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Sac Tech Week: Driverless Cars, Safety, & Sacramento’s Transportation Future
Speaker - Basar Ozbilen, PhD, Assistant Director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program and Research Faculty at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Location - The Urban Hive, 730 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Food - All tickets to this lecture includes an open buffet of light appetizers & drinks
Driverless cars may be powered by artificial intelligence, but the future they create will depend on human choices. Autonomous vehicles are already operating on California streets and are headed to Sacramento, but how they fit into our transportation system is still very much up to us.
This Common Knowledge lecture is presented as part of Sacramento Tech Week. Basar Ozbilen, Assistant Director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program and Research Faculty at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, will cut through the hype and confusion around autonomous vehicles to look at what is actually happening on the ground. What do we know (and don't know) about the safety of autonomous vehicles? Why are some cities moving faster than others? And what could wider deployment mean for traffic, transit, accessibility, jobs, and the way our streets work?
California has become one of the most important testing grounds for autonomous vehicle policy, but the future of this technology is not predetermined. Cities, states, and countries around the world are making very different choices about how autonomous vehicles are allowed to operate, how they are regulated, and what information the public gets along the way.
This lecture will explore how decisions being made now about deployment, safety, and governance will shape whether this technology delivers real public benefits, including safer streets, better access, and a more accountable transportation system.
Basar Ozbilen, PhD, is the Assistant Director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program and Research Faculty at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, where his research examines how emerging transportation technologies are reshaping travel and the future of transportation. His current work focuses particularly on automated vehicles, robotaxis, and shared mobility, including how people adopt and use these services, their impacts on travel demand and transportation systems, and how cities and public agencies can prepare for their deployment. Basar leads and contributes to research examining what communities need as these technologies expand, how cities can prepare for and govern their deployment, and how emerging mobility services can be integrated into transportation systems in ways that advance broader public goals. His work also addresses mobility data and governance and the opportunities and challenges associated with emerging mobility services. He works closely with public agencies, industry, and academic partners in the United States and internationally and organizes forums that bring these groups together to discuss the future of automated mobility. Basar is an urban planner by training and holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University. Before joining the research faculty, he conducted postdoctoral research at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies focused on emerging mobility and travel behavior.
The Urban Hive is located in Downtown Sacramento at 730 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814. The Urban Hive is a coworking and event space designed to bring Sacramento’s creative, professional and curious community together for work, meetings, gatherings, and events.
All Common Knowledge events are 21+
Schedule:
6:00pm - Doors Open: grab appetizers and a drink. We'll have trivia questions on the screen and some surprises
6:45pm - Program begins with an intro & prize giveaway
7:00pm - Lecture begins
7:45pm - Q&A
8:00pm - Mingle, discuss the lecture, meet the speaker
9:00pm - You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
What to Expect:
Common Knowledge is Sacramento's premiere bar lecture series.
At Common Knowledge we believe that learning something new is the most rewarding and fun thing you can do. We're about bringing diverse people and ideas together to have a great time.
This event is open seating so come at 6pm to grab a drink and a seat. There will be an open bar serving wine as well as appetizers. Before the lecture we'll have music and trivia questions on the screen. We'll also have a fun, low pressure “side quest” so you can win a prize.
The lecture will last for 45 minutes and is made for an intelligent, general audience so you don't need any specialized background to have a great time. After the lecture, there will be 15 minutes for Q&A and then the bar will be open to hang out, meet the speaker, and discuss the ideas you just heard.
Parking: On-site garage parking is available at The Urban Hive, with additional street parking and public garages available nearby in Downtown Sacramento.
Public Transportation: The Urban Hive is conveniently located near SacRT light rail, just steps from the 7th & I / County Center and 8th & H / County Center stations, with easy connections throughout the Sacramento region.
Seating: is first come, first served - please consider arriving early to grab your preferred spot(s), especially if you’d like to sit together as a group!
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All Common Knowledge events are 21+
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