AI in the automotive industry is critically important. Generative AI, Agentic AI, customer support, in-car assistants. Join Autotech Council members, OEMs, automotive suppliers, mobility startups and VCs as we focus on the non-self-driving use cases of AI, and bring the startups making waves.


  • Date:3/12/2026 08:30 AM - 3/12/2026 01:00 PM
  • Location Amazon Web Services, 2795 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, CA, USA (Map)
  • More Info:Public registration available

Price:$200

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Description

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This is a public meeting for Autotech Council members and open to industry professionals from the wider automotive innovation ecosystem. 

Members gather monthly to review new technologies and a handful of new companies and solutions coming out of the mobility industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe.

ABOUT THE TOPIC 

AI is rapidly transforming the automotive industry beyond autonomous driving, shifting vehicles from “software-defined” to “AI-defined” through systems that can reason, plan, and execute tasks across design, manufacturing, sales, and in-car experiences. Backed by significant investment and adoption, these practical, deployable AI applications are already reshaping the automotive value chain, moving from pilots to real-world collaboration within workflows. Our meeting will cut through the hype to showcase founders and startups delivering high-impact, non-self-driving AI solutions, offering attendees a clear view of where automotive AI is delivering value today and who is building it.  

TODAY'S AGENDA 

This agenda opens with a fireside chat with Ishwor Bhusal at Nissan Motors to take an inside look on how AI is applied and deployed across different functions and how AI has revolutionized operation efficiency, followed by a panel discussion with Jan Rüdiger at Elektrobit Americas Inc, Kiran Cherukimilli at Valeo and Stefano Marzani at Amazon Web Services, looking at the opportunities for conversational AI, and as with all Autotech Council meetings includes demo and meeting tables, plenty of time for networking and of course startup pitches and technology demos.    

Startups introducing their technology this month are working on:

  • Autonomy AI
  • Gen AI
  • Software Development
  • HUD
  • Teleoperations
  • Safety

       ... with room for more!

Thank you to the following members for running today's Q&A:

  • Aravind Ramakrishnan, Advanced Innovation – West Coast at Schaeffler
  • Ishwor Bhusal, Data Scientist - Supply Chain Innovation at Nissan Motors

GET INVOLVED 

Although the Call for Speakers is now closed, some opportunities available to market leaders, topic experts and startups innovating in this segment are still available, including in-room demo and meeting tables. If open, options will be available during online registration.

ATTENDANCE 

This is a public meeting is open non members for a fee. A live and growing list of this month's registered attendees will be linked above about 1 month before the meeting. 

Regular participants to Autotech Council meetings include tech scouts, innovation strategy, partnership and investment executives, and corporate development delegates from: