Panel 1 Discussant: Freight Automation Safety Best Practices and Research
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 31, 2024: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Indigo D
Sam Loesche
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Waabi
Presentation Description
Speaker Biography
Sam Loesche is the Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Waabi. He has extensive experience leading policy and legislative strategy efforts in the trucking, logistics, and passenger transport industries. Prior to Waabi, Sam led federal policy and government affairs at autonomous trucking developer Embark Trucks. He also spent nearly fifteen years working across various labor unions, including eight years as the head of transportation policy at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
In addition to his role at Waabi, he previously served as the chairman of AUVSI’s AV advocacy committee, was a member of the Biden-Harris Campaign’s Infrastructure Policy Committee, and has sat on numerous panels and working groups within US DOT, Congress, and various state agencies.
