This Lexus RX450h is one of the cars tested in Google’s fleet of autonomous test vehicles.The U.S. Department of Transportation has formed a new advisory committee tasked with focusing on automation issues across the transportation industry, including automated vehicles and research, policy and regulations. The first meeting will be held Jan. 16.
“During my time at the department, we have fostered some of the most significant technological changes to ever take place in transportation, and we did so while keeping our focus on the safety of the American people, says Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “This new automation committee will work to advance life-saving innovations while boosting our economy and making our transportation network more fair, reliable and efficient.”
Committee members include:
Co-chair: Mary Barra, chairman and CEO, General Motors
Co-chair: Eric Garcetti, mayor, Los Angeles, California
Vice chair: J. Chris Gerdes, professor of engineering, Stanford University
Gloria Boyland, corporate vice president, operations and service support, FedEx
Robin Chase, co-founder Zipcar and Veniam
Douglas Chey, senior vice president of systems development, HyperLoop One
Henry Claypool, policy director, Community Living Policy Center
Mick Cornell, mayor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mary Cummings, director, Humans and Autonomy Lab, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Dean Garfield, president and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council
Mary Gustanski, vice president of engineering & program management, Delphi Automotive
Debbie Hersman, president and CEO, National Safety Council
Rachel Holt, regional general manager, U.S. and Canada, Uber
Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, Apple
Tim Kentley-Klay, co-founder and CEO Zoox
John Krafcik, CEO, Waymo
Gerry Murphy, senior corporate counsel, aviation, Amazon
Robert Reich, chancellor’s professor of public policy, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Keller Rinaudo, CEO, Zipline International
Chris Spear, president and CEO, American Trucking Associations
Chelsey Sullenberger, founder and CEO, Safety Reliability Methods
Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor, School of Law and School of Engineering, University of South Carolina
Jack Weekes, operations vice president, Innovation Team, State Farm Insurance
Ed Wytkind, president, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
John Zimmer, co-found and president, Lyft
