About the Webinar  

In this CIHT Monthly Masterclass, speakers from the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and Stantec will use examples from their work to highlight how they have approached planning for an autonomous vehicle future.  

During their talks, the speakers will discuss the approach the UK has taken but also give an international perspective, highlighting the lessons we can learn from further afield.

Who is this Webinar for? 

This webinar is open to both CIHT Members and non-members. It will be of particular interest to anyone involved with town planning and the future of roads and highways. 

Why attend? 

• Gain a strong understanding of current research into autonomous vehicles to ensure you and your company are up to date
• Learn from case studies and take your learnings back to your own role to apply to current and future work projects
• Find out what a systems approach can achieve to make sure you are ahead of the game
• Q&A session – get your questions answered by our speakers
• Further your CPD and push your career and knowledge forward in the sector 

Speakers

James Long, Head of Technical Consulting, Smart Mobility Living Lab (London)

Preparing for connected and automated mobility in London

Synopsis: James will introduce the Smart Mobility Living Lab, a real-world test facility for new mobility technologies and services in London. He will share experiences of working on the development and validation of connected and automated mobility solutions, and will reflect on the steps to come in scaling the deployment of connected and automated mobility.

Biography: James is the Head of Technical Consulting for the Smart Mobility Living Lab, supporting clients across the mobility, insurance, energy and public sector to develop, test and validate new mobility solutions in the real world. James was the Solutions Architect for the design and build of the Living lab and was responsible for its technical delivery. Prior to working with SMLL, James has worked across on a wide range of Connected and Automated Mobility programmes, and Intelligent Transport Systems projects covering the design, implementation and appraisal of schemes.

Rob McDonald, Director of Future Mobility & Smart Cities, Stantec

Planning for an Autonomous Future

Synopsis: Using insights from projects in North America and Europe, Rob will discuss some of the challenges of deploying AV’s into existing infrastructure.

Biography: Rob has over 27 years of experience in the field of traffic and transportation from urban traffic management and control through to transport planning of major developments.

For the last 15 years Rob has led the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) business within Peter Brett Associates (now Stantec) providing expert advice on a range of projects from strategy development for local authorities and private development through to the technical specification of systems. He has a keen interest in working at the leading edge of technology development and has developed funding opportunities for a wide range of R&D and knowledge exchange projects from public transport to connected and autonomous vehicles and services for disabled users. Within Stantec Rob has taken an active role in the transport innovation group to share knowledge on the transport disruptors that will transform the way we travel.

Recently Rob has developed his role out of transport, which has been reflected in his recent smart technology role. He has secured funding for the public sector around the internet of things (IoT) and smart cities, addressing both technological and institutional barriers to delivery. The Thames Valley Berkshire Smart City Cluster Project has recently won a number of awards for innovation. Within Stantec Rob is embarking on working cross sector to identify opportunities to use IoT across our business solutions where it will add value.