Global Mass Transitorganized this conference, with the support of AV America, on  November 13-14, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.

Summary

The conference focused on the development and deployment of CAVs for public transport. It brought together experts from government agencies, public transport authorities, vehicle technology suppliers, R&D institutes, academic institutions and private companies to address issues in policy, planning, funding, technology, market development, testing and deployment of CAVs for public transport.

Sessions

  • Deployment of AVs for Public Transport
  • Transit Authority/Operator Perspective
  • Integrating Autonomous Vehicles with Public Transport
  • Infrastructure for Connected AVs
  • Positioning Europe as a Leader
  • Autonomous Vehicles and Public Transport in France
  • Value of Autonomous Public Transport Solutions
  • Data Management and Protection
  • FABULUS Project in Europe
  • AV-Enabled Transit for Smart Cities
  • Case Studies

Speakers

  • Hana Caselton, Future Mobility Programme Manager, Transport for London (TfL), UK
  • Dimitri Konstantas, H2020 AVENUE Project Coordinator, University of Geneva
  • Thomas Willson, Policy Advisor on Urban Mobility, EUROCITIES
  • Rafael Cuesta, Former Head of Innovation, Transport for Greater Manchester, UK
  • Susanne Pröstl, FTI-Coordinator, Wiener Linien, Austria
  • Koen Schietecatte, Project Leader Autonomous Shuttle, De Lijn, Belgium
  • Sam Lysons, Project Lead – Autonomous Vehicles and New Mobility, RATP Dev, France
  • Clement Aubourg, Head of Autonomous Vehicles, Keolis, France
  • Ulla Tikkanen, Technical Project Manager, FABULOS Project, Forum Virium Helsinki, Finland
  • Christine Peyrot, Commercial Director – Autonomous Transport Systems, Transdev, France
  • Dennis Mica, Business Development Manager, 2getthere, The Netherlands
  • Luc Texier, Director Sales Europe – Business Development, Autonomous and On-Demand Mobility, Bestmile
  • Olivier Pairot, Product Marketing Director, Easymile
  • BarisCakar, Management Consultant, P3 Automotive GmbH
  • Bethan Evans, Associate Director, Strategic Advisory Services, Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG, UK
  • Stephanie Leonard, Strategic Business Development Manager, TomTom
  • Raz Peleg, Director of Sales, AdaSky, Israel
  • Michael Talbot, Head of Strategy, Zenzic, United Kingdom
  • Nicolas De Cremiers, Head of Marketing and Communication, NAVYA, France
  • Rodrigo Caetano, Global Business Development Manager
  • Veronica Lindholm, Global Business Development Manager, Scania Group
  • Dennis Hamann, Managing Director of Europe, Renovo

Participating organizations 2getthere, AdaSky, Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM), Bestmile, CEPS, De Lijn, EasyMile, Eurocities, Evobus GmbH, Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, Forum Virium Helsinki, Independent Consultant (former TfGM), Institute of Transport Research – DLR, IVU Traffic Technologies AG, Keolis, KPMG, Lviv Municipal Enterprise “Lvivelectrotrans”, Metro Ligero Oeste, NAVYA, NiO – Nahverkehr in Offenbach GmbH, P3 Automotive GmbH, RATP Dev, Renovo, Scania Group, SPDG, The New Drive, TomTom, TPER, Transdev, Transport for London, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), Uitrit4, University of Geneva, VerkehrsbetriebeSt.Gallen, Vias institute, VUB, WABCO GMBH, Wiener Linien, Zenzic, etc.

Further details about the event are here.