Future of Personal Mobility

Learn more about the future of personal mobility as enabled by next-generation connected vehicles. Four early-stage Silicon Valley startups will present and demo in this special event.

Agenda:
6 pm setup
6:30 refreshments and networking
7 pm announcements
7:05 lightning talks by startups
7:45 demos and videos
8:30 cleanup

Emcee: Motor Trend magazine podcast (http://podcast.motortrendradio.com/mtrpodcast.xml) host Charlie Vogelheim

Next Future Transportation (http://www.next-future-mobility.com/):
The future of transportation is a road transportation system based on electric modular vehicles that fills the gap between inefficient, personal transportation (cars) and uncomfortable and inconvenient public transportation networks (buses and commuter trains). NEXT would like to build an advanced smart transportation system which offers a fleet of very compact, but roomy (up to 10 people per module) electric vehicles. The concept integrates a modularity which will adapt capacity and journey of the vehicles according to the actual passenger demands – collecting and bringing riders to their destination without the need to stop the entire convoy.

Auro Robotics (http://aurobots.com/):
Auro Robotics is making self driving shuttles for transportation within campus-like environments such as university campuses, retirement communities, Disneyland-type theme parks and large industrial / corporate campuses. They are currently running a pilot program using an autonomous golf cart at Santa Clara University. Auro will showi videos of end users using their autonomous shuttle service and will sharing lessons learned around use of autonomous shuttles for last mile public transportation (as opposed to private passenger cars). Auro will display their prototype vehicle and describe their expansion plans.
Nalin Gupta is co-founder and CEO of Auro Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based startup developing self-driving shuttles for in-campus travel. He is an alumni of Y Combinator startup program, and was also selected among top 50 innovators from India by India Innovation Growth Program, organized in association with Stanford Business School.

WHILL smart wheelchairs (http://whill.us/about-company/):
Whill aims to transform sidewalk transportation through our next-generation personal mobility devices. We believe this is possible through smart design and innovative technology. Specifically through software integration. We opened up possibilities such as autonomous driving, device tracking system, and public sharing services. As of now, The Model A is accompanied by an iPhone app which connects via bluetooth and allows for remote control of the device. The app also allows you to adjust the seat, driving and control settings, and even includes a security locking mechanism to keep the device secure when you're not using it. We think you will enjoy the demonstration at the event.

OSVehicle (https://www.osvehicle.com/company/): OSVehicle's open source, modular, electric vehicle platforms empower new and existing car manufacturers to rapidly develop their own models, saving years of R&D and millions of dollars in investments. At the same time, OSVehicle is a reference platform on which other mobility startups can embed and develop their own technology without having to re-invent the wheel or partner with existing car brands. OSVehicle can shave years off time-to-market for new automotive industry entrants.

Boosted Boards (http://boostedboards.com/) (unconfirmed)