Webinar: Emerging Driverless and Automated Transportation: Designing for Inclusion - October 20, 2022

Thursday, October 20, 2022 | 2:00 PM ET

This webinar is presented by the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness and is co-sponsored by HFES and the Environmental Design Technical Group. 

Register to Participate (free registration)

Description: This webinar will focus on the importance and challenges of accessible road transportation for the quality of life of people with disabilities. We will discuss driverless and shared-use automated vehicles, what these are, and what promise they hold for addressing community mobility needs of individuals with disabilities, using examples from ongoing projects related to the accessible and inclusive design of these emerging transportation technologies.

Presenters:

• Jordana Maisel, PHD, Director of Research, IDEA Center University at Buffalo
•  Victor Paquet, ScD, Professor and Chair, ISyE, University at Buffalo

Moderator: 

• Clive D'Souza, PhD, Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh