Program

Summit Venue: Robertson Hall (20 Prospect Ave, Princeton, NJ)

Instructions for Transportation and Parking.

8:30 am8:45 am
Welcoming Remarks
Speakers
Alain Kornhauser
Professor
Princeton University
Camille Kamga
Director
UTRC and SEMPACT (Region 2 UTC)
Christine O'Brien
President
Insurance Council of New Jersey
8:00 am8:30 am
8:45 am9:05 am
Keynote: The Real Case for Driverless Mobility
Putting Driverless Vehicles to Use for Those Who Really Need a Ride
Speakers
Alain Kornhauser
Professor
Princeton University
Michael Sena
President
Michael L. Sena Consulting AB; Co-Author: "The Real Case for Driverless Mobility"
9:10 am9:30 am
The State and Achievements of Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) in 2024
Proof-of-Market: ADAS
Speakers
David Zuby
Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer
IIHS
9:30 am9:50 am
9:50 am10:10 am
Automated Mobility of Freight and Goods
Proof-of-Market
Speakers
Charity Allen
Deputy General Counsel
Aurora
10:30 am12:00 pm
Deep Dive: Venture Investments in Mobility and SmartDrivingCars
A view from the VC community

Speakers:

Discussants:

            

Speakers
Jay M. Ferriero
Chairman Emeritus
Capital Automotive
Steve Greenfield
General Partner
Automotive Ventures
Mark Norman
Managing Partner
FM Capital
Cliff Banks
Founder
AUTOVATE
12:00 pm12:40 pm
Day 1 Networking Lunch
Schultz Cafe @ Robertson Hall
1:00 pm1:45 pm
Fireside Chat: Safety Achievements in ADAS and Driverless Mobility

ADAS (for those who drive themselves) and Driverless MaaS are two orthogonal lineages of businesses for SmartDrivingCars. This fireside chat with two leading experts of ADAS and Driverless technologies aims to use numbers and facts to compare head-to-head the latest safety achievements…

Speakers
Mark R Rosekind
Former NHTSA Administrator, NTSB Member, NASA Scientist
Former NHTSA Administrator
Ariel Wolf
Venable; Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA)
1:45 pm3:00 pm
Deep Dive: The State of Computer-Chauffeured Mobility in 2024
Proof of Concept + Market + Politics

Moderator: Matt Daus

Panelists: 

Discussants: Andrew Miller, PhD

            

Speakers
Matthew W. Daus
Partner
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
Bernard Soriano
Deputy Director
California DMV
Mark Stewart
Councilmember
Chandler City Council
Henry L. Greenidge
Public Policy + Government Relations
Cruise
Andrew Miller
Principal
Paladin Consulting
3:15 pm4:30 pm
Deep Dive: Logistics 2.0 – Envisioning the Autonomy Economy
Proof of Concept + Market + Politics

Moderator: Grayson Brulte

Panelists: 

Discussants: Dick Mudge

            

Speakers
Grayson Brulte
Founder & CEO
The Road to Autonomy
Senator Jeff Brandes
Founder & President
Florida Policy Project
Charity Allen
Deputy General Counsel
Aurora
Robert Shi
President & CEO
Vault Robotics
Dick Mudge
President
Compass Transportation and Technology
4:30 pm5:00 pm
6:00 pm7:00 pm
Reception & Group Photo
Springdale Gold Club

1895 Clubhouse Dr, Princeton, NJ 08540

7:00 pm9:00 pm
Princeton Banquet Dinner
Springdale Gold Club

1895 Clubhouse Dr, Princeton, NJ 08540

8:00 am8:30 am
8:40 am9:00 am
Europe Update

Speaker: Adriano Alessandrini (Università di Firenze)

Speakers
Adriano Alessandrini
Professor
University of Florence
9:00 am9:20 am
China Update
Speakers
Ying Wang
Associate Professor of Data and AI Law
Renmin University Law and Technology Institute
9:20 am10:40 am
Deep Dive: Consumer-available ADAS in 2024
Consumer acceptance of ADAS and other safety technologies

