AV America organized this conference, with the support of Global Mass Transit, on January 23-24, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA.

Summary

The conference brought together a variety of experts to assess the holistic impact of AVs on the public transportation sector and develop solutions for mutually beneficial relationships.  Itaddressed issues in policy, planning, funding, technology, procurement, market development, testing and deployment of AVs. Participants had opportunity to understand the issues involved to influence their peers, technology providers and policymakers in addressing key issues such as regulations, safety, social equity, accessibility, labour requirements, environmental sustainability, insurance, risk management and financial viability.

Sessions

  • Policy and Guidelines
  • AV Applications in Mass Transit
  • Current and Planned AV Deployments
  • Public Transport Reinvention
  • Bus Automation and Electrification
  • AV-enabled Future Mobility
  • Intelligent Mobility Initiative: A Case Study
  • Infrastructure for Connected AVs
  • Consumer Acceptance
  • Impact on Planning and Industrial Relations

Speakers

  • Ahsan Baig, CIO/CTO, Department of Innovation and Technology, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit
  • Gary Miskell, Chief Information and Technology Officer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
  • Alex Epstein, Director, Transportation Safety, National Safety Council
  • Sanjay Gokhale, Senior Advisor to the General Manager – Strategy & New Mobility, Metro Transit – Seattle
  • Marc Anthony Soto, General Manager, IntelliRide, Transdev
  • Robert James, National Chief Engineer Emerging Mobility, Intelligent Transportation Group, HNTB Corporation
  • Carlos Cardillo, Director, Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR), University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)
  • Maynard A. Holliday, Senior Engineer, Engineering & Applied Sciences, RAND
  • Darren Lamberti, Director, Business Development, Bestmile
  • Kara Kockelman, Dewitt Greer Centennial Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of Texas
  • Jeff Peterson, Director of Business Development – Autonomous Technology, First Transit
  • Justin Erlich, VP of Strategy, Policy, & Legal, Voyage Auto
  • Joe Iacobucci, Principal, New Mobility Practice Leader, Director of Transit, Sam Schwartz Consultancy
  • Chang Yuan, CEO, Foresight AI
  • Peter Kapich, OEM Account Manager – CV Axle and Transmission Systems North America, ZF Industries
  • Vineet Jain, Head of New Business Development and Strategy, Drive.ai
  • Kurtis Hodge, Economist, Product Management, Local Motors
  • Bert Kaufman, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Zoox 

Participating organizations

Access Services, Acumen Building Enterprise, Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District,Amalgamated Transit Union, Autonomous Insights, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Bestmile, BNSF Railway, Braunability, Center for Transportation andEnvironment, Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, Complete Coach Works, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Drive.ai, Ecolane, First Transit, Foresight AI, Georgia Tech, GILLIG, Glendale Transit, HNTB, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Lea+Elliott, Lilee Systems, Local Motors, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, LTK Engineering, Metro Transit-Seattle, Mobile Climate Control, Monterey-Salinas Transit, MTM, National Express Transit, National Safety Council, Nordic Innovation House – Drive Sweden, Nossaman, Optibus, Oracle, Parsons, RAND, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, Sam Schwartz Engineering, SamTrans, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, SNC-Lavalin, Société de Transport de Montréal,Solano County Transit, Solis Group, Southern California Association of Governments, STV, Transdev North America, TriMet Transportation District of Oregon, University of Texas at Austin, University ofNevada-Reno, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Voyage Auto, ZF Industries, Zoox,etc.

Further details about the event are here.