Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC)

On January 18, 2024, the newly-formed Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) will hold its first meeting. The TTAC has been formed to explore issued related to the following:

1. Integrated approaches to promote greater cross-modal integration of emerging technologies, in particular applications to deploy automation;

2. Policies that encourage innovation to grow and support a safe and productive US workforce, as well as foster economic competitiveness and job quality;

3. Approaches and frameworks that encourage the secure exchange and sharing of transformative transportation data, including technologies and infrastructure, across the public and private sectors that can guide core policy decisions across DOT’s strategic goals; and

4. Ways the Department can identify and elevate cybersecurity solutions and protect privacy across transportation systems and infrastructure.

TTAC members include:

1. Nat Beuse – Vice President of Safety, Aurora

2. John Bozzella – President and CEO, Alliance for Automotive Innovation

3. Jim Burg – President and CEO, James Burg Trucking Company

4. Laura Chace – President and CEO, ITS America

5. Mark Chung – Executive Vice President of Roadway Practice, National Safety Council

6. Matthew Colvin – Chief of Staff of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

7. Steve Dellenback – Vice President of Intelligent Systems, Southwest Research Institute

8. Thomas Dwiggins – Chief Fire Officer, Chandler Fire Department

9. Carol Flannagan – Research Professor and Director of the Center for the Management of Information for Safe and Sustainable Transportation, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

10. Shelley Francis – Co-founder & Managing Partner, EV Noire

11. Kelly Funkhouser – Associate Director of Vehicle Technology, Consumer Reports

12. Mayor Kate Gallego – Mayor, City of Phoenix, AZ

13. Kim Lucas – Director of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh

14. Tekedra Mawakana – Co-Chief Executive Officer, Waymo 

15. Swati Mylavarapu – Co-Founder, Incite

16. Raj Rajkumar – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University

17. Bryan Reimer – Research Scientist, Center for Transportation and Logistics/AgeLab at MIT

18. Catherine Ross – Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology

19. Cole Scandaglia – Senior Legislative Representative and Policy Advisor, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

20. Steve Shladover – Research Engineer, University of California Berkeley

21. Bryant Walker Smith – Associate Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law

22. Bernard Soriano – Deputy Director, California DMV

23. Amie Stepanovich – VP of U.S. Policy, Future of Privacy Forum

24. Jeffrey Tumlin – Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

25. Carol Tyson – Government Affairs Liaison, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

26. Eileen Vélez-Vega – Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Public Works and Transportation

27. Maria Trinidad (“Triny”) Willerton - President and Founder, It Could Be Me