Transforming the Driving Experience: Automated Vehicle Technologies and Human Attention

Press Release

Nearly 37,000 people died on U.S. roads in 2018, and more than 2.7 million were injured the year before. Automated driving features hold promise for helping to save lives, but vehicles that truly drive themselves without human intervention could take generations. In the meantime, as the technology develops, drivers will encounter a different roadway experience with changing risks. Will they understand how to use or monitor these new technologies? Will they be able to pay attention, when needed? Will regulatory and liability frameworks keep up in a world mixed with old and new roadway technologies? Attendees joined us as we explored these questions and more about the changing risks of the road.

Presented by the Travelers Institute, the RAND Institute for Civil Justice and the Traffic21 Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Keynote Address:
Constantine Samaras, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Panel Discussion: 
Moderator – Joan Woodward, President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers
James M. Anderson, Director, Justice Policy Program; Director, RAND Institute for Civil Justice; Senior Behavioral Scientist; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Elaine Montgomery Baisden, Vice President, Product Management, Personal Insurance, Travelers
Karina Ricks, Director, Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh
Constantine Samaras, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

When:
Thursday, November 21, 2019
11:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Program

Where:
Carnegie Mellon University
Jared L. Cohon University Center
Rangos Ballroom 1
5032 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration