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CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 Summit Concludes Successfully in Riyadh, Achieving Multiple Milestone Agreements and Major Breakthroughs in Global Mobility

CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 concluded today, marking the end of a transformative three-day summit where global policymakers, industry leaders, urban planners, innovators, and investors gathered to shape the future of mobility in Saudi Arabia and beyond. Hosted for the first time in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the event highlighted the Kingdom's accelerating rise as a global hub for next-generation transportation, sustainability leadership, and urban innovation.

The three-day CoMotion GLOBAL summit featured over 100 sessions showcasing forward-looking mobility strategies, breakthroughs in multimodal transport, urban digital transformation, AI applications, and major global reconfigurations in how people and goods move across cities.

Key highlights from the summit included:

Launch of the MIT x Kearney joint report, "Envisioning the Future of Mobility Powered by AI," which calls for unprecedented public-private collaboration, shared data ecosystems, and comprehensive national strategies to unlock AI’s full potential in mobility.
Launch of the Mayors in Motion Coalition, a global initiative uniting over 100 mayors and city leaders to accelerate sustainable mobility, climate action, and urban innovation through year-round collaboration and exchange of best practices.
Signing of the inDrive x AI Driver Memorandum of Understanding, supervised by Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority (TGA), marking a significant step toward launching autonomous ride-hailing services in Riyadh and later Jeddah, with pilot operations planned for the first half of 2026.
Signing of the GACA x Archer Memorandum of Understanding, announcing a landmark partnership to deploy electric air taxis across Saudi Arabia, with proof-of-concept operations expected as early as next year in Riyadh, Jeddah, NEOM, and Red Sea Global.
Awarding the Urban Visionary Distinction to Valerie Labi (Co-founder and CEO of Wahu Mobility), Claudio Orrego (Governor of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago), and Engineer Hassan Al Mousa (RCRC’s General Manager of Infrastructure and Development), recognizing their pioneering work in advancing sustainable urban mobility. The award was presented by CoMotion founder John Rossant and former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, Mauricio Rodas Espinel.
Exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Riyadh Metro led by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), showcasing the world’s longest driverless metro network and its strategic role as a cornerstone of Riyadh’s urban planning and a key enabler of Saudi Vision 2030.
The second meeting of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Investment Taskforce (SUMIT), where mayors and city leaders explored scalable innovative financing mechanisms to help cities turn ambitious mobility visions into tangible actions.
Presentation of the CoMotion GLOBAL Top Innovators of 2025 Award, honoring 13 founders and CEOs making significant global impact in shaping the future of mobility. Recipients include Tiya Gordon (CEO & Founder, Its Electric), Thibault Castagne (CEO, Vianova), Michael Spencer (CEO, Zeno), Eyal Cohen (Founder, Humble Robotics), Todd Graetz (Co-founder & CEO, Aerolane), Rich Pleeth (Co-founder & CEO, Finmile), Valerie Labi (CEO & Co-founder, Wahu Mobility), Dr. Martin Dürr (Managing Director, CTO & Co-founder, Dromos), Nezha Saidi Jamjoom (Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer, HopOn), Bouba Casse (Founder & CEO, GreenRide Africa), Faouzi Annajah (CEO & Founder, Namx), Agustin Guilisasti (Founder & CEO, HumanForest), and Abdulkader Almkinzy (CEO, Telgani).

Featured keynote speakers included His Excellency Fahd bin Abdulmohsan Al Rasheed (Chairman of SCEGA and Head of Saudi Arabia’s Urban20 Delegation), His Excellency Rumaih Al Rumaih (Deputy Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Acting Governor of the Transport General Authority), and global private-sector leaders such as Mate Rimac (CEO & Founder, Rimac Automobili and Verne), Bill Russo (Founder & CEO, Automobility Ltd.), Dr. James Yu (Chairman & CEO, QCraft), Chris Li (Co-founder & CFO, Neolix), Jinjun Tian (CEO, Geely Auto Middle East), and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Chair of C40 Cities).

"This week in Riyadh has proven that the future of mobility cannot be built by any single sector alone. The new research, partnerships, and commitments unveiled at CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 demonstrate the power of global collaboration," said John Rossant, CEO and Founder of CoMotion GLOBAL. "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has emerged as a powerful catalyst for innovation, and the consensus and agreements reached here will accelerate the deployment of real-world solutions that transform urban life around the globe."

CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 was hosted by the Saudi Events General Authority (SCEGA) in partnership with leading national institutions driving the future of mobility in Saudi Arabia, including the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), Riyadh Municipality, Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services (MoTLS), Riyadh Public Transport Company, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRH), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Digital Government Authority (DGA), and Transport General Authority (TGA). This collaborative effort underscores Saudi Arabia’s strategic commitment to building one of the world’s most advanced, sustainable, and interconnected mobility ecosystems.

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CoMotion is a leading global platform connecting the most influential leaders, corporations, startups, and policymakers shaping the future of mobility. Through flagship events in Riyadh, Los Angeles, and Miami, CoMotion fosters meaningful dialogue and drives investment to advance sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide.

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