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CAV in Texas
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 19: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Grand Ballroom
Zeke Reyna
Strategic Research Analyst - CAV Task Force , Texas Department of Transportation
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
This presentation will focus on the current CAV-related laws in Texas and the impacts on the public and private sector.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Zeke Reyna works as a Strategic Research Analyst for the Texas Department of Transportation focusing on connected and automated vehicles, urban air mobility, and other emerging technology-related policies at the state and federal level. In this role, he serves as the principal staffer for the statewide Texas Connected and Automated Vehicle Task Force, which was created in January 2019. Additionally, Zeke heads up the department’s internal Connected and Automated Vehicle Workgroup. Zeke also leads the Texas Transportation Commission’s Urban Air Mobility Advisory Committee, which was legislatively created to help prepare Texas for the next generation of aviation. Finally, as TxDOT’s chief staffer serving RUC West since 2014, Zeke currently sits on the steering committee executive team as Vice Chair.
Previously, Zeke worked as a staffer in both the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives, most recently as the Senior Transportation and Licensing Policy Advisor to Texas Speaker of the House, Joe Straus. In previous positions at TxDOT, Zeke served as the commission aide to former Texas Transportation Commissioner Fred Underwood. Zeke graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government. He resides with his wife and three children in Austin, Texas.
