Autonomous Vehicles Silicon Valley
February 26 - 28, 2020
| Pullman San Francisco Bay
Agenda Day 2
Start of Main Conference Day Two
6:00 am - 8:00 am
LAST-MILE RUN
Get the blood pumping! Who needs autonomous shuttles for first mile/ last mile solutions when you can run it yourself? Day 1 we had our first mile together, and now we have our last. Led by a member of our team, join us for a morning jog before refreshing registration and breakfast.
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Morning Meet & Greet with Leaders in AV
8:45 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Florian Baumann -
CTO - UDS, Automotive & AI, AVSV Chairman,
Dell Technologies
9:00 am - 9:30 am
PANEL DISCUSSION THE CONVERGENCE OF AV AND EV: TECH THAT WILL ENABLE THE FUTURE OF AV/EV
Mike Harrigan -
Senior Program Manager for Advanced Mobility,
Prospect Silicon Valley
Kris Bailey - Chief Executive Officer, eeVee Mobility
Aziz Tucker - Chief Technology Officer, XING Mobility
9:30 am - 10:00 am
FIRESIDE CHAT: MAPPING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE MAPPING
Richard Lucquet -
Head of Solutions,
DeepMap
Frank Chen - Operating Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Morning Demonstrations and START UP LAUNCHPAD
Dr. Lance Eliot -
SVP Information Technology, Chief Information Officer,
Saban Capital Group
Dr. Ulrich Quay - Managing Partner , BMW i Ventures
Anil Rachakonda - Vice President, Co-Pace, Continental
Sanjay Puri - Board Member, Autonebula
Join our Start-Up Launchpad finalists as they provide a 5 minute pitch in the Discover Zone to our esteemed panel of judges. From AI to safety - each company represents a unique aspect of the mobility community. What do you think? Weigh in with peers as you evaluate emerging technologies and offerings. Take some time to network with finalists after their exciting pitch.
TRACK SESSIONS
SYSTEMS JOURNEY
10:45 am - 11:15 am DEVELOPING A PLATFORM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VALIDATION Robert McGinnis - Senior Account Manager, Mechanical SimulationMatthew Cragun - Product Manager, NVIDIA Corporation
Inches and millimeters matter. Regardless of the length and number of scenarios OEMs require to test their autonomous driving technologies, it is critical for the entire simulation toolchain to be scalable, repeatable, and validated. This discussion will focus on:
• The value of a trusted vehicle dynamics model coupled to a scalable hardware/software simulation suite
• Providing stakeholders with configurable levels of fidelity throughout the tool chain
• Techniques for generating comprehensive scenarios and automation tools that can execute
and evaluate millions of scenarios
SYSTEMS JOURNEY
11:15 am - 11:45 am Safety First for Automated Driving Neil Garbacik - System Safety and Cybersecurity Engineer - Advanced Senior Engineer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Neil Garbacik
System Safety and Cybersecurity Engineer - Advanced Senior EngineerFiat Chrysler Automobiles
SYSTEMS JOURNEY
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Challenges and Avenues for Iterative Testing and Development of AI for Autonomous Driving Pratik Brahma - Project Lead & Senior ML Engineer, Volkswagen AG
VEHICLE JOURNEY
10:45 am - 11:15 am Building Physical and Regulatory Infrastructure for Flying Cars to Take Off Maxine Nelson - Senior Engineer, Joby Aviation
VEHICLE JOURNEY
11:15 am - 11:45 am CHALLENGES AND ENABLERS IN CREATING A RICH SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT David Howarth - Business Development manager, IPG Automotive
VEHICLE JOURNEY
11:45 am - 12:15 pm SENSOR FUSION FOR FULLYDRIVERLESS VEHICLES Ruijie (RJ) He - Vice President of Engineering, Optimus RideThe self-driving industry, has successfully deployed autonomous vehicles in various environments, albeit mostly with safety drivers behind the wheel. As we seek to realize the fully-driverless future, how should we think about sensor fusion requirements and testing? Join this session to:
• Understand the types of sensor fusion related failure modes that driverless vehicles have to be robust against
• Investigate what it means to be robust, encompassing fault detection, handling and redundancy- Explore how we can leverage simulation and data collection for effective
testing against such failure modes
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
10:45 am - 11:15 am CREATING A 3RD INTERNET LIVING SPACE Shyam Sundar - Global Head of Product, Autonomous Driving & Vehicle Software Platform, Faraday Future• How can we make our vehicles as equipped as our smart homes and smart office?
• Developing an intelligent vehicle with all the built in and personalized features needed to meet
customers wants
• Designing a vehicle with intelligence and connectivity in mind
Shyam Sundar
Global Head of Product, Autonomous Driving & Vehicle Software PlatformFaraday Future
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
11:15 am - 11:45 am INCREASING RIDERSHIP FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Kris Bailey - Chief Executive Officer, eeVee Mobility• Define what is needed from an infrastructure and connectivity standpoint to support electric and autonomous shuttles.
• Who are the key stakeholders in this endeavor? Engaging municipalities, OEMs, among others.
• What are the benefits of EVAV in public transportation
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
11:45 am - 12:15 pm TAKING FLIGHT WITH AUTONOMOUS Neil Cloughley - Founder & Managing Director, Faradair• Identifying market opportunities in autonomous flight
• What are the challenges and road blocks ahead of adopting flight mobility services on a large scale
• What does the customer journey and experience look like?
