Dr. Brian Wolshon, Future of Transportation (2019)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-09-04
Duration: 00:37:32
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Wolshon, Brian | Transportation | Autonomous vehicles
Contributors:
- Wolshon, Brian Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Brian Wolshon before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on September 4, 2019. Dr. Wolshon is a professor of traffic engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. He discusses: the technology involved in autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars; the expected goals and benefits of self-driving cars; connected vehicles; the societal changes that may take place due to the new technology; and the timeline and obstacles to implementation in the United States. He also answers questions from the audience.