Lessons from the Successes and Challenges of Autonomous Driving — Can AI Conquer the Real World?

9:30 AM -- Doors open10:00 AM -- Registraion, coffee, networking10:15 AM -- Welcome and announcements10:30 AM -- Keynote 10:45 AM -- Pitch #1 11:05 AM -- Pitch #211:30 AM -- Networking Who should attend: AI Engineers building in autonomous driving AI, AI in AD/ADAS. When: September 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWhere: 214 Homer AvePalo Alto, CA 94301Cost: Free. Registration required Keynote Marc AmbardBased in Silicon Valley from 2017 to 2026 and now in France, Marc Amblard is the founder and managing director of Orsay Consulting, advising leading automotive and mobility companies on the strategic transformation of the industry. His clients include major OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and other global corporations navigating the convergence of electrification, autonomous mobility, AI, and new business models. Pitch #1 Comming Soon Pitch #2 Yushi Nakaya, Co-Founder CTO, Adansons Corp. Dr. Nakaya is the Co-Founder and CTO of Adansons Corp., headquartered in Palo Alto. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and is building a product for observability, debugging, data curation, and monitoring of autonomous driving AI. With a background in mathematics and computer science, he discovered several theorems in discrete mathematics while still in high school. His early achievements include becoming the youngest person to present at Japan’s most prestigious mathematic society and the youngest recipient of an academic society award in Japan. He has authored 24 papers in mathematics and 14 in computer science. He also leads a community of 5,000 AI engineers. His mission is to make AI systems used around the world safer and reliable enough to be trusted with human lives.https://www.linkedin.com/in/ynakaya/