The Petersen:

Please join us on Saturday, July 26th for an in-depth discussion about autonomous vehicles and the implication of this new technology on both the automotive industry and its consumers. Moderated by BJ Killeen, automotive journalist as well as Road Test Editor and co-host of Drivers Talk Radio, hear presentations from Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director for the California Department of Motor Vehicles and in charge of the department’s autonomous vehicles program; Richard Mason, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation who led the Golem Group garage team in building three robot cars for the DARPA Grand Challenge for Autonomous Ground Vehicles from 2003-2007; and Jason Schulz, Partnership Manager for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) 21st Century Business Partnerships group, who leads a team to research, identify and leverage new technologies and companies to uniquely develop automotive products and services for the 21st Century.