Apple Jadi Anggota Automation Committee AS Awasi Mobil Self-Driving

Dalam persiapannya untuk masuk ke dalam industri otomotif dengan meluncurkan mobil listrik yang bisa melaju tanpa sopir (self-driving), Apple dikabarkan sudah menjalin kerja sama dengan U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

Kerja sama Apple tersebut diketahui dari pengumuman badan transportasi AS tersebut yang baru saja membentuk Automation Committee. Dalam siaran persnya seperti dilansir 9to5Mac, komite itu memiliki 25 anggota, yang salah satunya adalah petinggi Apple, Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson.

Berikut daftar anggota Automation Committee termasuk perwakilan dari Apple:

1. Co-Chair: Mary Barra- General Motors, Chairman and CEO
2. Co-Chair: Eric Garcetti- Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
3. Vice Chair: Dr. J. Chris Gerdes- Stanford University, Professor of Engineering
4. Gloria Boyland- FedEx, Corporate Vice President, Operations & Service Support
5. Robin Chase- Zipcar; Buzzcar; Veniam, Co-founder of Zipcar and Veniam
6. Douglas Chey- Hyperloop One, Senior Vice President of Systems Development
7. Henry Claypool- Community Living Policy Center, Policy Director
8. Mick Cornett- Mayor of Oklahoma City, OK
9. Mary “Missy” Cummings- Duke University, Director, Humans and Autonomy Lab, Pratt School of Engineering
10. Dean Garfield- Information Technology Industry Council, President and CEO
11. Mary Gustanski- Delphi Automotive, Vice President of Engineering & Program Management
12. Debbie Hersman- National Safety Council, President and CEO
13. Rachel Holt- Uber, Regional General Manager, United States and Canada
14. Lisa Jackson- Apple, Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives
15. Tim Kentley-Klay- Zoox, Co-founder and CEO
16. John Krafcik- Waymo, CEO
17. Gerry Murphy- Amazon, Senior Corporate Counsel, Aviation
18. Robert Reich- University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
19. Keller Rinaudo- Zipline International, CEO
20. Chris Spear- American Trucking Association (ATA), President and CEO
21. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger- Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., Founder and CEO
22. Bryant Walker Smith- University of South Carolina, Assistant Professor, School of Law and (by courtesy) School of Engineering
23. Jack Weekes- State Farm Insurance, Operations Vice President, Innovation Team
24. Ed Wytkind- President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
25. John Zimmer- Lyft, Co-founder and President

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Menurut rencana, Automation Committee bakal menggelar pertemuan perdana pada tanggal 16 Januari nanti untuk membahas pengembangan dan penggunaan kendaraan otomatis. Serta kebutuhan badan tersebut dalam penelitian, kebijakan, dan peraturannya.

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