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The future of the world is intelligent: Insights from the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Summit
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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, Executive Director, Marriner S. Eccles Institute, University of Utah -
Introductions
8:50 am - 9:00 am
LELily Elefteriadou Director - UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) -
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
LELily Elefteriadou Director - UF Transportation Institute (UFTI)Panelist
CDCICarl D. Crane, III Director - Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics (CIMAR), University of FloridaSCSherrilene Classen Professor and Chair - Department of Occupational Therapy, University of FloridaSRSanjay Ranka Professor - Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida -
Engineering Presentation 2: Smart Infrastructure
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Moderator
SGSwaminathan Gopalswamy Director - Connected Autonomous Safe Transportation Program, Texas A&M UniversityPanelist
SRSivakumar Rathinam Associate Professor - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M UniversitySDSwaroop 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
Panelist
RGRick Geddes Founding Director - Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy
MBMarjory Blumenthal Senior Policy Researcher - The RAND Corporation -
Panel 2: Public and private sector collaboration
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Moderator
Panelist
TMTom Madrecki Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics - Grocery Manufacturers AssociationBFBaruch Feigenbaum Assistant Director of Transportation Policy - Reason FoundationBKBeth Kigel Vice President, HNTB, Director of Smart and Connected SolutionsJCJyot Chadha Senior Manager - NUMO Alliance at the WRI Ross Center -
Reception
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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