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Hardly a day passes without some news about autonomous transportation. Apple, Uber, Waymo, Tesla, Ford, GM, Toyota – it seems as if every automotive and tech company has its horse in the race to bring driverless cars to the United States. And for good reason: driver error is a major cause of automotive deaths in America. But, safety is only one potential upside to autonomous vehicles. Traffic efficiencies, environmental benefits, and the potential for shorter commute times have all been touted as benefits.
On July 25 at the Brookings Institution hosted a full-day conference on how connecting vehicles to smart infrastructure will transform the future of transportation. Panelists at “Autonomous cars: Science, technology, and policy” discussed a specific type of autonomy: infrastructure-enabled autonomous vehicles. Engineers, researchers, economists, and government officials provided a realistic outlook on the current state of driverless cars.
Engineering presentation 1: Autonomous vehicles, traffic, and humans
Engineering Presentation 2: Smart infrastructure
Panel 1: Policy issues
Panel 2: Public and private sector collaboration
Keynote Address: Derek Kan
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Agenda
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July 25
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Welcome
8:45 am - 8:50 am
Adam Looney Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies -
Introductions
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Lily Elefteriadou Director - UF Transportation Institute (UFTI)Korok Ray Director - Mays Innovation Research Center, Texas A&M University -
Opening Keynote Speaker: Kenneth M. Leonard
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Kenneth M. Leonard Director - USDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office -
Engineering presentation 1: Autonomous vehicles, traffic, and humans
9:15 am - 10:30 am
Moderator
Lily Elefteriadou Director - UF Transportation Institute (UFTI)Panelist
Carl D. Crane, III Director - Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics (CIMAR), University of FloridaSherrilene Classen Professor and Chair - Department of Occupational Therapy, University of FloridaSanjay Ranka Professor - Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida -
Engineering Presentation 2: Smart Infrastructure
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Moderator
Swaminathan Gopalswamy Director - Connected Autonomous Safe Transportation Program, Texas A&M UniversityPanelist
Sivakumar Rathinam Associate Professor - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M UniversitySwaroop Darbha Technical Director - Connected Autonomous Safe Transportation Program, Texas A&M University -
Keynote Address: Derek Kan
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Derek Kan Under Secretary for Policy - U.S. Department of Transportation -
Panel 1: Policy issues
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Moderator
Korok Ray Director - Mays Innovation Research Center, Texas A&M UniversityPanelist
Rick Geddes Founding Director - Cornell University Program in Infrastructure PolicyMarjory Blumenthal Senior Policy Researcher - The RAND Corporation -
Panel 2: Public and private sector collaboration
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Panelist
Tom Madrecki Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics - Grocery Manufacturers AssociationBaruch Feigenbaum Assistant Director of Transportation Policy - Reason FoundationBeth Kigel Vice President, HNTB, Director of Smart and Connected SolutionsJyot Chadha Senior Manager - NUMO Alliance at the WRI Ross Center -
Reception
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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