Speakers from PAVE member organizations represent all aspects of the automated vehicle ecosystem.
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Tara Andringa
Executive Director
PAVE
Expertise: Autonomous vehicle policy, consumer engagement, public outreach and building public trust
Dr. Francesco Biondi
Professor of Human Factors
University of Windsor
Expertise: Human Factors Safety, Driver interaction with autonomous vehicles, Driver Distraction
Brent Blanchard
SVP & General Manager, Industrial & Mobility
AEye, Inc.
Expertise: Using lidar technology to enhance efficiency and safety across the transportation ecosystem
Corey Clothier
Founder/Director Stantec Autonomous Mobility
Stantec
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles: safety, planning, operations, ODD assessment
Moran David
CEO
GPR
Expertise: Ground positioning radar for autonomous commercial operations and enabling reliable ADAS and AVs
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou
Director, UFTI & Professor of Civil Eng.
University of Florida
Expertise: Traffic management with autonomous connected vehicles, traffic simulation, traffic flow theory
Melissa Froelich
Director, Government Relations
Aurora
Expertise: Autonomous vehicles, federal policy, state regulation
Cameron Gieda
Director of Business Development
Pony.AI
Expertise: Autonomous cars and trucks, Sensors, Computers, HD Mapping, L2 Software, ADAS, Robotaxi, Robo-truck
Gavin Jackson
CEO
Oxa
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Self-Driving Technology
Barrie Kirk, P.Eng.
Executive Director
CAVCOE
Expertise: Connected and autonomous vehicles and their Impact on government, corporations and society
Brittney Kohler
Legislative Director Transportation & Infrastructure
National League of Cities
Expertise: City policy; AV federal policy
Lisa Miller
Innovation Program Associate – CAV
The Eastern Transportation Coalition
Expertise: CAV Outreach, Strategic Communications, Traveler Information, CAV Programming/Strategy, ADAS
Lukas Neckermann
C-Level Advisor / Board Member / Author of The Mobility Revolution
PAVE Europe / Neckermann Strategic Advisors
Expertise: Mobility Revolution, Shared mobility, Adoption, Fleets, Public transport, PAVE Europe / PAVE MENA
Paul Newman
Founder & CTO
Oxa
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Self-Driving Technology
Bryan Reimer
Research Scientists
MIT, AgeLab
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Safety, Building public trust, Driver behavior
Marisa Rodriguez-McGill
Head of Policy
Lyft Autonomous
Expertise: AV Policy, AV Platforms, Multi-modal offerings, Hybrid Networks, Transportation Planning, VRUs
Dave Schaller
Industry Engagement Director
NACFE
Expertise: Commercial freight truck technology development & deployment
Bryant Walker Smith
Associate professor of law and (by courtesy) engineering
University of South Carolina
Expertise: Autonomous vehicles, federal and state policy, international policy, legal aspects
Brad Stertz
Director of Government Affairs
Audi of America
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Safety, Building public trust
