Member | NASA scientist
Independent
Mark de la Vergne
Director, Economic Innovation and Policy
Michigan Central
Matt Rosoff
Editor in Chief
The Register, Situation Publishing
Michael White
Chief Product Officer
Zoox
Natalie Lung
Tech reporter
Bloomberg News
Prof. Amnon Shashua
President & CEO
Mobileye
Ryan Green
Founder & CEO
Gridwise
Sascha Meyer
CEO
MOIA
Srikanth Thirumalai
VP, Onboard Software
Waymo
Stephen Hayes
VP of Lyft Autonomous, Fleets, and Driver Operations
Lyft
Summer Craze Fowler
CISO
Torc
Timothy B. Lee
Founder
Understanding AI
Vishay Nihalani
Director of Product Management
Waymo
Xiaodi Hou
CEO and Founder
Bot Auto
Zion Maffeo
Deputy General Counsel
Pony.ai
Ride AI 2027 is coming
Ride AI 2026 was sold out. Join the Ride AI 2027 waitlist now for early access and discounts on tickets.