Autonomous Vehicles in South Florida
Autonomous vehicles are not a someday thing in South Florida. Robotaxis are carrying riders in Miami, delivery robots are rolling through Brickell and Miami Beach, and Boca Raton is running a self driving shuttle pilot in Mizner Park. Florida has allowed fully autonomous vehicles on its roads since 2019, and the people building and running them are here now.
This evening is about mapping Florida's autonomous vehicle landscape and getting the people behind it into one room. We'll look at what it actually takes to keep a driverless fleet charged, cleaned and on the road, how robots handle tropical rain, flooded streets and crowded curbs, who steps in when a vehicle needs help, and what Florida cities and regulators should get right next. Most of all, it's a chance for founders, engineers, operators and investors working on autonomy here to meet each other and start working together.
Who should come
Founders building in autonomy, robotics and mobility
Engineers working on perception, planning, controls, simulation and hardware
Safety, testing and validation teams
Fleet operators, depot and charging teams, and remote assistance staff
City, county and state transportation, policy and regulatory folks
Investors and anyone in Florida who wants to understand where autonomous vehicles are headed
Agenda
6 PM Doors open and networking
7 PM Welcome from Avi Aisenberg
7 PM to 8 PM Program with a Florida case study, then a moderated panel and audience Q&A
8 PM to 9 PM Networking
9 PM Close
Speakers
Speakers to be announced.
Venue
General Provision Downtown, 300 SW 1st Ave, Suite 155, Fort Lauderdale. Thank you to General Provision for hosting.
Parking and getting here
Broward County Governmental Center Garage, 151 SW 2nd St, is the closest public garage. Rates are posted at the entrance.
AutoNation Building Garage, 200 SW 1st Ave, is open 24 hours with covered self parking. Card or phone pay only, no cash.
Riverwalk Center Garage (City of Fort Lauderdale), 150 SE 2nd St, entrance on SE 2nd Ave, is a few blocks east.
Coming by train? The Brightline Fort Lauderdale station at 101 NW 2nd Ave is a short walk away.
Free to attend. Space is limited, so please register and update your RSVP if your plans change so someone on the waitlist can take your spot.
About the community
South Florida Physical AI & Robotics brings together the people building in the physical world, from robotics and autonomous vehicles to drones, humanoids and every kind of hardware. It starts as monthly themed events and grows into meetups, hackathons and founder and investor dinners, with the goal of becoming South Florida's premier community for anything hardware. Presented by Aisenberg Ventures.