Transportation issues will be in the spotlight Tuesday at “Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? The Transformation of Transportation.” - a series of TEDx talks in Wilmington.
TEDTalks and TEDxTalks offer individuals the opportunity to educate, enlighten and share ideas with a global audience.
TEDxWilmington is partnering with AAA Mid-Atlantic for this event to present a unique series of these talks.
AAA spokesman Ken Grant says they’ll all explore the future of transportation.
"As far as we know this is the first time that there’s been a specific event like this centered around the concept of transportation," said Grant. "And we’re exploring it in several different ways; we have an incredible line-up of speakers including Maureen Ohlhousen, the acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission and John Ellis from John Ellis and Associates.”
In all, 13 speakers will give talks at the event. It’s at The Queen on Market Street in Wilmington from 1 to 5 p-m.
The event costs $75 to attend. But if you’re a AAA member, you can purchase a discounted ticket for only $35.
The event can also be watch online via Livestream.
Here's a complete list of speakers:
Session 1 – 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
· “How to Become a Self-Driving Car Engineer”
David Silver, California, Leader of the Self-Driving Car program at Udacity
· “New Mobility: The Efficient Frontier?”
David Woessner, Maryland, General Manager of Local Motors
· “What’s Driving the Connected Car? Data, It Turns Out”
Lauren Smith, Washington, D.C., Policy Counsel and Director of the Connected Cars Project at the Future of Privacy Forum
· “Autonomy: Who’s Driving the Consumer?”
John Nielsen, Florida, Managing Director of AAA Automotive Engineering Team
· “The Automated-Vehicle (R)evolution”
Dr. Tom Dingus, Virginia, Professor of Engineering, Director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)
· “The Transportation of the Future Will Require a Governmental Leap of Faith”
Jennifer Cohan, Delaware, Secretary of Transportation, State of Delaware
Session 2 – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
- “The Zero Dollar Car: How Big Data Will Transform the Transportation Industry”
John Ellis, Illinois, Ellis & Associates, Former Global Technologist of Ford Motor Company’s Connected Car Business
· “Getting There Together: Why Sharing is the Future of Transportation”
Anya Babbitt and Yale Zhang, Michigan, Co-Founders of SPLT
- “A $5 Trillion Ticket: To Pay or Not to Pay for the Future of Transportation”
Andreas Mai, Michigan, Innovation Leader at Keolis North America, former Director of Smart Connected Vehicles with Cisco
· “Convenient or Creepy? Navigating Privacy to Realize the Promise of Connected Cars”
James Koenig, New York, Co-Chair of Fenwick & West LLP’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
· “Transportation: Moving Toward a Connected and Safer Future”
Elan Nyer, Israel, Director of Business Development at Nexar
· “No Backseat Drivers: How Should the Government Regulate Connected Cars?”
Maureen Ohlhausen, Washington D.C., Acting Chair, Federal Trade Commission
