For Immediate Release: June 20, 2019
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786

FMCSA Administrator Martinez to Deliver Keynote at Automated Vehicle Symposium in Orlando

Aurora’s Chris Urmson and other industry, government representatives also scheduled to speak at meeting focused on driverless-car technology and policy

ARLINGTON, Va. – A senior-level government official and a veteran industry executive will deliver keynote addresses at the Automated Vehicle Symposium. The symposium, hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB), will be held at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida, on July 15 to 17, 2019.

Raymond P. Martinez, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), will deliver a keynote address at the symposium on Thursday, July 18 at 8 a.m. EDT.

As previously announced, Chris Urmson, the co-founder and CEO of autonomous technology developer Aurora and former chief technology officer for self-driving cars at Alphabet, will address the conference on Tuesday, July 16 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Other speakers and panelists have been added to the event’s agenda, including:

• Jim Adler, Managing Director and Board Member, Toyota AI Ventures
• Marcus Burke, Director Automated Vehicles, Australia National Transport Commission
• Bob Denaro, ITS Consultant
• Dr. Lutz Eckstein, RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Automotive Engineering
• Finch Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Ryan Jacobs, Technical Advisor, Aptiv Autonomous Mobility
• Dr. David Kidd, Senior Research Scientist, IIHS, Highway Loss Data Institute
• Chris Leck, Deputy Group Director, Technology & Industry Development Group, Singapore Land Transport Authority
• Kelly Nantel, VP, Communications & Advocacy, National Safety Council
• Cheri Pascoe, Senior Professional Staff Member and Investigator, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Dr. Jack Stilgoe, Dept of Science & Technology Studies, University College London
• Dr. Ed Straub, Director, SAE Office of Automation
• Prof. Trent Victor, Senior Technical Leader, Crash Avoidance, Volvo Cars
• Steve Wood, Counsel, NHTSA
• Dr. C. Y. David Yang, Executive Director, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
• Dr. Johanna Zmud, Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Noah Zych, Chief of Staff, Uber ATG

The full conference agenda is available on the Automated Vehicle Symposium website.

Please also visit the symposium website for media registration or contact Tom McMahon at tmcmahon@auvsi.org.

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About AUVSI

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.

About TRB

The Transportation Research Board (TRB), part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, promotes innovation and progress in transportation through research. In an objective and interdisciplinary setting, TRB facilitates the sharing of information on leading transportation practices and policies for researchers and practitioners.