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Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo
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08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Foyer Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 08:00 AM 06/19/2018 04:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Registration Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
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09:00 AM - 09:05 AM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 09:00 AM 06/19/2018 09:05 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Chairman’s Opening Remarks Washington, DC
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09:05AM - 09:20 AM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 09:05AM 06/19/2018 09:20 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Real Time & Predictive Traffic Signal Data For Connected And Automated Cars Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
09:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 09:20 AM 06/19/2018 10:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo The New Frontier of CMVS Washington, DC
Cathy F. Gautreaux
Deputy Administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationCathy F. Gautreaux is the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As the Agency’s second-ranking official, Cathy is principally responsible for overseeing FMCSA’s day-to-day operational programs and activities, which are performed by more than 1,100 employees located in its Washington, D.C., Headquarters, four regional Service Centers, 52 Divisional Offices and 31 Field Units.
Background
Prior to being asked by President Trump and by Secretary Chao in November 2017 to join FMCSA in an executive leadership role, Cathy had a long and distinguished career working in law enforcement, regional and national commercial trucking and in transportation safety. As Deputy Administrator, Cathy believes that compliance is first and foremost, and she wants to help motor carriers run safe and successful truck and bus operations.
Cathy brings a State’s perspective to FMCSA. A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in criminal justice, Cathy initially began her career working as a detective in the Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office for four years. She later joined the Louisiana Motor Transport Association serving as its Executive Director for more than three decades. Cathy is a past National Chairman of the Trucking Associations Executive Council.
During her career, she has been selected to serve on numerous prestigious national and regional boards, commissions and task forces addressing the full spectrum of intermodal transportation issues, including: homeland security, emergency disaster relief, incident management, commercial vehicle safety technologies, alternative fuels, oversized/overweight vehicles, commercial driver’s licenses, railroad grade crossings, work zone safety, distracted driving and other topics.
Whether it is the movement of freight or the transportation of passengers, Cathy’s experience has taught her that, at their core, these industries are ultimately about the people: the drivers, the small business owners, and the motoring public. With a thorough comprehension of FMCSA’s unique responsibilities, Cathy is committed to keeping our nation’s transportation-dependent economy vibrant and strong while ensuring that our highways and roads remain the safest anywhere in the world.We accept Purchase Orders -
10.00 AM - 10:30 AM
Foyer Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 10.00 AM 06/19/2018 10:30 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Networking And Coffee Break Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
10:30 AM - 11:05 AM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 10:30 AM 06/19/2018 11:05 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Approach to CAV- Volvo perspective Washington, DC
Aravind Kailas, Ph.D.
Research & Innovation Manager
Volvo GroupDr. Aravind Kailas manages the Volvo Group CTO Office operations in California to strengthen organic innovation and competence in digitized trucking topics. Dr. Kailas has been instrumental in the establishment of a fully functional office in California to tap into the technology, business, and policy innovations impacting the auto industry. He has spearheaded Volvo’s technology policy and outreach efforts in the connected and autonomous vehicles spaces, and also initiated all truck platooning R&D activities in North America to shape the legislative and market landscapes. Dr. Kailas is also an Instructor in the Global Logistics Program at California State University, Long Beach. He has previously held positions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, QUALCOMM, Inc., DOCOMO Innovations, Inc., and General Electric. He is an award-winning and internationally-published subject-matter expert, and has earned degrees in Applied Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Georgia Institute of TechnologyWe accept Purchase Orders -
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 11:05 AM 06/19/2018 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Policies on Mobility/ Transportation Policy Washington, DC
Federal Efforts Impacting AV and Mobility PoliciesMatt Ginsberg
Principal & Co-Founder
Tai Ginsberg & AssociatesMatt Ginsberg is a Principal and Co-Founder of Tai Ginsberg & Associates, LLC (TG&A). He has nearly 10 years of lobbying experience including drafting and passing legislation, performing business development services, coordinating lobbying strategies, securing federal funding, and representing clients before Congress, executive branch agencies, and industry associations. Over the course of his tenure, he has successfully secured over hundreds of millions of dollars in discretionary grants and helped pass numerous impactful legislative initiatives for his clients. At TG&A, Mr. Ginsberg’s client base is primarily focused on a mixture of public agencies and high profile corporate clients. He represents clients ranging from local governments, transportation technology companies, automakers, railroads, airports, transit agencies, ADS and AV-related technology companies, and other private sector domestic and international transportation clients. He also serves as the VP of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for a transportation trade association managed from within the firm. In this capacity, he serves as lead on safety and regulatory issues for the association. Prior to helping launch TG&A, Mr. Ginsberg worked for a similar client base and set of issues at DC-based lobbying firm Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell. Previously, Mr. Ginsberg worked for Congressman Jared Polis (CO-2), member of the powerful House Rules Committee, in his Washington DC office. During the 2008 election cycle, Mr. Ginsberg worked for Media Strategies and Research, a political media consulting firm in Denver, Colorado, where he helped manage the communications strategy for a major presidential campaign. He also previously worked for Senator Ken Salazar (CO) in his Washington DC office. Mr. Ginsberg received his BA, magna cum laude, for a double major in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
GM’s Vision for Self-Driving VehiclesHarry M. Lightsey
Executive Director, Global Connected Customer, Public Policy
General MotorsHarry Lightsey was appointed Executive Director – Emerging Technologies Policy in the Global Public Policy organization in September 2016. Harry joined GM in March of 2012 as Director, Federal Affairs – OnStar, Infotainment and Strategy Development. Subsequently, Harry also led the Federal Affairs team. He retired from AT&T in 2009 after serving as President of Southeast Region and as its Senior Vice President of Legislative and External Affairs. Harry also served as State President South Carolina of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Harry’s career in the telecom industry spanned over 26 years, including holding a variety of positions in the external affairs and legal organizations at BellSouth. He began his telecommunications career in 1982 when he joined Southwestern Bell. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He was named co-chair of the Economic Development Transition Task Force by South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges. He was a founding member of the board of City Year-Columbia, a youth service organization, and has participated in numerous other charitable organizations. In 2002, he received the Order of the Palmetto, the South Carolina’s highest recognition for his achievements in leading the ground breaking effort to establish leading research and development programs in higher education. He has also served on the Princeton National Alumni Executive Board and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Charleston. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1978, majoring in Japanese Studies. He graduated from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law in 1981
How We Get Around: AVs and the Future of MobilityJessica F. Nigro
General Manager and Head of Technology and Innovation Policy
DaimlerNigro is the head of Technology and Innovation Policy in Daimler’s Washington, DC office. In this capacity she drives the company’s policy efforts on innovation and future technology, as well as developing strategic partnerships with NGOs, government and diplomatic entities, and business partners throughout the US. Current hot topics she spends her time on include automated vehicle policy, connectivity, data and cybersecurity, and future mobility strategy. Prior to her current role, Nigro spent three years at Daimler’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany working with sales colleagues on projects in politically-risky markets. While there, she also created a company-wide human rights program currently being implemented in all countries in which Daimler has production. Nigro served as both the Director of Programs and the Director of Travel and Tourism at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She began her career in the Strategic Communications and Public Affairs office at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and served as Field Manager of that office, directing the nationwide strategic and crisis communications efforts as the Department stood up after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Nigro received a BA in International Affairs and Conflict Resolution from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and has studied at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Originally from New York, Nigro moved to the DC area in 2000.
