LANSING – The Institute For Public Policy and Social Research is hosting an event March 29 briefing to provide an update on what’s happening with the development of autonomous vehicles in the Great Lakes Region.
Called “Autonomous Vehicles: Where Research and Innovation Hit the Road,” researchers and manufacturers in the business and transportation industry, policy and legal experts, government agency representatives and community planners will attend.
IPPSR will be co-sponsoring this informative session as follow up to its previous forum. It will be held at the Henry Executive Development Center located at 3535 Forest Rd, Lansing, MI 48910. The event is free, but advance registration is required.
Please join John Verboncoeur of MSU College of Engineering; Tejas Desai of Autonomous Futures, LLC; David Closs, MSU Chair of USA’s #1 Supply Chain School; Richard Wagner of Pravalia Inc.; Senator and Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall; Andreas Mai, Director, CISCO Smart Connected Vehicles, and Matt Smith, MI Dept of Transportation Administrator for Intelligent Transportation Systems for this benchmark discussion. The program will run from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a light lunch at no cost provided to those who pre-register. You may register today by emailing your name and affiliation to [email protected]. Seating is limited.
What can be expected? The briefing will provide the up-to-date research, industry and policy news related to autonomous vehicles in the Great Lakes Region. It will lend a cross-cultural understanding of what is needed to adapt autonomous vehicles to tomorrow’s transportation needs. The briefing will broaden the network of professionals who are working in planning and development of this endeavor.
In addition to those contributors noted above, sponsors include MSU’s Canadian Studies Center, Great Lakes International Trade and Transport Hub (GLITTH) Initiative, University Outreach and Engagement, and Michigan Municipal League.
Register today by emailing your name and affiliation to [email protected]. As noted, there is no charge to attend, but seating is limited.
