Accessibility in Autonomous Vehicle Policy Panel

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - 12:00

LTEC Lab and the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law are pleased to present the Accessibility in Autonomous Vehicle Policy panel on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm in the Moot Court in the Faculty of Law Building.

Autonomous vehicles are often referred to, by designers and policy-makers alike, as a technology that will bring greater inclusivity and accessibility to transit. This panel brings together experts in autonomous vehicle technology and regulation, accessibility, and city transit planning to discuss some of the technological, regulatory and accessibility questions surrounding autonomous vehicles, and to highlight access to justice issues related to the potential growing use of autonomous vehicles within cities. There will be time for questions from the audience.

The panel is comprised of Fahad Khan, Project Lead, Automated and Autonomous Vehicles, City of Toronto Transportation Services Division; Krzysztof Czarnecki, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo; Laverne Jacobs, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor; and Kristen Thomasen, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.

Panelist Biographies

The event is open to all faculty, students, staff and the general public and will provide simultaneous interpretation.

A light lunch will be provided.

As space is limited, to attend please RSVP to www.uwindsor.ca/law/aavp/register by Monday, February 12, 2018.

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