Mobility on Demand (MOD) – A Traveler-Centric Approach to the Mobility FutureGwo-Wei Torng, PhD
Director, Mobility Innovation, Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (TRI)
Federal Transit AdministrationDr. Torng joined Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in 2014 as the Director for Mobility Innovation. In this capacity, he oversees the FTA mobility research portfolio that includes several current FTA priorities, such as Mobility on Demand, Transit Automation Research, Multimodal Payment Integration. Prior to joining FTA, he was in the private sector as a consultant focusing on ITS project management, systems engineering and deployment for public transportation. Dr. Torng received his doctoral degree in transportation planning from the University of Michigan. Gwo-Wei Torng, FTA director, mobility innovation, described FTA’s Mobility on Demand Sandbox program, which provides funding for innovative projects. The term “sandbox” denotes that “there’s no wrong way to play” in trying out new technologies, he said, and that participants can “learn from success or from failure in a dynamic process.” Torng said FTA has awarded 11 grants out of 78 applications. He mentioned program ideas, including “social carpooling,” not a prearranged carpool but a more impromptu arrangement with different riders each day, reserved parking as an incentive for carpool drivers and integrated payment programs for diverse modes. http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2017-05-19/11.html https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/research-innovation/114661/strategic-transit-automation-research-report-no-0116_0.pdfWe accept Purchase Orders -
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Harvest Cafe Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 12:00 PM 06/19/2018 01:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Luncheon Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
01:00 PM - 02:10 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 01:00 PM 06/19/2018 02:10 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo ADSs Safety Washington, DC
The Role of Human Factors in the Design of Safe Automated Driving SystemsAndy Schaudt
Project Director, Automated Vehicle Systems
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Andy Schaudt is the Project Director for the Center for Automated Vehicle Systems at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. For the Center, he plans, coordinates, and manages the projects, programs and marketing efforts for all automated vehicle and motorcycle initiatives. Mr. Schaudt is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management in the Pamplin College of Business where he teaches coursework on entrepreneurship. A devoted human experience enthusiast, he has spent his career learning about the intricacies of human behavior and how best to apply these findings to improve the design of products, services, and strategic business decisions. He has significant experience in human factors, usability, business strategy and marketing having managed contracts the past 18 years for both federal and private sector organizations across numerous industries, most notably transportation and medical. Schaudt earned his M.B.A. from Virginia Tech, and his M.S. in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Idaho. Schaudt has authored more than 50 scientific publications and technical reports, in addition to delivering numerous professional presentations and invited lectures. Featured work in TV and digital media outlets includes Wired, Washington Post, Tech Crunch, CNN, USA Today and various others. He has served on numerous professional committees such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). In 2001, Schaudt received the Phil Mohan Award for Excellence in Academic Research at the University of Idaho. Schaudt also received the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Presentation Excellence Award in November of 2006 and 2007 and in 2008 won the SAE Arch T. Colwell Merit Award. Prior to his role at Virginia Tech, Mr. Schaudt was the President and Chief Experience Officer of the web presence marketing firm Post Launch in Las Vegas, NV, helping clients ranging from small businesses to large enterprises build their visibility online. Before that, Schaudt was the Director of Usability Services at the MedStar Institute for Innovation in Washington D.C.
Interior Cocoon - Creating a Safe New Mobility ExperienceMoritz von Grottuss
CEO
Gestigon- a Valeo Brand
Moritz von Grotthuss is a tech-nerd, innovation enthusiast, automobilist and entrepreneur. After some successful (but somehow boring) years in legal, sales and consultancy, he followed his heart and joined gestigon as a late founder and CEO in 2012. Today he is responsible for the strategy of the company, his collection of frequent traveler cards, and most of the commercial stuff. gestigon has been working closely with the automotive industry since more than 5 years and demand a number of behavior tracking solutions at different shows including CES, IAA and others. Moritz has been driving this strategy and the focus of gestigon to have an automotive DNA since day one. Early 2017 gestigon was acquired by Valeo and is now a center piece of Valeo’s Interior Cocoon strategy to further improve automotive safety and enable enhanced usability and user experience. Additionally to his job as CEO of ‘gestigon – a Valeo brand’ he is part of the technology and startup scouting team of Valeo/corporate. Moritz is married, has kids and loves – if he is not working or at home – outdoor activities. Proposal Title: Interior Cocoon as prerequisite for a safe, autonomous mobility Summary: Most discussion about autonomous mobility cover the navigation of the car. But how will the passengers be able to use the additional time in the car and how can todays safety standards be transformed into the new epoche of mobility. Understanding passenger behavior, recognizing objects and creating an Interior Cocoon can be (part of) the solution. gestigon (being part of the Valeo group) is global market leader for full body-, behavior- and object tracking in the car interior. At the CES2018 we showed the first fully integrated Interior Cocoon solution in a real car & on the road. In this talk I will high light a number of the challenges, solutions and methodologies to provide interior tracking functionalities.
Considering Child Safety in Autonomous VehiclesLorrie Walker
Technical and Training Advisor
Safe Kids WorldwideLorrie is the technical and training advisor at Safe Kids Worldwide who develops community-based educational programs on vehicle safety in both national and international training programs. Lorrie has 31 years of experience in the traffic safety field, predominately in the areas of child passengers, bikes, school buses, children with special health care needs, teen drivers, teen passengers, and pedestrian safety. As an advocate for child safety and injury prevention, Lorrie is a nationally certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) instructor, has consulted on numerous studies, published articles, and routinely participates as an expert panel member for NHTSA and other organizations. She is currently developing information collaboratively about best practices relative to children in automated and autonomous vehicles.
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Systems of Systems ApproachDavid Fidalgo
Founder / CEO
Y-MobilityDavid masters all aspects of Start-Ups development, investment, fast-paced innovations and partnerships. His background is particularly focussed in the automotive industry and critical systems engineering as well as digital and business innovation. David first came to the UK in 2003, to pursue his lifelong ambition of achieving a Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Coventry. It was there that he developed an interest in the automotive industry and specifically Product engineering, consequently moving on to further his studies. He achieved an MSc in Automotive Product Engineering at University of Cranfield in Bedfordshire. His first career steps were taken at JLR, working initially in their Product Definition team (responsible for platform structures and PLM strategy,) before moving to the Hybrid and Electric team, where he held a wide range of technical and business roles, helping to define JLR’s hybrid and electric vehicle strategy and leading the verification and validation of new technologies. He moved on to join Altran, where he developed a business unit specialised in embedded and critical systems, focused in the validation and verification of Software, ADAS, IVI and SOA architecture. In December 2015, David decided to come back to the UK where he founded YMobility. Y-Mobility partners with CEOs, executives and solopreneurs to grow their products and company brands. After spending nearly a decade working in innovation teams, Automotive OEMs, Tier 1 companies and Start-ups, David knows what truly drives technology, product development, strategy and Investment. He places specific emphasis on bringing value by delivering a product or service that can change the quality of our lives directly to the consumer.
Public Shadow Driving to Develop Autonomous VehiclesMichael Dekort
Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Dactle
Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Dactle Member SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) On-road Autonomous Driving V&V (Test) Task Force Program Manager/Systems Engineer Aerospace Flight Simulation – FAA Level D Flight Simulators Software Engineering Manager and Senior Program Manager for NORAD Software Project Manager for Aegis Weapon System Lead C4ISR Systems Engineer DHS/USCG Deepwater Program Project Manager Commercial IT – Software Development and Cybersecurity Lead Communications Engineer US State Department Counter Terrorism Team DoD/DHS Post 9/11 Whistleblower- Received the IEEE Barus Ethics Award- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?amumber=4468728
- Appeared on 60 Minutes
- Lead witness at congressional hearing
- Appears in several books including “Rescue Warriors”, “Complex Contracting” and “A Blogger’s Manifesto”
- One of four whistleblowers highlighted in the the documentary “War on Whistleblower”
- Subject of story on James Comey’s FBI confirmation hearings – “Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?”
