The driving pace of change in automated vehicle (AV) technologies and mobility services is challenging traditional public sector transportation research methods. TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, November 9, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern that will discuss innovative research approaches for advancing AV technology and shared mobility practices that are used in the public and private sectors. Presenters will discuss which approaches may be appropriate for use in traditional transportation programs at the federal, state, and local levels. They will identify research used by universities, consultants, and the transportation industry.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Research Innovation Implementation and the TRB Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Forum.

Some registrants will need to pay $95 to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Innovative research methods used in the private and public sectors: Katherine Kortum, Transportation Research Board
2. Opportunities to use these approaches and methods: Rich Davey, BCG
3. Next steps in piloting the most appropriate and promising approaches: Alex Lybarger, Transportation Research Center, Inc.
4. Collaborations for deployment and evaluation - Las Vegas perspective:  Shashi Nambisan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5. Question and answer session: Moderated by Cynthia Jones, DriveOhio

The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify innovative research methods used in the private and public sectors
2. Discuss how to apply these approaches and methods

Further TRB resources about this topic:

TCRP Synthesis 148: Business Models for Mobile Fare Apps
TCRP Synthesis 141: Microtransit or General Public Demand–Response Transit Services: State of the Practice
E-Circular 253: TransformationalTechnologies inTransportation 

Professional Development Hour Information

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum.