State of Nevada, USA
World’s First Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
for Operation on Public Roadways
Project Highlights
Project Title: Regulatory Structure to Support Autonomous Vehicles Upon Public Roadways
Project Description: The State of Nevada was the first jurisdiction to pass legislation to enable the operation of autonomous vehicles upon public roadways. The legislation required regulations to be developed to outline the operational and testing procedures and requirements to allow companies and individuals to be licensed to test and operate these emerging technology vehicles.
Timeframe: 2011-2012
Project Location: State of Nevada, United States
Collaborations: State of Nevada – Google – Stanford – Nissan – Ford – General Motors – Volvo – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Insurance Industry – Multiple Government Entities
Business Impact(s)/Result(s)
Significant Accomplishments: Inclusion of the first license plate ever issued to an autonomous vehicle into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/17/2804284/google-self-driving-cars-nevada-approval
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/multimedia/how-autonomous-driving-bill-becomes-law-video
Business Scenario
Consultant’s Role: Consultant was the team lead for developing the regulatory structures for this emerging technology. As this was something that had never existed prior, no roadmap existed to use as a template.
Approach
Consultant led the team in research and collaborative efforts with stakeholders including vehicle manufacturers, technology companies, legal overseers, insurance industry representatives, public safety and health officials and economic diversity interests. Consultant was able to bring all parties together to agree on the final proposed regulations which were adopted by the legislature with enthusiasm.
Project Benefits: The benefits from this project are quite significant in that the regulations that were developed and adopted have been studied and modified over the last few years to account for new advances in technologies impacting the operation of autonomous vehicles. This was clearly a ground breaking project impacting transportation as a whole well into the future.
State of Nevada, USA
Restoration of Mobility to Disabled Community Members
Project Highlights
Project Title: Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Project Description: The creation of a specialized driver’s license to enable disabled people to operate technologically advanced vehicles on public roadways
Timeframe: 2015-2016
Project Location: State of Nevada, United States
Collaborations: State of Nevada – Arrow Electronics
Business Impact(s)/Result(s)
Project Benefits: Restoration of privileges and improved quality of life capabilities to disabled individuals in the transportation arena.
Business Scenario
Consultant’s Role: Consultant was engaged in discussions with Arrow Electronics regarding autonomous vehicle testing. Consultant learned that the project involved a quadriplegic driver that operated the test vehicle by using head movements and actions. Consultant was moved to find a way to restore mobility options to disabled persons to improve their quality of life.
Approach
Consultant engineered a framework for testing and subsequently issuing a driver’s license for special mobility needs using autonomous vehicle technologies.
City of San Jose, CA, USA
Urban Network Densification: Solving for Scale
Project Highlights
Project Title: Digital Transformation of City Processes
Project Description: Deployment of a mmWave network in the city of San Jose, California with an emphasis on streamlining city processes, site surveys and planning including site preparation for deployments.
Timeframe: 2018
Project Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Collaborations: City of San Jose – Facebook – Tech Mahindra
Business Impact(s)/Result(s)
We made strides in identifying innovative business models that help to bridge the digital divide, drive competition and provide choice in the broadband market in order to lower costs for city residents.
https://moti.sanjosemayor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/urban-network-densification.pdf
Business Scenario
Consultant’s Role: Author and contributor to the collaborative report between the City of San Jose, Facebook and Tech Mahindra.
Approach
Project Benefits: We have described key opportunities for cities, CSPs, vendors and SIs to work together to accelerate connectivity to communities, while substantially reducing burdens for providers and municipal resources.
State of Rajasthan, India
Mahindra World City Jaipur – Smart City
Project Highlights
Project Title: Mahindra World City
Project Description: Development of a Greenfield Smart City and Technology Test Bed.
Timeframe: 2016-2019
Project Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan - India
Collaborations: Tech Mahindra – PTC – State of Rajasthan – Technology Vendors
Business Impact(s)/Result(s)
Project Benefits: Living environment for testing and developing smart technologies in a working city to identify, assess and streamline solutions needed for public and governmental functions.
Business Scenario
Consultant’s Role: Consultant was a member of the executive leadership for smart cities and government solutions.
Approach
Consultant was involved in reviewing and refining solutions used within the project, as well as collaborating with partners on the technologies deployed and proposed for inclusion in the property focused on utilities, transportation and sustainability.