- Lead C4ISR Engineer Lockheed Martin DHS/Coast Guard Deepwater Program Post 9/11
- Received IEEE Barus Ethics Award for reporting critical Cybersecurity issues regarding DHS/USCG Deepwater Program after 9/11
- Senior Program/Engineering Manager NORAD – Included Cybersecurity Domain
- Software Project Manager – Lockheed Martin – Aegis Weapon System – CMMI L5
- Lead Communications Engineer US State Department Counter Terrorism Team
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02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
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02:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 02:30 PM 06/19/2018 03:45 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Design Redundancies and Safety Strategies Washington, DC
Transparent Autonomous Vehicles- Understanding the Logic behind the AV DecisionsTeresa Escrig
Managing Director - AI Global Lead
Accenture
Dr. Teresa Escrig is an AI expert with over 25 years of distinguished accomplishments in the field. She has been a professor on AI related topics at several universities in Europe and the US, founded a couple of AI startups and is an AI global lead at a large consulting corporation. A visionary, out-of-the-box thinker, passionate and effective leader and speaker, Dr. Escrig’s mission is to make sure that we develop transparent, unbiased, safe and responsible AI
Radar Positioning SystemAlejandro Badolato Co-CEO
Auto Drive Solutions Telecommunication Engineer from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSIT-UPM) finishing the PhD in mm-wave radars. Since 2015 he is associate Professor of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has written 10 related scientific articles and participated in 9 patents. Publications: (2011) 100-GHz FMCW radar front-end for ISAR and 3D imaging B Mencia-Oliva, J Grajal, A Badolato Radar Conference (RADAR), 2011 IEEE, 389-392 (2012) Multiple purpose hardware for sensors at 100 GHz B Mencia-Oliva, J Grajal, OA Yeste-Ojeda, G Rubio-Cidre, A Badolato Radar Systems (Radar 2012), IET International Conference on, 1-5 (2013) Low-cost CW-LFM radar sensor at 100 GHz B Mencia-Oliva, J Grajal, OA Yeste-Ojeda, G Rubio-Cidre, A Badolato IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 61 (2), 986-998 (2013) Experimental radar imager with sub-cm range resolution at 300 GHz B Mencia-Oliva, J Grajal, A Badolato, A García-Pino, JLB Sanmartín, … Radar Conference (RADAR), 2013 IEEE, 1-6 (2014) Bifocal reflector antenna for a standoff radar imaging system with enhanced field of view A Garcia-Pino, B Gonzalez-Valdes, O Rubiños, J Grajal, A Badolato, … IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 62 (10), 4997-5006(2014) Characterization of a 300 GHz imaging radar for standoff detection G Rubio-Cidre, A Badolato, L Úbeda-Medina, B Mencía-Oliva, J Grajal, … Radar Conference (Radar), 2014 International, 1-6(2015) 3-d high-resolution imaging radar at 300 ghz with enhanced fov J Grajal, A Badolato, G Rubio-Cidre, L Úbeda-Medina, B Mencia-Oliva, … IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 63 (3), 1097-1107(2015) DDS-based signal-generation architecture comparison for an imaging radar at 300 GHz G Rubio-Cidre, A Badolato, L Úbeda-Medina, J Grajal, B Mencia-Oliva, … IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 64 (11), 3085-3098(2016) Optimization of a compact THz imaging radar for real-time operation F García-Rial, L Úbeda-Medina, J Grajal, A Badolato, G Rubio-Cidre, … Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications (2016) Compact Radar Front–End for an Imaging Radar at 300 GHz J Grajal, G Rubio-Cidre, A Badolato, L Ubeda-Medina, F García-Rial, … IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology Patents: (2015) SISTEMA DE GUIADO AUTOMATICO DE VEHICULOS POR MEDIO DE CAMBIOS DIELECTRICOS EN UN CARRIL-GUIA PREGRABADO. PCT 2015070378ES, EU15832724.7, US24974283, Israel 39489670, Japón A0037JP01, China 116947765 (2016) MEDIOS DE INFORMACION CODIFICADA SITUADOS EN UNA INFRAESTRUCTURA PARA SER DECODIFICADOS POR SENSORES SITUADOS SOBRE MOVILES. PCT/IB2016/051159 , EU16834224.4 , US15504329, Taiwán 106115789, Argentina 2017-01-00667 (2016) MEDIOS MATERIALES CODIFICADOS QUE SON LEÍDOS POR MEDIO DE SENSORES SENSIBLES MEDIANTE EL DESPLAZAMIENTO RELATIVO DE AMBOS. PCT/IB2016/056951, EU16831698.2, US15502206 (2016) SUPERFICIES CODIFICADAS QUE SON LEÍDAS POR SISTEMAS DE IMAGEN RADAR TRIDIMENSIONALES. PCT/IB2016/057119 (2017) SISTEMA DE GUIADO Y POSICIONAMIENTO DE VEHÍCULOS A BAJA VELOCIDAD MEDIANTE SISTEMAS ÓPTICOS. PCT/IB2016/057873 (2017) SISTEMA DE POSICIONAMIENTO Y GUIADO DE MÓVILES. PCT/IB2017/050146 (2017) SISTEMA DE GUIADO Y POSICIONAMIENTO PARA EMBARCACIONES MEDIANTE DISPOSITIVOS DE IMAGEN SONAR TRIDIMENSIONAL. P201730206 (2017) DISPOSITIVO DE CONTROL DE VELOCIDAD Y DETECCIÓN DE CAMBIO DE VÍA APLICABLE A FERROCARRILES. P201730236 (2017) SISTEMA DE POSICIONAMIENTO PARA MEDIO DE TRANSPORTE HYPERLOOP, PCT/IB2017/052056
Achieving the Last 1 Percent of Reliability in AI for Automotive SafetyVijay Nadkarni
Global Head, Artificial Intelligence and AR
Visteon CorporationVijay Nadkarni is responsible for AI technology at Visteon for three product lines: autonomous driving, infotainment and augmented reality. I’ve spoken at several AI conferences this year, most recently at AWS re:Invent last week (Nov 29th), where I presented, jointly with Sunil Mallya of AWS, a talk titled “Deep Learning in Autonomous Driving” with abstract: “Reinforcement learning is emerging as a powerful tool for autonomous driving, enabling complex maneuvers in a wide range of traffic situations. This session demonstrates how to build a reinforcement learning engine for autonomous vehicles on AWS, showing how it receives environmental input from object detection and produces outputs for controlling the vehicle’s steering, acceleration, and braking.”
The Transition to Self-Driving Car: What do We Need to do?Eric She
Global Product Planning and Strategy
Ford MotorEric has a wide range of experiences of ADAS/AV in both technology and business strategy.At Ford Motor Company, Eric worked on all three key domains of AV: Autonomous Vehicle Platform, Virtual Driver System and Transportation as a Service, where he contributes to architecture, design and implementation of safety-critical features and functions that are fundamental to SAE L4/L5 level autonomous driving and profitable commercialization. At ZF, Eric was the technical lead of electric-power steering for GM CT6 program and its super-cruise features. Currently, Eric is part of the Global Product Planning and Strategy group at Ford Motor Company where he is responsible for corporate product strategies in next-gen E/E architecture, IVI, etc, in response to disruptive trends in autonomy, electrification and connectivity.Eric understands what it takes to build a successful AV program from both technical and business perspective. He is also uniquely positioned to offer advice in business developments, partnership opportunities between US and China in ADAS/AV.Eric holds Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from New York University and MBA from Stephen M. Ross School of Business at University of Michigan. He has served on industry organizations including secretary of SAE Chassis Controls Technical Committee, SAE Active Safety Systems Standards Committee, etc. He has over 10 patents in the domain of autonomous vehicles.
