PAVEcast: A conversation about autonomous vehicles Partners for Automated Vehicle Education

In this episode of the PAVECast, we interview Dr. Ricardo Martinez, an emergency physician and former NHTSA administrator. Dr. Martinez details his unique journey from medicine to federal administration, highlighting the need for collaboration across sectors to address automotive safety comprehensively. He shares his perspective on initiatives like Vision Zero, and the need for a systems approach to improve road safety. We also discuss the potential of autonomous vehicles to enhance...

Around the globe, regulators are working to shape legal frameworks and safety standards that guide the development of ADAS and automated driving technologies. These efforts aim to strike a balance between innovation, safety, and standardization. Intelligent Speed Assist, the use of map data and sensors to help drivers maintain legal speed limits, is one such feature at the center of these discussions.Tune in for a conversation on the current state of ADAS and the pivotal role of regulations a...

In this episode of PAVECast, we interview Anita Kim, Director of Government Affairs and Policy at TORC Robotics. Anita gives listeners insight into TORC's recent activities, including a road tour that engaged first responders throughout Texas. She highlights the importance of collaborating with first responders and other ways they're preparing stakeholders for the future of autonomous trucking.Learn more about Torc at https://torc.ai/, and read more about their Texas Road Tour here.

With every new deployment of autonomous vehicles, new obstacles and learnings emerge. For those who develop the AV drivers, for operators, and for insurers, assessing and pricing the associated risk remains a challenge.In this episode of the PAVECast, we’ll dig into this and hear from multiple perspectives: from an AV developer on ensuring transparency of risk; from an AV operator on assessing risk from multiple AV developers; from an insurer on understanding the risk of an AV deploymen...

Earlier this year, UK-based Oxa teamed up with Beep to deploy autonomous passenger shuttles in Jacksonville, Florida. The project was carried out in partnership with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Florida State College at Jacksonville as part of a larger program to enhance local public transit options. Following their first successful deployment, Oxa and Beep launched a second deployment at Lake Nona, a development in Orlando led by Tavistock Development Company.In this episode...

To date, most autonomous vehicle testing has been conducted in urban areas, making it difficult to address the safety concerns of rural driving. But a joint effort between DriveOhio, TRC, and Youngstown State University is working to change that. The team is working to demonstrate how connected and automated vehicles could improve safety for drivers, passengers, and other travelers in rural settings. Join us to hear how they’re harnessing big data to examine roadway safety, how their findings...