Demonstrations at Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018

Demonstrations at Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018

Here are the video sneak peeks from expo floor at Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 in San Francisco.  The Expo featured segments from Continental presenting its Intelligent Intersection Technology, Velodyne Lidar sharing its advances in sensor technology that provides realtime 3D data, and from the educational side, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Virginia Transportation Institute focusing on the infusion of technology into transportation and the role of research agencies in the process. 

 

Secretary of Transportation Talks about Self Driving Technology at AVS 2018

Secretary of Transportation Talks about Self Driving Technology at AVS 2018

At the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 that was held July 9-12 in San Francisco Elaine Chao, the US Secretary of Transportation presented her remarks and observations on Self Driving Technology.

Her talk included discussion of the challenges in gaining the public trust for such technologies as they are implemented.  She continued with mentioning the related process of adopting driver assistance technology and the insights gained as a result of the Department’s communication with key stakeholders in this area. 

The full video captured by Roadway Media of the keynote speech follows.