The Benefits of Centralized ArchitecturesRobert Hoffman
R&D Manager - Autonomous Vehicle Functions
Dura Automotive SystemsRobert Hoffman received his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering with a focus in Control Systems from Oakland University. He has been actively working in active safety, autonomous vehicle, and powertrain development for 10+ years. His primary focus has been in applications and systems development with companies such as Magna Electronics, Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA), Continental AG, and Dura Automotive Systems. At Dura Automotive Systems he leads a team on engineers focused on developing a centralized domain controller.We accept Purchase Orders -
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 03:45 PM 06/19/2018 04:45 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Smart Cities Washington, DC
Virginia Connected Corridor: An Established and Robust Testing Environment for V2I ApplicationsVirginia Lingham
Special Assistant to the Chief of Innovation/ Connected and Automated Vehicle Program Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Virginia Lingham helps to drive the implementation of innovation throughout the Virginia Department of Transportation in her role as Special Assistant to VDOT’s Chief of Innovation; she also leads VDOT’s efforts around corporate consolidation and coordination of all connected and autonomous vehicle initiatives as its Connected and Automated Vehicle Program Manager. Ms. Lingham is a licensed Professional Engineer who holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University in Detroit and a M.S. in Transportation Engineering and a Certificate in the Management of Technology from the University of California, Berkeley. ABSTRACT Presentation Title: Virginia Connected Corridor: An Established and Robust Testing Environment for V2I Applications The Virginia Connected Corridors (VCC) is an established and robust environment to test V2I and V2X applications. To facilitate the real-world development and deployment of connected-vehicle technology, this facility has deployed at maintains nearly 50 roadside equipment units at both intersection and along the highways. Researchers are already implementing connected applications using the VCC, including traveler information, enhanced transit operations, lane closure alerts, and work zone and incident management. Messages are disseminated through the roadside units as well as through VDOT’s Smarter Roads Data Portal. Ms. Lingham will share information about initiatives that are underway to drive the implementation of Connected and Automated Vehicle and Smart City deployments and applications. Ms. Lingham’s presentation will share information about the VCC and touch on other efforts VDOT is pursuing through its Connected and Automated Vehicle Program.
Dedicated Short Range Communication- - Protects Everyone on the RoadDr. Hongsheng Lu, PhD
Researcher
Toyota InfoTechnology Center
Dr.Hongsheng Lu joined Toyota InfoTechnology Center as a researcher in 2015 after receiving his doctorate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in the U.S. His research centersaround the connected vehicle technology which leverages wireless communications to improve the safety and intelligence of road users. His work on channel congestion control for the Dedicated Short Range Communication was recommended for industry usage. Dr. Lu is also very active in communication standard development for connected vehicles. He serves as the secretary to SAE (Society of Automotive Engineer) DSRC technical committee. He is a contributor to ETSI (European Telecommunication Standard Institute) Intelligent Transportation System working groups. Dr. Lu is an invited reviewer to several IEEE journals and many international ITS related conferences.
Smart Cities and Urban MobilityGerald McDowell
Executive Director
Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDsGerald McDowell, originally from Hope Mills, N.C., graduated from DeVry University in Atlanta in 1987 with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems. He spent more than 18 years in the IT industry, managing projects in more than 40 states and 12 countries, and he was also a small business owner for nearly five years. Additionally, Gerald served as a teacher for two years as an evening Instructor at DeKalb Tech. In his previous tenure as President and CEO of The JILAS Company, Gerald leveraged his entrepreneurial skills to find a software company to provide software solutions and services to church groups. He raised $600,000 in investment capital to support the establishment of the company and completed projects in Haiti, Argentina, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Ecuador. Gerald was on staff with the Gwinnett Village CID (now Gateway 85 CID) and Gwinnett Village Community Alliance for four years. His efforts resulted in more than 250 commercial property owners joining the CID, which accounted for $700 million in property value. He also assisted in creating the Gwinnett Village Merchant’s Association. Gerald’s successes with the Gwinnett Village provided the experience he would draw from as the first Executive Director of the Lilburn CID – a position he occupied for five years. Even though this CID was formed during a time of national economic recession, Gerald was instrumental in securing $2 million in grant funding. In 2015, Gerald started as the Executive Director of the Airport West CID, which joined the Airport South CID in January 2016 to become the Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs. Under Gerald’s leadership, the Aerotropolis CIDs have received more than $50 million in grants and project funding. Gerald manages the operations and development of both Airport West and Airport South CIDs, and he is responsible for an operational budget of $2.5 million. Gerald was a member of the inaugural USDOT Leadership Academy conducted by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Additionally, Gerald was a key event speaker during the 2016 Sustainable Airport Area Seminar, focusing on issues related to workforce development, transportation and urban design. Gerald was a featured speaker at the 2017 Aerotropolis Asia Conference in Singapore and a panelist for the 2017 Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit. He was also named a 2018 Notable Georgian in the January 2018 issue of Georgia Trend. He currently serves on the boards for the Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance, Council for Quality Growth, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Foreign Trade Zone, New Life Community Center and Global Center for Teaching, Learning and Development. He is a 2008 graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development and a 2009 graduate of the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute. Gerald and his wife, Toni, have been married for 28 years. They have two children: a daughter, Taylor, 24; and a son, Wesley, 21.
Austin’s Smart Mobility ProgramJason JonMichael
Assistant Director, Smart Mobility
Austin Transportation DepartmentJason JonMichael is a transportation technology expert with more than 25 years in Transportation Technology with specialized experience in connected, automated, and electric vehicle research, deployment and program development. Before joining the City of Austin, JonMichael led public private partnerships that focused on emerging technology program development, management and deployment in transportation, a key challenge for transportation agencies to unlock and learn the value of connected and autonomous vehicles. JonMichael will lead a cross-functional team of mobility, technology, policy, data, and user experience specialists to deliver outcomes that improve mobility, safety, equity, and access to Austin residents. He will also manage public-private-partnerships and the evolution of the Parking Enterprise division in its future role of transportation. Over the last 25 years, he has performed and managed systems integration services on projects spanning from traditional advanced traffic management systems to state-of-the-art, emerging smart mobility solutions involving connected, autonomous, shared, and electric technologies. JonMichael regularly provides insights and advice to industry-related non-profit boards, councils, committees and other organizations. For the past 10 years, JonMichael has been an executive board member and past Chair of the OmniAir® Consortium, helping guide the creation of OmniAir’s certification services. OmniAir® is regarded by industry as the WiFi® Alliance of Connected Vehicle.We accept Purchase Orders -
04:45 PM - 05:20 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 04:45 PM 06/19/2018 05:20 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo The Role of HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Simulation in Testing Ford’s Autonomous Vehicle Platform Washington, DC
Adit Joshi
Research Engineer
Ford Motor Mr. Adit Joshi is currently working as a Research Engineer in the Autonomous Vehicles & Controls department at Ford Motor Company. His current responsibilities include supporting the HIL simulation of Ford’s Autonomous Vehicle Platform alongside supporting CAE simulation activities related to electrification and connectivity. Mr. Joshi’s previous experience includes working as a HIL Engineering Specialist at General Motors. Before joining automotive industry, Mr. Joshi graduated with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Vehicle Dynamics and Controls, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering specializing in Controls, both from The Ohio State University. He has authored four SAE technical papers on HIL simulation. He also volunteers as a lecturer for the SAE Industrial Lecture Program and serves as a peer reviewer for the SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles. He is also active in the Ford campus recruiting team for The Ohio State University.We accept Purchase Orders -
05:20 PM - 05:30 PM
Main Session Tue, Jun 19, 2018Add to Calander 06/19/2018 05:20 PM 06/19/2018 05:30 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Closing Remarks Washington, DC
Mansour Faragalla
ADSs Program Manager (Intern)
Nordtree
Student, Computer Science, George Mason UniversityWe accept Purchase Orders
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08:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Foyer Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 08:00 AM 06/20/2018 03:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Registration Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Foyer Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 08:00 AM 06/20/2018 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Breakfast Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 09:00 AM 06/20/2018 09:15 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo The Role of Automation and Transportation Accidents Washington, DC
Robert J. Molloy Ph.D.
