Dr. Lawrence D. “Larry” Burns is former corporate vice-president of Research, 
Development, and Planning at General Motors. Burns oversaw GM’s advanced 
technology, innovation program, and corporate strategy. He was a member of GM’s 
Automotive Strategy and Automotive Product Boards. Within GM, he personally 
championed vehicle electrification, “connected” vehicles, fuel cells, bio-fuels, advanced batteries, autonomous driving, and innovative concept vehicles.

New technology and business models are converging to transform the way people and goods move around and interact. It is now possible to supply better mobility at a significantly lower cost to consumers and society by innovatively 
combining connected, coordinated, driverless, shared, and tailored vehicles. 
Individually, each of these building blocks promises incremental improvements over today’s road transportation system. When combined to enhance the mobility experiences of consumers, the improvements are radical and the changes are transformational.

This is the first of a six-lecture series. The subject is The Future of Transportation: Don’t Turn in Your Car Keys Yet!