302: Moderator (Valerie Shuman)

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 20: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Grand Ballroom

Valerie Shuman

Principal, SCG, LLC
www.linkedin.com/in/vshuman

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

A fundamental issue going forward is how AVs and the infrastructure can share both real-time and analytics data to make the whole transportation system safer and more efficient. On the one hand, there are currently gaps in most AV's capabilities that arise along the course of an otherwise predictable trip on well-traveled roads. Adjustments to the roadway and development of digital infrastructure may bridge those gaps to create a complete, reliable ODD, and it may enable lower level systems, like L3 traffic assist, to operate reliably at L4. On the other hand, advanced vehicle sensors are already collecting data which can be of significant assistance to roadway operators in planning, building, and operating the network, and there is increasing effort underway to leverage this resource as it continues to evolve. This panel will discuss: Where are we now? What are the largest challenges? What should our immediate priorities be and how do we get to the best-case future?

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Valerie Shuman is Principal of SCG, LLC, a DBE-certified ITS consultancy, where she partners with global industry leaders to develop new products, new markets and new ventures. Ms. Shuman has been involved with the intelligent transportation industry for over three decades, leading the establishment of new wireless and automotive communities and technologies, national and international standards, and cross-industry liaison efforts to enable safer, more efficient, and more convenient systems. Ms. Shuman currently serves as Chair of the TRB CORVA Joint Subcommittee, which coordinates the breakout session program for the world’s most extensive AV research symposium; VP, Industry Programs & Standards, Teleoperation Consortium, a non-profit business league established to facilitate the interaction, and advance the interests, of the entities involved in the teleoperation ecosystem; Vice President, Industry Programs for the Connected Vehicle Trade Association; and Member of TRB's Standing Committee on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Ms. Shuman is the author of numerous papers and articles on ITS topics, a frequent public speaker, and a patented inventor.

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