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Industry Perspectives on Federal AV Policy
Date and Time: Monday, July 18: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Garden 1-3
Aravind Kailas
Advanced Technology Policy Director, Volvo Group North America
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Aravind Kailas is the Advanced Technology Policy Director at Volvo Group, where he oversees policy development and public affairs campaigns to further Volvo’s interests in automation, connectivity, and electromobility. Dr. Kailas incorporates political risk and intelligence analysis to drive high visibility initiatives for the Group and grew Volvo’s influence in California. He spearheaded the infrastructure deployment for introducing Volvo’s Class 8 battery-electric trucks in North America and successfully advocated for federal and state policies to develop the market for zero-emission heavy-duty trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles in the U.S.
Dr. Kailas is also an Instructor at Cal State Long Beach, and has previously held positions at Charlotte, QUALCOMM, DOCOMO Innovations, and General Electric. Author of over 100 publications and quoted in many media outlets, Dr. Kailas has served on several R&D and technology panels, and advisory boards of non-profit organizations. His work has been recognized with numerous accolades, including awards from TRB, SAE, and IEEE. He has earned degrees in Applied Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wisconsin and Georgia Tech.
