Tekion One 2026 | Event Recap & On-Demand Sessions

Sessions On Demand

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Jay Vijayan—The AI-Native Dealership Is Already Here

In his opening keynote, Tekion Founder and CEO Jay Vijayan introduced the Intelligent Dealership and unveiled four new AI innovations—T1 Pro, Salesperson AI, Deal Guard AI, and Accounts Payable AI. His message: AI-native is not a future state. It is already running. And the dealerships that understand the difference between AI built into a platform versus bolted on top of one are the ones that will lead what comes next.

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Jay Vijayan delivering the Tekion One 2026 opening keynote

The State of Automotive Retail

Rob Cochran + Mario Murgado

The Algorithm: A Framework Every Dealer Can Apply

Jon McNeill

The Rise of Responsible AI

Anthropic + Tekion

What AI-Native Actually Means on the Dealer Floor

Binu Mathew

What Attendees <sm>Are Saying

The most valuable part was seeing T1 Pro in action. It made immediate sense to me as an operator because it connects directly to real store issues – CIT exposure, missing stips, open ROs, service customer updates, parts inventory, accounting controls, and manager accountability.

Desmond Stirgus

Parkway Ford

The speakers were next level; it was an all-star lineup. The engagement with the people that built the products was a neat experience. It was an incredible event!

Matt Sneed

Power Ford

Having the right Tekion team member onsite for any question that came up made all the difference. If we had a question, the right person was brought over and we talked through it in real time—no action items, no waiting for future meetings.

Bernie Dickson

#1 Cochran

It's been a good experience. There's a ton of business value being around progressive, forward-thinking dealerships.

Amit Chandara

Curbee

What We Announced at Tekion One

Jay Vijayan unveiled three new AI agents and T1 Pro; the new foundation of the AI-native dealership.

T1 Pro—Your Dealership's<xd> Conversational AI Interface

Ask your store anything. T1 Pro connects directly to real store issues—CIT exposure, missing stips, open ROs, parts inventory, and manager accountability—in one conversational interface.

Salesperson AI—Every Lead Gets the Response It Deserves

Instant, accurate follow-up on every inbound lead, trained on real dealership data and built natively into Automotive Retail Cloud.

Deal Guard AI—Compliance That Moves as Fast as Your Deals

Automated compliance checks that keep every deal moving without slowing the desk down.

Accounts Payable AI—From Invoice to Approval Without the Manual Work

Invoices captured, matched, and routed for approval automatically—no re-keying, no chasing signatures.

We're Going Bigger.

Tekion One 2026 set the bar—historic AI announcements, and a community that proved automotive retail is ready for what comes next. Next year, we're raising it. More breakthroughs. More operators. More conversations that move this industry forward.

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