Australian and New Zealand vehicle fleets may be entering a period of significant change due to the emergence of Automated, Connected and Electric Vehicles as well as new models of vehicle ownership and use, such as ride-sharing services. Forecasts about the penetration of these technologies and systems are important tools for governments and industry to prepare for the future.
In this webinar, John Wall from Austroads will present findings from a recently published Future Vehicles 2030 report, Mahmood Hikmet will share the Ohmio journey, and finally, Farbod Torabi is the CEO of Monash Connected Autonomous Vehicle (MCAV).
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Panellists
John Wall
Program Manager Future Vehicles / Austroads
John Wall is recognised as one of Australia’s leading specialists in the application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for road safety. He has over 25 years of experience in the development of road safety strategies and countermeasures and holds tertiary qualifications in applied science, education and public health.
At the beginning of 2019, he commenced in the role of Program Manager for Connected and Automated Vehicles for Austroads; the peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies. Austroads members are collectively responsible for the management of over 900,000 kilometres of roads valued at more than $250 billion representing the single largest community asset in Australia and New Zealand.
John is the recipient of the National Medal for Service and a Commendation for Courage for his work as a volunteer first responder with the New South Wales State Emergency Service. For more than 34 years he has been on the front line of responding to rescue incidents in his local community and has experienced first-hand the tragic consequences and cost of road trauma to communities. This is a primary driver for the work that he does with Austroads.
Dr Mahmood Hikmet
Head of Research and Development / Ohmio and HMI Technologies
Dr Mahmood Hikmet is the Head of Research and Development at Ohmio and HMI Technologies and is tasked with overseeing and synchronising R&D activity for the autonomous vehicle program and all other areas of research. As a science communicator, Mahmood’s focus is on bringing across technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Throughout his career Mahmood has been closely involved with the direct development of IoT infrastructure for intelligent transportation and mobility. Most recently, Mahmood oversaw the development of the first 5G connected autonomous shuttle in the world in conjunction with Spark as well as the delivery of the largest 3d printed autonomous vehicle in the world, the Ohmio LIFT, to Christchurch Airport.
Mahmood holds a PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Auckland.
Farbod Torabi
Chief Executive Officer / Monash Connected Autonomous Vehicle
Farbod is a penultimate year Mechatronics Engineering and Science (Extended Major in Financial and Insurance Mathematics and Minor in Physics) double degree student at Monash University. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Monash Connected Autonomous Vehicle (MCAV) student team and the former Chief Engineer of the team since its inception in November 2018.
Before MCAV, he was a member of the Monash Unmanned Aerial Systems student team, working on the avionics of autonomous UAVs. He currently works at the AEV Robotics company's Autonomy Team as a student engineer. He has a passion for Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Aviation and Space Exploration.
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