Session 2D: Connected Automation: Disruptive Transformation

HNTB Platinum Session

Session Description: Transportation engineering has typically focused on the infrastructure for safety and operations — the road and roadside devices, like traffic signals. The next generation of transportation engineering will require an integration between the road and vehicle and the operators of the transportation system and mobility solution providers. This session will explore how automated vehicles, mobility as a service, and smart-city concepts are evolving and being integrated into traditional transportation engineering solutions.

Moderator: Jim Barbaresso, HNTB Corporation

Speaker Bios:

Greg Krueger is a transportation technology evangelist, leading the charge for the deployment of smart cities and connected and automated vehicle technologies at the local, state, and federal levels as the director of emerging technology programs at HNTB. Greg is presently working on a variety of projects that aim to integrate technology with transportation and the surrounding infrastructure to improve the safety and mobility on our nation’s roadways including Columbus, Ohio, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tampa, Florida.

Brad Rutherford is currently the vice president of sales at Local Motors, the developers of Olli, a self-driving electric vehicle. Brad has presented on the topic of growing opportunities in systems integration technologies for connected and automated vehicles. Brad currently resides in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. He received his industrial engineering degree from University of Tennessee and his mechanical engineering degree with a focus on manufacturing from Pellissippi State Community College.

Alison Pascale has more than 25 years of combined legislative and executive branch experience, developing and implementing public policy with a focus on automotive safety, manufacturing, transportation policy, and international trade. At Audi, Alison works to advance federal and state policies that will accelerate the safe deployment of automated vehicle technologies. She engages and informs elected officials on vehicle technologies, develops and advises on public policy and legislative initiatives, builds and expands stakeholder coalitions, and initiates innovative approaches to prioritize vehicle safety. Prior to joining Audi, Alison was director of governmental affairs, policy and strategic planning at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In her senior leadership position at NHTSA, Alison developed and implemented initiatives to reform the agency; played a key role in developing agency guidance on highly automated vehicles; and implemented changes to improve NHTSA’s defects and recall mission. Alison also oversaw all aspects of NHTSA’s interactions with Congress. Alison previously was a senior advisor to Senator Carl Levin from Michigan, worked in the House of Representatives and at the Government Accountability Office, and was a Presidential Management Fellow. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from American University in international studies and international relations.

 
 

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