Director, Office of Highway Safety
National Transportation Safety BoardDr. Molloy is the Director with the NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety. In this role he is responsible for overseeing crash investigations and the development of crash/safety reports. He also served as the Chief of the Report Development Division. Prior to joining the Office of Highway Safety, Dr. Molloy designed and carried out safety studies in the Office of Research and Engineering, including a study of evacuations of commercial aircraft, an analysis of aviation accident survivability, and a study of pipeline control systems. His PhD is in applied experimental psychology which he earned at The Catholic University of America.We accept Purchase Orders -
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 09:15 AM 06/20/2018 09:45 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo AV Interactions with Other Road Users Washington, DC
Dr. Erik Vinkhuyze
Senior Researcher
NissanDr. Erik Vinkhuyzen is a senior researcher at Nissan Research Center in Silicon Valley, where he is a member of the Human-Centered System group and brings a social scientific perspective to the development of self-driving vehicle technologies. Before joining Nissan he worked 16 years at Xerox PARC as a member of the Computing Sciences Laboratory, and before that he worked at NASA Ames Research Center as well as the Institute for Research on Learning. He is the author of numerous articles on the impact of so-called intelligent technologies on work, and people’s work practices. His studies have spanned a range of work settings and technologies from call center work and CRM systems, to clinicians working with electronic medical records, from copy shop employees using copiers and printers to the use of the Voice Loops system by officers in NASA’s mission control. His current work focuses on the interaction of autonomous vehicles with other road users, and the interactional challenges for non-drivers of autonomous vehicles. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam, and his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Zurich.We accept Purchase Orders -
09:45 AM - 10:10 AM
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10:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 10:10 AM 06/20/2018 11:30 AM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Smart Cities Washington, DC
How’s Automated Vehicles in a Smart CityRobert James
Chief Engineer Emerging Mobility
HNTB
Chief Engineer Emerging Mobility at HNTB working on advanced ITS projects designing and deploying vehicle to infrastructure communication systems, connected vehicle systems, automated vehicle systems, electric vehicles and infrastructure, automated guideways, airport systems, Ground transportation, transit systems, Smart Cities, variable message sign systems. Bob supports emerging mobility programs for HNTB clients across the country. He leverages his 30 years of experience in delivering innovative technology solutions to support connected and automated vehicle programs and Smart City initiatives. As Director Technology Services at NJTransit for 12 years before coming to HNTB, his experience in applying technology solutions for public transportation agencies has been essential in planning and deploying multi-modal systems in major urban areas. The first person to propose Connected Automated Vehicles (CV/AV) over 20 years ago to propose using connected vehicles and connected infrastructure to automate vehicles and improve vehicle safety. One of the founders of the Smart Road at Virginia Tech and the first to design the facility for testing automated vehicles and concepts. Pointed out that GPS alone will not be sufficient accuracy for safety based CV applications and demonstrated the use of centimeter accuracy all-weather Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to control vehicles.
Summary of Smart Cities & CV/Av Experience
MTA Genius Challenge Winner – Awarded innovation prize for signal system with over 400 proposals submitted. Developed Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) using Connected Vehicle and Ultrawideband technology for a rapid deployment at a low cost. Same technology we deployed at street level in NYC to accurately locate buses, cars and freight vehicles.
San Francisco Airport High-level Zero Emission Vehicle Readiness Plan – Robert is working with SFO environmental and electrical groups to analyze the existing ground transportation and electrical infrastructure and their Capital Infrastructure Plan to determine what coming disruptors of electric vehicles, mobility on demand, Connected and automated vehicles will impact the infrastructure. Recommendations will be made to their Capital Plan to support these changing paradigms and transition their fleet to fully electric vehicles.
Columbus Smart Cities – Lead Systems Engineer working on various Connected Vehicle initiatives on the Columbus Smart City Project. Included is the Connected Electric Automated Vehicle shuttles and electric charging infrastructure; deployment of 3000 onboard units and 175 roadside units for 15 different CV applications including safety, mobility and traffic management applications; and First/last mile mobility on demand applications. Responsible for providing the technical vision and System of Systems Engineering process for the program. Work with public and private partners to integrate disparate systems into a cohesive program that optimizes the partner contributions. Direct individual project managers in development of system requirements that contribute to the overall program.
PANYNJ Electric Vehicle Transition Planning – Robert helped prepare space and electrical needs to support the acquisition of electric buses for JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports. JFK is procuring 40 electric buses, LaGuardia is procuring 20 buses and Newark is procuring 20 buses.
NJDOT Statewide CV System Engineering – Lead engineer preparing the statewide system engineering documents including Concept of Operations, System Requirements, Verification and Validation Plans for Connected Vehicle Implementation of CV technology on traffic signals and state fleet vehicles. This includes transit signal priority (TSP) for the NJTRANSIT buses.
PANYNJ Autonomous Transit Engineering – Robert prepared engineering documents (ConOps, Requirements, RFI) for a pilot deployment for the Exclusive Bus Lanes (XBL) going into the Lincoln tunnel. The deployment will automate 1900 Motor Coach Industry (MCI) buses with Virtual-Rail automated technology that will improve safety and increase capacity to the bus lane through automation and will achieve the centimeter accuracies necessary for the tight vehicle maneuvers needed in the tunnel and at the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Newark & LaGuardia Airport People Mover Replacement – Robert is working with Port Authority for the New York area airports on feasibility studies and beginning preliminary engineering to deploy virtual-rail dedicated automated guideways to take the place of Automated Rail People movers.
FHWA Automated Highway System – Developed one of three concept families for FHWA to automate vehicles on highways. Was the only one to use connected vehicles to achieve automation.
Prior Project Experience:
New Jersey Transit Corporation, Director of Technology Services, Customer Communication Technology, Newark, NJ – Director of technological services at NJ TRANSIT who oversaw operations technologies and customer facing technologies, including supervising and leading managers and consultants in maintenance and design of systems communications technology for passenger stations and bus and rail operations. Robert handled planning, including web-based products, Smartphone applications, public address, signage, CCTV, network, access control and power systems. He directed 24/7 maintenance of 1k+ IP based devices, such as servers, workstation, and field equipment throughout New Jersey. He also spearheaded task delegation and performance management for software developers in custom software Agile design utilizing Java, .asp, .net, and mobile Android/iOS with Oracle databases. Robert also developed and defined schedule, scope and budget for numerous technology-related deployments throughout transit and collaborate with operations user groups, determining system requirements and engineering capital projects for systems deployment for project totaling $50 million, as well as leading resource allocation and management of annual $2.3 million budget including in-house and consultant staff. His specific accomplishments include:
Enhanced communication with customer through construction of application development team and design of in-house customer information system, which centralized control to all stations, improved operations user interface, and provided web-based information and third-party APIs for outside App developers. Facilitated real time information for passengers throughout trips by designing and deploying a network-based system of dynamic signage, text-to-speech public address system and mobile web interface. Saved hundreds of manhours compiling data and generating reports each month by incorporating operations requirements into Mobile App and adding reporting to console generating client reports without manual process. Improved efficiency and accuracy of the rail planning process through development and implementation of rail planning tool, gathering actual data from real-time feed.
