Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
08:30-09:15: Panel Discussion
Topic:
The Role of Autonomous Vehicles in Saudi Arabia: Enhancing Traffic Safety and Human Acceptance
Summary
The advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is poised to revolutionize transportation across the globe, and Saudi Arabia, with its ambitious Vision 2030, is no exception. This panel will explore the role of AVs in Saudi Arabia, focusing on how these technologies can enhance traffic safety and what it will take to achieve human acceptance in a country known for its unique driving culture and challenging road safety landscape.
Panel moderator
Ansar Yasar
Hoogleraar / Professor ITS, Head of Business Development Unit
Instituut voor Mobiliteit (IMOB), Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium
Panelist
Seyed Mohammad Shahidehpour
Bodine Chair Professor and Director of the Robert W. Galvin Center
Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
Mohd Rizal Bin Arshad
Professor at School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Min Xie
Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering,
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tang Tong Boon
Director, Institute of Health & Analytics,
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Biswajit Sarkar
Professor and Hwalchun Endowed Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