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
THINK TANKS
SYSTEMS JOURNEY
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm IMPROVING ADAS AND PROBLEM SOLVING WITH DEEP LEARNING AND TRAINING OF NEURAL NETWORKS Mo Poorsartep - Manager AV Integration and Test, Lyft
SYSTEMS JOURNEY
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Advancing Functional Safety with Simulation Allison Liemhetcharat - Engineering Lead, rideOS
VEHICLES JOURNEY
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm TROUBLESHOOTING SIMULTANEOUS LOCATION MAPPING (SLM) IN REMOTE CONNECTIVITY AREAS Divya Agarwal - Senior Staff Software Engineer (Localization), NIO, Autonomous Driving Group
VEHICLES JOURNEY
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm HOW MAPS CAN PROMOTE SAFETY IN AUTONOMOUS Ro Gupta - CEO & Co-Founder, CARMERA• Enabling government and property managers to plan smarter and build future
• Leveraging intelligence provided spatial data and street analytics for infrastructure
• Safety Sandwich of Verifying- Trust- Verifying
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm INVESTMENT IN MOBILITY ECOSYSTEM Dr. Ulrich Quay - Managing Partner , BMW i Ventures• Where are the industry needs and priorities?
• Where are investors focusing at present?
• What does the business partnership for MaaS look like in practice?
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm The Municipality and Mobility: Supporting Infrastructure Development and Roll-Out of CAVs Sheila Marquises - Senior Transportation Engineer, City of Fremont
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Moving from Engineer to Product Owner Karthik Krishnan - Business Development Manager, MSC Software• Discussing the challenges in balancing engineering and technical knowledge versus business acumen
• Ideal Product Owner Resume
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm RECRUITING & HIRING FOR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES Marie DiTrapani - Divisional Director, AutoIQ• What are the anticipated hiring needs as we move forward with deploying AV
• What will the training and workforce gaps be?
• How can we recruit and retain talent in this competitive industry ?
See you next year!
MAIN STAGE
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION LOOKING AT THE USE CASE FOR AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT IN MAAS
Neil Cloughley -
Founder & Managing Director,
Faradair
Dr. Anita Sengupta - Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX)
Ben Klein - General Counsel and Head of Government Affairs, Skyryse
“Flying cars” may sound like a thing of the future – but the reality is we’re already halfway there. MaaS encompasses a broad spectrum of mobility solutions, everything from
ride sharing to public transit, scooters to aerospace.
• Looking at how the aerospace industry factors into the equation – will autonomous flight be held to the same safety standards as autonomous vehicles?
• Where do a pilot-less planes fit within the mobility ecosystem? What’s the use case, and how would this realistically be deployed?
• Work being done in real time in industry. How far are we from rolling out this technology?
Dr. Anita Sengupta
Chief Product Officer and Co-FounderAirspace Experience Technologies (ASX)
Ben Klein
General Counsel and Head of Government AffairsSkyryse
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION REGULATION UPDATES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES MOBILITY LANDSCAPE
Melissa Froelich -
Senior Manager - Government Affairs,
Aurora
Kelly A. Nantel - Vice President of Communications and Advocacy, National Safety Council
GM’s request to deploy a limited number of autonomous vehicles on US roads and Nuro’s aims to incorporate low-speed, highly automated driverless delivery vehicles,
among several other petitions and requests for regulation from OEMs may finally be realized. Sit in on this panel session to hear from regulators on implementing regulation to
facilitate the deployment of AV, including:
• Updates from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s request for public feedback
• Developments on the Self-Drive Act
• Moving from self-assessment to government regulated safety inspections
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION BUILDING OUT MAAS, VAAS: EXAMINING THE USE CASE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, RIDE SHARING, AND DISRUPTIVE MOBILITY OFFERINGS
Henry Greenidge -
Regional Public Affairs, East Coast,
Cruise Automation
Natasha Tan - Head of Design, Uber ATG
Allison Liemhetcharat - Engineering Lead, rideOS
Tamy Ribeiro - Chief of Mobility Evangelist and Head of Partnerships, Wunder Mobility
• The operating system to support MaaS, what do these look like in practice and how will they support the deployment for autonomous fleets, ridesharing, and robotaxis?
• Focusing in on robotaxis: what work is being done in industry to deploy these, and what is the realistic deployment date for this technology?
• How can OEMs, Tier 1s, municipalities, and industry work together to design infrastructure to support MaaS and VaaS platforms.
Tamy Ribeiro
Chief of Mobility Evangelist and Head of PartnershipsWunder Mobility
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
XIM20: DESIGN THINKING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Danny Larsen -
Senior Design Manager – North America Interiors and Global Advanced Studios,
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
• How can we apply design thinking approaches to the design of AV?
• The surprising factors to determine high-quality user experience: hygiene, ultraviolet lighting, storage solutions
• Challenges in choreographed-design approach to vehicle prototyping: how did Yanfeng effectively integrate sensors and lighting solutions?
Danny Larsen
Senior Design Manager – North America Interiors and Global Advanced StudiosYanfeng Automotive Interiors