Start – End Dates: 03/2004 – 09/2016
Ross & Baruzzini, Principal Consultant and Senior Transportation Planner and Engineer, New York, NY – Principal consultant who led an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) think tank with senior transportation technology planning and design expertise. Robert oversaw operations technologies and customer facing technologies related to ITS and led firm-wide resources related to ITS projects. His notable experience includes:
Design of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) real-time data interface for bus, commuter rail, subway, and trolley services. Robert defined the general transit feed specification (GTFS) real-time, database schema and station signage, and public-address interfaces. Strategic planning for the automated express bus lanes project for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Start – End Dates: 09/2016 – 01/2017
Parsons Corporation, Communications and Principal Engineer, New York, NY – Communications and control engineer principal manager who directed the operations control center design discipline, including authoring functional requirements for operations control and contact centers. Robert delivered key contributions to numerous system design projects with New York area railroads, including Metro-North, Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PATH. He developed control center systems, communications systems and SCADA systems covering train traffic control, voice, radio, network, WAN/LAN, public address, ticket vending, building management, HVAC controls, traction power SCADA, facility power SCADA, elevator/escalator control, security systems, fire/life safety systems, and variable message sign systems. In this role, Robert served on team designing and restoring train service to World Trade Center within 18 months after 9/11 disaster. He also designed communications and control systems for East Side Access service for LIRR into Grand Central.
Start – End Dates: 06/2001 – 03/2004
Parsons Brinkerhoff/Farradyne, ITS Project, New York, NY – Technical staff member who managed the transit portion of an ITS project for that developed a combined traveler information system for the New York Tri-state region, including information from the 28 transit agencies in the region. This project integrated the transit routes and schedules from the 28 agencies and provided back to the users over the Internet and from call centers.
Start – End Dates: 1997 – 2001
Virginia Tech Center for Transportation Research, Assistant Director, Blacksburg, VA – Assistant director at Virginia Tech in the College of Engineering for almost four years. Robert directed the efforts of graduate student research theses and dissertations in the Center for Transportation Research. In addition, he served on several graduate student committees and guest lecturer in several classes. As assistant director and technical lead for the areas of sensors, communications, the Smart Road and advanced transit research for the Center, Robert directed many research projects across the spectrum of intelligent transportation applications. He also developed a number of sensor and communications technologies for applications in traffic surveillance and vehicle control, and worked closely with Blacksburg Transit on various advanced transit research projects, including vehicle location and monitoring and traveler information.
Start – End Dates: 1993 – 1997
Internet Business Technologies, Inc., Original Internet Provider, Blacksburg, VA – Owner who started one of the first internet service providers in the country, before selling off to Bell Atlantic.
Start – End Dates: 1994 – 1995
Bolt Beranek & Newman, Engineering Design and Software Development, Arlington, VA – Technical staff member who provided engineering design and software development services for advanced Sonar and underwater acoustics systems.
Start – End Dates: 1990 – 1993
Westinghouse, Technology Services Corp., Radar Systems Design, Crofton, MD – Technical staff member who designed advanced radar systems for defense agencies. Robert developed simulation software for testing design concepts.
Start – End Dates: 1985 – 1990
The Future of Urban MobilityMalcom Glenn
Strategic Partnerships and Public Policy Manager
Uber
Malcom Glenn manages strategic partnerships at Uber Technologies in Washington, DC, where he focuses on public policy and community engagement with national organizations. He spearheads Uber’s outreach aroundincreasing opportunities for drivers facing barriers to work, making the platform more accessible for underserved communities, and the expansion of self-driving technology to improve cities and safety.
Prior to joining Uber, Malcom was an executive communications manager at Google, where he developed strategic communications for Google’s chief financial officer and his leadership team. Before joining Google, he was the national director of communications at the American Federation for Children, an advocacy organization focused on expanding educational options for children from low-income families, and previously worked on issue campaigns at the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.
Malcom received a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard College, where he was the president of The Harvard Crimson.
Public-Private Partnerships Launch AVs in TexasJames Cline
President
Denton County Transportation Authority
Jim Cline is president of the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), Denton County’s primary transportation agency, headquartered in Lewisville, Texas. He joined the agency on March 1, 2010.
Cline is well-known throughout the North Texas region having served as a Director for the City of Irving since 1998. In this capacity, he oversaw the city’s water utilities, solid waste, transportation, engineering and streets functions. A registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas, Jim Cline has been heavily involved in the implementation of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Orange Line including resolution of key design, construction, right-of-way and funding issues.
Cline also worked closely with the Trinity Railway Express and the Federal Railroad Administration on crossing related issues within the City of Irving. He represented the city in various regional capacities including serving on the board of the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and the Surface Transportation Technical Committee.
Prior to joining the City of Irving, Cline spent three years with Kimley Horn and Associates and more than 20 years at the Cities of Beaumont and Irving, TX where he gained experience in municipal public works and transportation.
Cline recently retired from the Texas Army National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel with 28 years of military service as an engineer officer. He completed a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011 as the Design Engineer with the 176th Engineer Brigade, and his previous military assignments ranged from Engineer Platoon Leader through Command of the 386th Engineer Battalion. His military awards include the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit Medals
Cline received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1984 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1986, both from Texas A&M University. He resides in Denton County with his wife Nancy Cline.
Self-Driving Cars and the Smart CityVineet Jain
Head of North America Deployment
Drive.ai
Vineet Jain in the Head of North America Deployment at Drive.ai, focusing on strategy and business development, while leading North American company expansion. Prior to joining Drive.ai, Vineet managed teams at DLA Piper, and in the Economic and Valuation Services group at KPMG, advising and performing intellectual property valuations and mergers & acquisitions. Vineet holds a B.S. in Finance & Strategy from The University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.
Public-Private Partnerships Launch AVs in TexasKerin Smith
Traffic Engineer
City of Frisco
Kerin Smith has been a Traffic Engineer with the City of Frisco, Texas for the last four years. In addition to development review for one of the fastest growing cities in the nation and addressing school and neighborhood-related concerns, she is responsible for managing existing transit services and implementing innovative mobility solutions. Kerin earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to her work for the City, Kerin spent 10 years in the consulting world, working for firms in Boston and Los Angeles. As a Project Manager she conducted hundreds of traffic safety studies, roadway operations analysis, traffic calming, and intersection and neighborhood street designs. She is a registered Professional Engineer and an active member of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS). She is an avid reader and a hobbyist photographer, documenting the growth of her four young boys.We accept Purchase Orders -
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 11:30 AM 06/20/2018 12:20 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Cyber Security & Privacy protections Washington, DC
CAV safety - An Ounce of Cybersecurity Prevention is Worth a Pound of DetectionSimon Hartley
Vice President, Business Development & Co-Founder
RunSafe Security
Simon is an expert in cybersecurity, mobility and IoT, co-founder of Northern Virginia based cybersecurity startup RunSafe Security. He is a member of the Society of Auto Engineer’s IoT Cybersecurity Committee and an author in their new book “Cybersecurity for Commercial Vehicles”. RunSafe was developed as part of DARPA’s program of cybersecurity for DoD vehicles, drones, and medical devices. Simon also worked with Apple and Samsung in hardening their mobile devices for government use.
Previously, he was VP of Sales at Kaprica Security (acquired by Samsung), Mobile Program Director, DMI, market leader in managed mobility, and Worldwide Sales & Marketing Director at Thursby Software, market leader in Apple security. Prior executive roles include Red Hat, HP, Capgemini, a $9B hedge fund, a $50MM dot com, and a background in nuclear software engineering. He holds a BSc (Hons.) in Physics from U-Manchester, England, a MS in Law & Cybersecurity and EMBA (2019) from U-Maryland, with CISSP, CEH and CIPP/US certifications.
Securing Mobility - Fasten Your Seat BeltsBrian DeMuth
CEO
GRIMM (SMFS, Inc.)
