PAVEcast: "What Could AVs Mean for Black Americans?”

Autonomous vehicles hold the promise of the greatest transformation of American transportation since the dawn of the auto age. One test of that promise: Can the AV industry avoid, or even counteract, the ways in which the current transportation system has allowed and even accelerated racial inequality and injustice, from under-served rural communities to city centers divided by expressways? 

In this PAVEcast episode, we will explore what lessons AV developers have learned from the last century of transportation when it comes to fighting rather than exacerbating inequality, and we’ll discuss how to ensure Black Americans are part of the discussion about AVs and share in the economic opportunities they offer.

Black transportation leaders will join this panel to share their hopes and fears about autonomous vehicles, and we’ll discuss what lessons the past can provide for the future of transportation.

Guests:

• Henry L. Greenidge, Esq. – EVP, Tusk Strategies
• Dr. Nadia Anderson – Director, Federal Affairs, INRIX
• Dr. Shelley Francis – Co-founder & Managing Partner, EVNoire, Co-founder & Executive Director, EVHybridNoire