Presentation: Safety Comparison between Human and Waymo Driver
Date and Time: Monday, July 29, 2024: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Indigo 202 AB
John Scanlon
, Waymo
Presentation Description
Speaker Biography
John Scanlon is a Staff Safety Researcher at Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company that aims to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going.
John works on the Severity and Safety Impact team, where he leads multiple projects that estimate the potential for the Waymo technology to improve roadway safety. Before joining Waymo, John worked in Exponent’s Vehicle Engineering practice, where he managed a wide range of client projects on the topics of crash reconstruction, automotive safety, and vehicle design.
John completed his BS (Engineering Science and Mechanics), MS (Biomedical Engineering), and Ph.D. work (Biomedical Engineering) at Virginia Tech. His Ph.D. work collaborated with the Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) to evaluate the potential safety benefits of vehicle driver assistance systems.
