MOVE 2026: The Conversations Shaping the Future of Autonomous Mobility
- MOVE 2026 attracted big names in autonomous mobility with keynotes from automotive OEMS like Rivian, Stellantis and autonomous vehicle players like Wayve, Pony.ai, WeRide, DiDi, Bolt, etc.
- Autonomous mobility ecosystem partnerships and streamlining of European regulations for autonomous vehicles was at center stage across the conference. The UK government also chose the event to launch a broad consultation inviting participation from industry, local authorities and public.
- Electrification and software defined vehicles are seen as critical technologies and key enablers to the future of autonomous vehicles.
Counterpoint analysts attended the MOVE 2026 tech event in London where, despite the event’s smaller footprint, it attracted many industry leaders that are shaping the future of autonomous mobility. The event also covered electrification and software defined vehicles, but the focus of this research report focuses on autonomous vehicles.
Table of Contents
- Rivian CEO – Autonomy to become important purchase criteria for car buyers
- Wayve x Stellantis – Partnership led autonomy orchestration
- Wayve: Embodied AI for Autonomous Vehicles
- Pony.ai – Scaling to a global player
- Bolt’s perspective on European autonomous mobility
- Didi demonstrating how it build’s trust at scale
- UK Government opened a public consultation on self-driving vehicle safety
- Other interesting roundups
- Key Takeaways
Published Date: June 2026
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Murtuza Ali
Murtuza is a Senior Analyst at Counterpoint Research based out of the UK. In Counterpoint, he closely tracks the Automotive Industry and Markets with a focus on pivotal technologies such as Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Software Defined Vehicle, Infotainment & Digital Cockpit, Mobility and Connectivity. He started his career at Tata Motors developing Electric Vehicles graduating into Strategy roles. His most recent experience prior to joining Counterpoint Research has been as a Consulting Manager at the Transport & Mobility consultants Ricardo UK. He holds an Executive MBA from Warwick University, MSc in Automotive Systems Engineering from Loughborough University and a BEng. in Automobile Engineering from Mumbai University.
Peter Richardson
Peter has 27 years experience in the mobile industry with extensive experience in market analysis and corporate development. Most recently Peter was Global Head of Market and Competitive Intelligence at Nokia. Here he headed a team responsible for analyzing and quantifying the industry. Prior to Nokia, Peter was an equity analyst at SoundView Technology Group. And before that he was VP and Chief Analyst of mobile and wireless research at Gartner. Peter’s early years in the industry were spent with NEC and Panasonic.