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Past Event

2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium

As cities strive for safer streets and greener mobility, they face mounting challenges to navigating an increasingly complex global landscape. Political shifts are reshaping climate policies, market access, and the very definition of autonomy, as industry and government become more entwined. What does this mean for the future of urban transportation? The 2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium brings together top innovators, policymakers, and urban planners to unpack these pressing issues. This year’s symposium will focus on vision zero and data – going beyond the technical aspects of AVs—to examine how they intersect with climate goals and public transit to create greener, more connected communities. 

Opening Keynote by Kristin White, Google Transportation Industry Executive, ex-USDOT FHWA Administrator

Full agenda coming soon.

Notes

Hosted by the University of San Francisco School of Management. In partnership with The Commonwealth Club of California.

University of San Francisco

Photo courtesy University of San Francisco.

April 11, 2025

The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Taube Family Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States

Speakers
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Keynote Speaker: Charlotte Eisner

Senior Business Executive and Advisor, ex-Zeekr; ex-Chairperson, ElectriCITY Stockholm

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Keynote Speaker: Kristin White

Google Transportation Industry Executive; ex-USDOT FHWA Administrator

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Keynote Speaker: Katrin Lohmann

President, Volkswagen ADMT LLC

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Henriette Cornet

Adjunct Professor and Co-Director, Autonomous Vehicles & the City Initiative, University of San Francisco; CEO and Founder, Urban Innovate | Pulsur

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Cameron Gieda

Director of Business Development, Pony.ai

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Patrick Gilster

Director Planning & Fund Management, San Mateo County Transportation Authority

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Anurag Pande

Professor, CalPoly, San Luis Obispo

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William (Billy) Riggs

Professor and Co-Director, Autonomous Vehicles & the City Initiative, University of San Francisco; Founder, SFLuv.org and INTN.CITY; ex-US Coast Guard Engineering / Maintenance & Logistics Command