Name: Transit Vehicle Automation
Start: 2025-06-11T10:00:00-0400
End: 2025-06-11T11:45:00-0400

Wednesday June 11, 2025 10:00am - 11:45am EDT

Transit automation technologies have the potential to improve safety, reduce operating costs, and increase convenience of the transit service. An increasing number of transit providers nationwide continue testing and demonstrating passenger vehicles with high levels of automation. Yet, these technologies still face challenges with ensuring adequate safety in all operating conditions, achieving public acceptance, overcoming legal and regulatory obstacles, and other issues. Transportation professionals continue debating when transit automation technologies will see widespread market adoption and what impact they will have on transportation costs, workforce development, urban planning, and overall travel behavior. This session will cover the latest developments in automated transit in Florida, including the review of the best practices and lessons learned from recent deployments, as well as the discussion of the existing challenges and obstacles to practical AV implementation in transit service.

Speakers

Alexander Kolpakov

Senior Research Associate, CUTR/USF

Alexander Kolpakov is a senior research associate at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida (CUTR). During his 21 years with CUTR, Mr. Kolpakov has been managing a wide variety of transportation-related research projects, focusing primarily on evaluating... Read More →

Brandon Corsentino

Sales Executive, Beep

Brandon Corsentino oversees the US East market for Beep, the leading service provider for autonomous shuttles. Brandon’s previous experience includes work in the non-profit and automotive industry. In his role, Brandon leads his team’s relations with transit authorities, master... Read More →