AV America and Global Mass Transit are organizing the fourth edition of the conference Autonomous Vehicles and Public Transport on March 2-3, 2022, at JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square.
The mission of the conference is to examine the recent developments and progress in the deployment of autonomous vehicles for public transit, including first/last-mile, fixed-route, paratransit, and circulator services. It will also discuss the policy framework, best practices to integrate AVs and public transport, potential use cases of AVs in public transport, strategies for the deployment of AVs to support transit operations, infrastructure required to deploy AVs, and funding strategies. The conference will showcase case studies, pilot projects, and new and existing technologies for AVs.
The conference will have 11 targeted sessions, panel discussions, and case studies, with participation from a wide range of experts, who will provide valuable insights and actionable advice. The agenda will cover the experience so far and plans for the future deployment of AVs. It will also highlight the latest technological developments and solutions to improve the customer experience.
The conference will bring together experts from the federal, state, and local governments; transit agencies; operators; vehicle technology suppliers; R&D institutes; academic institutions; and private companies to discuss developments and issues in policy, planning, funding, technology, market development, testing, and deployment of AVs.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Policies, guidelines, and regulations driving the development of AVs
- Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0)
- Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan
- Transit bus automation, STAR Plan
- Role of transit agencies/operators in the connected autonomous mobility future
- Impact of Covid-19 on AVs in public transport
- Use cases for shared AV services, including first/last-mile, fixed-route, paratransit, and circulator services and impact on transit
- Planning and designing new autonomous and driverless mobility services and integrating them into public transit networks
- Prioritizing equity, accessibility, and inclusion around the deployment of AVs
- Consumer acceptance—affordability, comfort, privacy, and safety
- Impact of AV technologies on workforce
- Learnings from pilots, case studies, and experience so far
- Infrastructure requirements for the deployment of AVs
- Data ownership, protection, and privacy
- Developing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, FTA guidance
- AVs and Mobility-on-Demand
- AVs and Mobility-as-a-Service(MaaS)
- Mobility hubs of the future, integrating AVs and other forms of transit
Further details about the event are here.