NTSB to host forum on transportation automation

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an in-person public forum, “Automation in Transportation: Lessons for Safe Implementation,” on March 11-12 in Washington, D.C.

The forum, led by NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy with participation by all NTSB board members, will focus on safety issues related to automation in all transportation modes: aviation, highway, rail, pipeline and marine.

Topics to be addressed:

• Current and emerging use of automation in transportation
• Lessons learned from early implementations
• The role of humans in automated systems
• Assessing the safety of highly automated systems
• Post-deployment safety assessments

Forum participants will include a diverse group of subject matter experts representing industry, academia, labor, government, safety advocates and other stakeholders.

The forum will be open to the public and will take place at the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, D.C. The event will be livestreamed.

Other details about the forum, including a full agenda, will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, click here. Register for the event here.

– National Transportation Safety Board

By Rich Miller