U-M graduate and professional students in the Problem Solving Initiative will discuss challenges and possible solutions to a mixed-fleet future.

Panelists: Sue Bai, Kirk Steudle, and Randy Visintainer. Open to the public.

Potential benefits of “driverless cars” are widely understood, but the path to getting from the current state of human driving to a world of interconnected and “self-driving” vehicles entails an overwhelming confluence of technological, societal, legal, regulatory, political, and business problems. What challenges arise when automated vehicles and other road users, such as non-automated, human-driven vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists interact? How might those challenges be addressed?