 

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Discussants:

            

Speakers
Sheldon Sandler
CEO
Bel Air Partners
Rob Cochran
President and CEO
#1 Cochran Automotive
Jonathan S. Sobel
Partner
Ford Financial Fund
David Zuby
Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer
IIHS
10:55 am11:15 am
11:15 am12:30 pm
What governments can do NOW to make automated driving successful for society
Moderator: Bryant Walker Smith

View from Federal, State and Local Government Experts

Speakers
Bryant Walker Smith
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Adjunct Professor of Economics
The George Washington University
Ariel Wolf
Venable; Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA)
Bernard Soriano
Deputy Director
California DMV
Senator Jeff Brandes
Founder & President
Florida Policy Project
Mark Stewart
Councilmember
Chandler City Council
12:45 pm1:30 pm
Day 2 Networking Lunch
Schultz Cafe @ Robertson Hall
1:30 pm2:40 pm
Deep Dive: Scaling Autonomous Mobility to Give Rides for Communities
Proof of Concept + Market + Politics

This session, built on the thesis that "full autonomy => scalability => affordability => equity" aims to gather experts in operational design, community engagement, and policymakers to deep dive into the deployment opportunities for driverless mobility in 21st century:    

What are the optimal operational design domains …
Speakers
Jerry He
Assistant Director for Research
UTRC and SEMPACT (Region 2 UTC)
Stephen E. Still
Professor of Practice
University at Buffalo
Anil Lewis
Executive Director, Blindness Initiatives
National Federation of the Blind
Alex Roy
Principal & Co-Founder
Johnson & Roy
Henry L. Greenidge
Public Policy + Government Relations
Cruise
Sam Schwartz
Founder and CEO
Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management Services
2:45 pm3:15 pm
A Day In The Life of Giving Rides
Simulation and Animation of MOVES-style Mobility across USA
Speakers
Alain Kornhauser
Professor
Princeton University
Bryce Rasmussen
Princeton University
3:15 pm4:30 pm
Achieving Proof of Market in New Jersey
Making it happen

Moderator: Senator Jeff Brandes

Panelists: County Executive Dan Benson, Senator Andrew Zwicker, Mayor Reed Gusciora

Discussants: Jerome Lutin, David McMillan

Speakers
Senator Jeff Brandes
Founder & President
Florida Policy Project
County Executive Dan Benson
County Executive
Mercer County, NJ
Senator Andrew Zwicker
Senator
New Jersey Senate (NJ-16)
David McMillan
Global Rotary Scholar
University of Oxford
Jerome Lutin
Senior Director of Statewide and Regional Planning
New Jersey Transit (Retired)
4:30 pm4:40 pm

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6th SmartDrivingCars Summit Topic Matrix
ScopeProof of
Concept & Technology
Proof of
Market
Proof of
Policy / People / Politics

Advanced Driver-Assistance System

(For those who give themselves a RIDE)

  • ADAS in the Market Today
  • Automatic Emergency Braking
  • Human-machine Interactions
  • Driver Engagement
  • Demand for ADAS Vehicles
  • Software-Defined Vehicles
  • Insurance for ADAS
  • Making Liabilities / Driving Policies for ADAS
  • NHTSA Regulations

Driverless Mobility-as-a-Service

(For those who need a RIDE)

  • AV Scalability
  • AV Deployments in US, Europe, China
  • AV Safety Metrics and Benchmarks
  • Product Market Fit
  • Optimal Operational Design Domains
  • Local Politics and Community Engagement
  • Learning from AZ / CA / FL / TX

Unlocking the Autonomy Economy

(Pieces of the Puzzle to Scale Autonomous Mobility)

  • Chips, Compute, and Data Centers
  • Autonomous Trucking
  • Autonomy in Private Land
  • The last “10 miles”, “1 mile”, and “50 feet” of automated delivery
  • Making Policies for Robotic Hauling
  • Workforce Development
  • Mobility Investment of SmartDrivingCars
  • New Insurance Models
  • Autonomy – an Economic Multiplier?