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PAVEcast is the official podcast of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a nonprofit coalition working to raise the level of public knowledge about autonomous vehicle (self-driving car) technology. Join us for a conversation about the future of transportation. You can find us @PAVECampaign on social media or on the web at www.pavecampaign.org.
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In this PAVECast, we delve into the relationship between AVs, insurance, and public policy on both sides of the Atlantic. Our experts discuss the evolving landscape of AV technology, as well as its implications for insurers, policymakers, and the public in both the U.S. and the U.K. Guests include: Mike Nelson, Founder and Chairman of Quantiv Risk Russ Galbraith, Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner at the Arkansas Insurance Department Rebecca Marsden, Vice President of Commercial Finance at ...
Amazon, which is one of PAVE’s newest members, is redefining transportation through a global system that promotes safety and sustainability. For our first PAVEcast of 2024, we sat down with Tim Goodman, Amazon’s Associate General Counsel, Worldwide Road Safety and Compliance. Tim highlighted Amazon’s approach and what the AV sector may learn from its approach, including leveraging technology and innovation for road safety.
While AVs are driving an evolution in transportation technology, urban policy is undergoing a renaissance of its own. City leaders are confronting the past century’s twin legacies of auto-centric infrastructure and sprawling development in order to improve safety, sustainability, and equity. How do AVs fit into the growing movement to build more livable communities and offer affordable, sustainable mobility options? Can AVs be a tool for reducing single-occupant vehicle trips and encouraging ...
This fourth PAVE Europe panel brings together the insurance and autonomous vehicle industries for a discussion on the impact of self-driving technology on the insurance sector. The panelists will discuss the risks associated with autonomous mobility, including cybersecurity threats, technology failures, and remote operator inattentiveness. We will also delve into the fundamental shift in insuring autonomous vehicles: from retail auto insurance policies to product liability coverage. We ...
Deploying AV technology on electric vehicle platforms can play a critical role in meeting global climate goals. In the United States, transportation is the #1 contributor to greenhouse gas emissions by sector — and to deliver on a sustainable mobility future, we must adopt an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonizing transportation. This includes transitioning from combustion engines to electric vehicles, reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips, making each trip more efficient through shared...
This virtual panel session will examine the connection between the transition from conventional driving to autonomous driving behavioral changes and ethical issues. The panelists will delve into the implications for the development of automated vehicles, including the need for clear ethical guidelines and the role of drivers and passengers in these systems. The panel will also discuss the behavioral changes that are likely to accompany the widespread deployment of automated vehicles, includin...
Autonomous vehicles are quickly transforming the way we look at agriculture. AVs offer promising solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the agricultural industry — from labor shortages to the need for greater efficiency. Autonomous vehicles allow farmers to monitor their land in real-time, reduce labor costs, and increase production output. With the help of AV technology, farmers can also increase safety in their fields, improve crop management, and reduce their environmental foot...
Automated driving technology will catalyze a significant change in how vehicles are designed and used for the first time in a century. At the same time, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is advancing a historic reinvestment in America’s transportation infrastructure. This investment presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to coevolve new vehicle technologies with advanced infrastructure to deliver on a smarter, safer, and more efficient transportation network. Join us to discuss the...
Across the automated vehicle sector, the leadership of inspiring women is transforming transportation and propelling these new technologies forward. In honor of Women’s History Month, we sat down with Indu Vijayan, Head of Product Management at Aeye and founder of the group Women in Autonomy, to talk about the critical role women play in the AV industry. Women in Autonomy is a forum created to educate, equip and empower women building autonomous technology. The group aims to strengthen the AV...
Public transit is a vital part of everyday life for communities across the country, providing millions of Americans with access to jobs, health care, groceries, education, and other essentials. Transit is the backbone of the mobility ecosystem for many urbanized areas, and is a transportation lifeline in communities across the country—yet 45% of Americans do not have access to transit. Innovative public-private partnerships are beginning to reveal a range of use cases where autonomous vehicle...
