Strategy. Partnership. Perspective.
Bringing a Wealth of Experience to the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Industry Worldwide
Selected Clients
Nodar
Supporting strategy and partnership development for ADAS and automated vehicle perception technology. (2020–present)
Transurban
Strategic Innovation Advisor focusing on connected and automated vehicle strategy. (2018– present)
Forterra
Advising on connected and automated vehicle strategy and partnerships. (2020–present)
Gatik
Advising on automated trucking strategy, partnerships, and policy in the local logistics space. (2022–present)
Wingdriver
Early-stage investor and advisor to the only company implementing Driver Alert functions using computer vision and AI on smartphones. (2022–present)
Plus
Advising on automated trucking strategy, partnerships, and policy in the logistics space. (2020–present)
Selected Articles
Moving Trailers With A Robot – Autonomous Yard Shifters Are On A Roll
May 22, 2025
Autonomy is replacing human-driven yard trucks at logistics centers at an increasing pace. This article describes the latest developments as well as key tradeoffs.
Forbes.com
Foretellix Unveils New AI Platform To Accelerate Autonomous Vehicles
May 21, 2025
Foretellix today announced a significant expansion of its Foretify platform, in which synthetic traffic scenarios can be used to train an Autonomous Driving System.
Forbes.com
Experienced Safety Leaders Join New Gatik Safety Advisory Council
May 20, 2025
Gatik has formed a Safety Advisory Council of industry experts who will provide guidance for the launch of "Freight-Only" operations in 2025.
Forbes.com
Selected Publications
The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Final Report (Future Agenda)
This report details the issues that are the source of major debate around the world and highlights where the autonomous vehicle field is heading by 2030.
Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 5: Developing the Autonomous Vehicle Action Plan.
Provides technical background on developing Volumes 1 through 4 of NCHRP Web-Only Document 253.
Handbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles.
A compendium of experts that addresses four major transportation challenges in the context of automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles.
Recent Media
Presentation
September 16-20, 2024
2024 ITS World Congress
Automated Trucking Across the Logistics Space — Review and Perspective
Wherever wheeled vehicles are operating, there are use cases suitable for autonomy! This presentation, delivered at the 2024 ITS World Congress in Dubai, provided a broad overview of activities globally in automated trucking, encompassing long haul, short haul, logistics centers, and industrial operations. The presentation concludes with my viewpoints as to key issues going forward.
Presentation
August 1, 2024
Presenting at the Transportation Research Board’s Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS) in July 2024, I provided a comprehensive overview of developments in driverless trucking, focusing on the four use cases of long haul, short haul B2B, yard operations, and industrial operations. The talk concluded with pointers as to what to keep an eye on going forward.
Podcast
March 14, 2024
I was pleased to join Stephan Tarnutzer, President of AVL North America, for an episode of their Reimagine Mobility Podcast Series. AVL is a leading mobility technology company for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, with offices globally. The discussion addressed the myriad factors in bringing autonomy to our roads, roaming across passenger cars, robotaxi’s, and driverless trucks. Somehow, Stephan got me talking about the early days, “OG style.”
