The Future of Personal Transportation
Safe and Equitable Implementation of Autonomous Vehicles – A Conversation on Public Health Action
On December 13, from 9:00 a.m. – Noon, the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden are convened a first-of-its-kind gathering to focus public attention on how to promote deployment of autonomous vehicle technology in ways that provide the greatest social benefits through a focus on safety and equity. The event featured an open forum bringing together key thought leaders who will discuss vehicle technology and Vision Zero –zero accidents and emissions – as public health interventions, ethical and legal issues, and implementation considerations that can help realize the desired social benefits.
Experts who participated in the event include:
- The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx
Managing Partner and Founder, Related Infrastructure
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation - Mark Rosekind, PhD
Chief Safety Innovation Officer, Zoox
Former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Cass Sunstein, JD
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School - Jennifer Bradley, JD
Director, Center for Urban Innovation, Aspen Institute - Matts-Ake Belin, PhD
Adjunct Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Senior Advisor, Swedish Transport Administration - Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM
Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy - Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH
Professor and Director, Institute for Health and Social Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health - Nancy Kass, ScD
Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health
The Berman Institute of Bioethics
Bloomberg School of Public Health - Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH
Associate Director of Outreach, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health