The integration of on-demand autonomous vehicle (AV) services into public transport systems has the potential to revolutionize the way we move around our cities and rural areas. By providing more flexible and accessible transportation options, on-demand AV services could help reduce traffic congestion, lower emissions, and improve the overall efficiency of public transport networks. However, there are also a number of challenges associated with this integration, including concerns around safe...
Earlier this year, Zoox began operating its electric and autonomous vehicles on public roads in California. This was a major milestone for AV technology, as Zoox’s robotaxis are exclusively designed for autonomous passenger transportation—and therefore do not have a driver’s seat, steering wheel, or other controls for a human driver. Zoox’s robotaxi highlights the opportunity to fundamentally rethink traditional vehicle designs, which revolve around the assumption of a human in the driv...
Humanising Autonomy has every intention of staying true to their name as they work to ensure that machines and AI can better understand naturalistic human behavior and intention. As smart machines become more ubiquitous in our lives, understanding how to connect the comprehension of machines to people in the real world will become more important than ever. In this episode of the PAVEcast, we will dive into how Humanising Autonomy is working to bridge the gap between humans and machines....
PAVE works closely with member organization National Federation of the Blind to support technologies that could provide new transportation and mobility options for blind people. In this edition of the PAVEcast, we sat down with John Pare, Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy at NFB, on the convention floor of CES in Las Vegas. In the wide-ranging conversation, John shared the promise that AV technology offers for blind individuals, what some of NFB’s priorities are for 2023, and how par...
Recent studies have shown that the successful deployment of connected and automated vehicles will largely depend on public opinion. Expectations and concerns are essential components driving the speed of market uptake and final adoption of these technologies. Citizens currently have mixed perceptions of autonomous vehicles (AVs), with excitement about the technology’s potential for improving transportation and reducing accidents, but also concerns about safety, cybersecurity, and job loss. Th...
For the past hundred years, automobiles and insurance have been interwoven. So, as vehicles become increasingly automated, the insurance industry has to grow and adapt. Currently, automotive insurance calculations rely on decades of actuarial data, crash statistics, and legacy methodologies to determine risk and liability. With a new era of AV technology on the horizon, what will insurance look like? In this episode of the PAVEcast, we chatted with Steve Miller, Innovation L...
PAVE Member Oxbotica - the UK-based global leader in autonomous vehicle software for businesses - is on a mission to make the Earth move better by unlocking the benefits of self-driving technology to every person and organisation on the planet.Together with Australian-based electronic and software technology company, Applied EV, they are accelerating the commercial applications of fully autonomous, zero-occupancy vehicles. At CES 2023, we were thrilled to sit down with the CEOs of both compan...
PAVE member Gatik is an AV trucking company focused on the “middle-mile,” delivering goods from fulfillment centers to pick-up points such as retail stores and distribution centers. The company has seen significant growth and has announced major partnerships, including with Walmart in the U.S. and Loblaw in Canada. We wanted to hear more about what’s on the horizon for Gatik, so we sat down with Rich Steiner, Gatik’s Head of Policy and Communication, on the convention floor of CES in Las Ve...
PAVE member Ouster is a leading lidar manufacturer that has worked to transform lidar from an analog device with thousands of components to a digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and sensor. At CES 2023, we sat down with Ouster CEO and Co-founder Angus Pacala to talk about the company’s plans for 2023 and to hear his thoughts on the lidar industry’s growth and future. He also shared his vision for the recently-announced merger between Ouster and Velodyne Lidar. ...
The Governors Highway Safety Association is a national nonprofit dedicated to improving highway safety by addressing the behavioral issues that lead to crashes, injuries, and deaths on America’s roads. GHSA works with the highway safety offices in every U.S. state on programs to improve traffic safety. At CES 2023, the PAVEcast sat down with GHSA Executive Director Jonathan Adkins for a great conversation about his organization’s mission and their vision for how new technologies can help to r...
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