Brian DeMuth is the CEO of GRIMM. Prior to joining GRIMM, Brian led an advanced cyber services organization providing solutions to Federal government and Intelligences Community customers. In this capacity Brian developed and implemented DOD and service level Cyber Range programs, developed Cyber Warfare training programs, led SIGINT system integration efforts, developed and implemented corporate information security organizations as CISO, consulted for OSD yielding cybersecurity training improvement across the DOD, and developed and implemented advanced cyber training systems for the Navy, USMC, DISA, and other government agencies. Under his tenure and leadership, the Cyber Range programs received numerous awards and commendations. Brian’s twenty years of professional experience have yielded expertise in national and international classified system and network architecture design and implementation, cyber policy development and implementation, CI/HUMINT and SIGINT systems design and integration, and cyber and signals related capabilities development.
Brian received a Bachelors of Science with honors degree in Information Systems with a concentration in Internetworking Technologies from Strayer University. He is currently completing his Master of Business Administration from University of Maryland University College. He is an FCC licensed amateur radio operator and enjoys building electronics and automobiles in his spare timeMost Organizations Avoid Critical Cybersecurity Practices – Risk of Hacking or Weaponization of AVsMichael Dekort
Founder & CTO
Dactle
Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Dactle
Member SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) On-road Autonomous Driving V&V (Test) Task Force
Program Manager/Systems Engineer Aerospace Flight Simulation – FAA Level D Flight Simulators
Software Engineering Manager and Senior Program Manager for NORAD
Software Project Manager for Aegis Weapon System
Lead C4ISR Systems Engineer DHS/USCG Deepwater Program
Project Manager Commercial IT – Software Development and Cybersecurity
Lead Communications Engineer US State Department Counter Terrorism Team
DoD/DHS Post 9/11 Whistleblower
- Received the IEEE Barus Ethics Award- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?amumber=4468728
- Appeared on 60 Minutes
- Lead witness at congressional hearing
- Appears in several books including “Rescue Warriors”, “Complex Contracting” and “A Blogger’s Manifesto”
- One of four whistleblowers highlighted in the the documentary “War on Whistleblower”
- Subject of story on James Comey’s FBI confirmation hearings – “Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?”
- Lead C4ISR Engineer Lockheed Martin DHS/Coast Guard Deepwater Program Post 9/11
- Received IEEE Barus Ethics Award for reporting critical Cybersecurity issues regarding DHS/USCG Deepwater Program after 9/11
- Senior Program/Engineering Manager NORAD – Included Cybersecurity Domain
- Software Project Manager – Lockheed Martin – Aegis Weapon System – CMMI L5
- Lead Communications Engineer US State Department Counter Terrorism Team
Cyber Risk in an Autonomous World: Technology, Business and Policy ConsiderationsBurak Sahin
Manager
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mr. Sahin is a technology expert with 20 years of experience. His interest in autonomous systems started in graduate school in the late 90s under a fellowship from the Center for Intelligent Transportation Research, where he focused on seamless transportation systems, traffic flow control, and solutions to the lane following problem using closed-loop control systems with no map information and limited sensory input. He then joined Northrop Grumman, beginning to develop expertise in the identity and biometrics arena. His responsibilities in his 12 years there ranged from research and development to large scale systems integration, representing the company as an expert, leading technology evaluations, and building business flow simulation models for capacity planning. Later he joined Daon, helping to spin off a mobile identity startup and platform that won the 2011 American Technology Award and consulting prime integrators delivering large scale identity system solutions. Mr. Sahin also worked at the business intelligence firm MicroStrategy where he led a team that built the biometrics component of their mobile identity platform. This platform enabled users to secure identities using voice, face and fingerprint verification with potential use cases in the ridesharing industry. His team also conducted research and development towards seamless user experiences and liveness detection. He is currently supporting multiple federal and commercial clients as a member of Deloitte’s Advisory team. Returning to his autonomous vehicle work while at Georgetown in 2017, Mr. Sahin was on a global project team that developed strategic guidance on the business and policy implications of autonomous, connected, electric and shared vehicles by studying the industries and government initiatives in the U.S. and Germany. Mr. Sahin has 13 patents (one additional pending) in technology. He holds an MBA from Georgetown University and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering, from The Ohio State University and Bogazici University, respectively.We accept Purchase Orders -
12:20 PM - 01:20 PM
Harvest Cafe Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 12:20 PM 06/20/2018 01:20 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Luncheon Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders -
01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 01:20 PM 06/20/2018 02:20 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Social, Legal and Ethical Issues Washington, DC
Highly Automated Vehicles and Consumer Acceptance: The interplay of law and ethicsDavid Strickland
Counsel
Self-Driving Coalition
he Honorable David Strickland, currently a partner at the national law firm Venable LLP and
Counsel to the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, served as the 14th Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 2010 – 2014. During his tenure he oversaw the creation of the first national fuel economy program in conjunction with the EPA, the launching of the Safety Pilot for the Vehicle to Vehicle Communications program for the U.S.
Department of Transportation/NHTSA, and issued the first statement of policy regarding the
testing of automated vehicles on public roads. Prior to his appointment to NHTSA, Mr. Strickland served as Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, where he was responsible for the staff oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and NHTSA from 2001 – 2009.
ADS-Equipped Vehicles: Current Landscape and the Road AheadDr. Anne Marie Lewis
Director of Safety & Technology Policy
Auto Alliance
Dr. Anne Marie Lewis obtained her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Masters from the University of Michigan in Mechanical Engineering, and PhD from the University of Michigan in Mechanical Engineering and Natural Resources and Environment.
She is currently the Directory of Safety and Technology Policy at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in Washington, DC. Her portfolio includes Automated Vehicles (AVs) at the federal, state and international level. Prior to the Alliance, she worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) at the US Department of Energy (DOE). During this time, she supported over 15 projects across 5 energy technology funding programs. Prior to this, she was a AAAS Science and Technology Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Heitkamp (D-ND) where she worked on a variety of energy policy issues.
Automated Vehicles: Liability Crash CourseZlatina Georgieva
Attorney-Autonomous Vehicles; Product Safety; Product Liability; Regulatory Compliance; Recalls
Miller Canfield
Tina Georgieva’s current practice focuses on providing legal counsel to clients in support of autonomous vehicle technology development and deployment. She also counsels clients on product safety regulatory compliance matters, including those involving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In that capacity, she collaborates closely with clients to implement internal programs to ensure compliance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and TREAD Act and coordinate recalls and voluntary product replacement programs. During her career, she has defended the interests of automotive clients in complex product liability litigation across Canada and the United States.
The Use of Physical Validation Space for Autonomous VehiclesKomal Doshi
Director of Mobility Programs
Ann Arbor SPARK
Komal Doshi is a mobility expert, urban designer and design thinker. As the Director of Mobility Programs at Ann Arbor SPARK she works with existing and new startups to identify and solve challenges, engage stakeholders, and build new relationships to advance the growth of the mobility industry in the region. In her previous role at SMART (Sustainable Mobility & Accessibility Research & Transformation) at the University of Michigan she co-developed the Mobi Platform, a global platform for mobility entrepreneurs and industry players. In addition she focused on the trends and opportunities that accelerate New Mobility and M-a-a-S(Mobility as a service) implementation and related industry and economic development around the globe.
She has provided research and strategic consulting for organizations which include Ford Motor Company, Alcoa foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Mobile Lives Forum, Barr Foundation and Michigan Environmental Council. She has also been a jury member at prestigious international mobility innovation awards and mentored several startups at local and international mobility accelerators.
She has a Masters in Urban Design from the University of Michigan and Bachelors in Architecture from Sushant School of Art and Architecture in India.We accept Purchase Orders -
02:20PM - 02:50PM
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02:50 PM - 03:50 PM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 02:50 PM 06/20/2018 03:50 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Software Development Verification and Validation Washington, DC
Software Validation and TestingLee Barnes
Director Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Business
Ricardo
Mr. Lee Barnes is responsible for strategic leadership, business development and project execution for Ricardo’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicles US business. As Director Mr. Barnes develops strategic partnerships to provide new technology, including Ricardo Agent Drive, which leverages agent based modelling methodologies for developing and verification of autonomous vehicles (AV), advanced algorithms development for AV motion control and system engineering and integration services for AV vehicle demonstration.
