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Invited Presenter-Carlos Cruz-Casas

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Carlos Cruz-Casas 

Chief Innovation Officer, Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works
@c3miami

Presentation Description

Local governments are critical to the commercial success of automated vehicle technologies. Local governments by and large control curbside policies governing where automated vehicles may be able to pick up or drop off passengers. Local government has general responsibility for traffic enforcement and policing. Local government manages zoning codes that will govern off street facilities to support automated vehicle storage, charging, loading and the like. And local governments have a critical role to play in managing the overall mobility ecosystem and associated public perception and acceptance of new and emerging mobility technologies.

And yet, collaboration between local governments and AV developers has been shallow at best.

This session will feature a number of city and county leaders from across the country and discuss their objectives for technology to align with community needs, their experiences in partnership with AV developers, and frameworks for managing and collaborating with AV developers in alignment with city goals and values.

Speaker Biography

Carlos Cruz-Casas, P.E. is the Chief Innovation Officer at Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works. His primary focus is to introduce mobility innovation and plan for a fully integrated transportation system. His career includes both public and private sector experience ranging from conceptual design to implementation of pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and traffic projects. As a professional engineer dedicated to the development of Livable Transportation, Carlos seeks to achieve the right balance between mobility and livability. 
 
Carlos received his Master’s degree in urban transportation planning from University of Florida’s College of Engineering, and his Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. He now serves as a Board Member for the Open Mobility Foundation.

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