The Ride AI 2026 Agenda Is Here. And It's Our Most Ambitious Yet.
9 industry-leading panels, 5 PechaKuchas, 3 Firesides, and Autonomous Vehicles outside the SFJAZZ Center
When we set out to build the second edition of the Ride AI Summit, we knew the bar was high. Last year in Los Angeles, we brought together the sharpest minds in autonomy for a day of firesides, panels, and conversations that don’t happen anywhere else. This year, the industry has moved so fast we had to rebuild the entire playbook.
So here it is: the almost complete agenda for Ride AI 2026.
We chose the theme “It’s Time to Market” because the debate over whether autonomous vehicles are here is settled. And even some of the swag our attendees will be receiving this year drives the point home:
The real questions now are everything that comes after: How do you build consumer trust? How do you navigate a patchwork of regulations across cities, states, and countries? How do you take a fleet from thousands of rides to billions? And how do you convince the world that this isn’t science fiction anymore?
That’s what Ride AI 2026 is about. And we’ve assembled the speakers, panels, and programming to match the moment.
The Venue
We’re hosting this year’s summit at the SFJAZZ Center — a 300-seat performance venue in the heart of San Francisco’s Hayes Valley. Designed by award-winning architect Mark Cavagnero, it’s intimate, it’s world-class, and it’s the perfect home for an executive summit with space out front to demo the latest AV tech.
We also have a few more announcements we’re excited to share soon. Stay tuned, and grab a spot on the waitlist if you don’t have your ticket yet.
Sponsors
Finally, thank you to our incredible sponsors for making this event possible. Make sure you connect with these companies at the event, they’re helping underwrite and build the future.
Keep Riding.