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ITS America’s 25th Annual Meeting to feature self driving cars, transit and more

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s 25th Annual Meeting & Exposition, co-hosted with ITS Pennsylvania, May 31 – June 3, 2015, is the must-attend transportation technology event in North America this year. Dr Chris Urmson, director of self-driving cars at Google, will deliver the opening keynote address ‘Realising Self-Driving Vehicles’ on Monday 1 June from 0900-1030 and Corey Owens, head of Global Public Policy at Uber Technologies, will deliver the closing keynote speech , ‘The Value of Pa
May 29, 2015 Read time: 2 mins

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (560 ITS America) 25th Annual Meeting & Exposition, co-hosted with ITS Pennsylvania, May 31 – June 3, 2015, is the must-attend transportation technology event in North America this year.

Dr Chris Urmson, director of self-driving cars at Google, will deliver the opening keynote address ‘Realising Self-Driving Vehicles’ on Monday 1 June from 0900-1030 and Corey Owens, head of Global Public Policy at Uber Technologies, will deliver the closing keynote speech , ‘The Value of Partnerships for Innovation’, on Wednesday 3 June from 1100-1215.
 
The event will highlight local intelligent transportation initiatives in Pittsburgh as well as projects from across the country while showcasing connected and automated vehicle technology, safety and security, shared-use mobility and transit, commercial vehicle and freight logistics, mobile applications and more.

Highlights include a downtown Pittsburgh Bike Tour on 31 May; a visit to the East Liberty Connected Vehicle Test Bed on 1 June 1; Emergency Responder Day on 2 June; and a Carnegie Mellon autonomous vehicle demonstration on 3 June.

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