Mr. Barnes has over twenty years of automotive experience with various OEMs, tier one suppliers and startup companies, including: General Motors, United Technologies and Onkyo America. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tuskegee University, and a Master’s Degree in the same field of study from Case Western Reserve University.
Software Validation and TestingMichael Zimmerman
Managing Partner for Autonomous Driving, Strategy, Engineering and Connectivity
Y-Mobility
Michael Zimmermann is managing partner at Y-Mobility, where he focusses on the business lines autonomous driving, engineering and strategy. Y-Mobility is a specialized management consulting company on intelligent mobility, connectivity, EV and autonomous driving.
Michael is in the automotive industry since 2012 in various senior management positions. Prior to joining Y-Mobility Michael was a director of the technical unit ADAS at Altran Germany being involved in various development ADAS projects for European OEMs and Tier 1s from concepts of new driver assistance features, the development of high automated driving up to the verification of next generation of advanced driver assistance systems where he and his team had developed a detailed concept to cope with the challenges to verify autonomous driving level 3 up to level 5 vehicles, which is already in place at OEMs and Tier 1s.
Before that he was the head of the cross-industry development center Model-Based-Engineering at Altran covering systems and software engineering where Michael brought in his experiences of systems and model-based-engineering gained in Aerospace. The team had done projects mainly for the automotive, high-tech and healthcare industry, using synergies from aerospace mainly in systems engineering and requirements management.
Before joining the automotive industry, Michael was for more than 20 years in the aerospace business developing electronic systems as a senior manager for civil aircraft as well as being responsible for the development of the human-machine interface for military helicopter and fighter aircraft.
As the Director of Projects Michael was supervising all electronic projects for Altran Germany and was taking over directly as Senior Project Manager critical projects. Michael is used to lead multi-national teams, for both the development and the business side. He was defining business plans and defining organizations for new business lines. Michael has received his Master of Science in Aeronautics in 1986 from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
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03:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Main Session Wed, Jun 20, 2018Add to Calander 06/20/2018 03:50 PM 06/20/2018 4:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Automated Driving Systems Conference & Expo Closing Remarks Washington, DCWe accept Purchase Orders
Automated Driving Systems Conference
The Automated Driving Systems Conference will discuss the latest advances that the industry have made in self-driving vehicles, including software development verification and validation, crash avoidance capability, cyber security, and predicting behaviour of detected objects.
ADSs conference presentations and panel discussions will also include sensor technologies, Algorithmic Transparency, system safety, human machine interface and in-depth look at current EU and US programs.
This cutting-edge conference brings together academia, industry, transit and fleet operators, insurers, and legislatures to discuss their plans for safe self-driving vehicles and to address the challenges related to design, testing, deployment and regulations of ADSs of from Level 3 through Level 5.
Why?
In addition to attending news-making ADSs Conference sessions, you will be able to meet with decision makers and successful companies who can help structure benefits for your own organization.
- Discuss short-term and long-term capabilities development is with important industry and government speakers who can give you an accurate industry report.
- Identify and monitor the capabilities and required technologies, including identifying those in progress, those planned, and those for which no
current plans exist. - Learn about new US and European programs, learn about what has been done and what is being planned.
- Meet and build relationships with officials, policy makers and regulators from federal, state and local governments.
- Find out what you need to know to successfully compete for hundreds of millions of dollars available in business opportunities to help your research and development.
- Participate in forums with high-level industry participants and make your voice heard in an interactive dynamic environment.
Conference Audience
The conference is aimed at a high profile audience from industry including ADSs Engineers and Program Managers, R&D engineers, AI & ML scientists, fleet-data scientists, researchers, as well as transit and fleet operators,insurers, academia, and government.
- Senior executives responsible for, and who influence, strategy within the ADSs programs.
- Scientists and Researchers who are working on near-term solutions to immediate operational needs.
- Program Managers who are working on long term required key Capabilities.
- Engineers who will update you on the progress and solutions in progress to resolve long-standing challenges.
- Legislatures from federal, state and local governments.
- Senior executives from industry who are looking for solutions and Partners.
- US as well as international automotive manufacturers.
- Journalists and press from trade and industry publications.
Who Should Attend?
- Deputy Director of Planning and Engineering
- Team Leader, Travel Forecasting and Analysis
- Director, Planning and Capital Programming
- Manager, Innovative Planning and Performance Management
- Director, Policy and Research
- Director of Ground Operations
- Deputy Administrator, State DOT
- Director, Office of Traffic and Safety
- Director of Operations, Port
- Officer, State Transportation Authority Police
- Director, Safety, State DOT
- Director, State Highway Administration
- Director, Maryland Department of Planning
- Director, State Transit Administration
- Director, State Transportation Authority
- Director, Transportation Research Board
- Director, County Public Works
- Director, Department of Planning
- Director, State Transit Administration Administrator
- Director, State Insurance Administration
- Data Infrastructure Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Geo Data Analyst
- Autonomous Vehicle Tester
- Research Director
- Director of Innovation
- Program Director for Vehicle Engineering
- Principal Technology Planner
- VP, Transportation and Supply Chain
- Director, State Transportation Center
- State Transportation Cabinet
- Chief Economist
- Director, Highway & Auto Safety
- VP, Government Affairs
- County Engineer
- Director of Technology
- Director, State DOT
Director, Regional Transportation - Manager, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Manager, Licensing and Operations Division
- Director of Safety
- Automotive Cyber security
Software Developer - Software Developer
Autonomous Vehicle Maps - Senior Architect for
Autonomous Driving - Video Data Analytics Scientist
For Autonomous Vehicle - Multi modal Data Analytics Scientist
For Autonomous Vehicle - Project Manager
Autonomous Vehicles - Optical Engineer
Autonomous Driving - Autonomous Driving Systems
Integration Engineer - Intelligent Vehicle Engineer
Autonomous and ADAS - Public Policy Specialist
- DOT Officer
- Insurance & Risk Analyst
Silver Sponsor
Exhibitor
Supporting Organizations
Represented Companies & Agencies Include:
- Morton Thomas
- ABATE of Illinois
- Accenture
- Aerotropolis Atlanta
- Ann Arbor SPARK
- Apollo
- Atlanta Reg. Commission
- Austin Trans. Dept.
- Auto Alliance
- Auto Drive Solution
- Autonomous System Certification
- Baltimore Gas & Electric
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Bishop Consulting
- Brazos Transit District
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Caterpillar
- Charles River Analytics
- City of Frisco
- City of Tucson
- Corpus Christi Reg.
- Dactle
- Daimler North America
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Denton County Trans.
- DOT
- DOT, Arizona
- DOT, Kansas
- DOT, North Carolina
- DOT, NC Mobility
- DOT, US
- DOT, Virginia
- Drive.ai
- Focused Tech
- Ford Motor
- GEICO
- Gemini Transportation Underwriters
- GESTIGON
- GM
- GRIMM
- HNTB
- IBM
- Jacob Engineeing
- KCATA
- Link Engineering
- Live Traffic Data Corp
- Lyft
- Miller Canfield
- Mister Car Wash
- Miami Dade
- NEXT LIMIT
- NHTSA
- Nissan
- NOVA MODUS
- NTSB
- Potters Industries
- Quantum
- Ricardo
- Robson Forensic
- RunSafe Security
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- Sands Anderson
- Self-Driving Coalition
- SmartDrive Systems
- SouthWest Transit
- TASS International
- T-Mobile
- Toyota
- TuSimple
- Uber
- Union Pacific
- University of Florida
- University of Maryland
- Virginia Tech Transport Institute
- Visteon Corporation
- Volvo
- Wendel
- Y-Mobility