Date: Tuesday, May 12
Start Time: 5:25 pm
End Time: 5:55 pm
Veteran tech journalist Junko Yoshida will interview Greg Basich of Counterpoint Research and examine the technology and business realities shaping the next phase of autonomous driving. The discussion will explore the rise of more advanced AI models for robotaxis, such as end-to-end and vision-language-action models—their promise, their interpretability challenges and why many developers are still balancing end-to-end and hybrid approaches with safety guardrails. They’ll also discuss where sensor fusion happens in modern vehicle architectures—from sensor modules to centralized compute—and the trade-offs between early and late fusion. Finally, the session will address the often-overlooked role of teleoperators, including latency, connectivity and cost constraints, and assess the critical hurdles the AV industry must overcome to achieve safe, scalable and profitable deployment.
