The Mobility Podcast

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What's The Mobility Podcast about?

A podcast about mobility, technology, and people. We analyze federal, state, and local transportation policies and interview the experts that shape them. Hosted by Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, Pete Gould and Sam Roxas.

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The Mobility Podcast episodes:

03.20.2024
Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI
At TRB 2024 we sat down with Renee Autumn Ray, Senior Director at Hayden AI, to unpack one of the most discussed (but perhaps the least meaningfully understood) topics in transportation: artificial intelligence. Renee gives us the highlights of her recent...
02.28.2024
Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI
At TRB 2024, we sat down with Renee Autumn Ray, Senior Director at Hayden AI, to unpack one of the most discussed, but perhaps the least understood, topics in transportation: artificial intelligence. Renee gives us the highlights of her recent...
02.15.2024
New year, new co-host! What we're watching in 2024 and welcoming Sam Roxas to the team
In this episode, we ushered in the new year by getting together at TRB's 2024 meeting (a.k.a. the greatest transportation show on earth) and introducing our newest host, Sam Roxas. Sam dove right in by sharing her transportation story, starting with...
01.26.2024
Rep. Earl Blumenauer - LIVE at Replica's TRB After Hours Reception
No person in Congress has done more to promote active transportation and livability than Representative Earl Blumenauer. With his brightly-colored bike lapel pens, he has long been one of the most recognizable people on Capitol Hill. Since his election to...
10.19.2023
Transportation and the Media with Kris Van Cleave, CBS News
Keep up with us on LinkedIn: The Mobility Podcast Greg Rogers Greg Rodriguez Pete Gould Samantha Roxas Or find us on Twitter: The Mobility Podcast @MobilityPodcast Greg Rogers @MoveGreg Pete Gould...
09.14.2023
Streets for Kids with Anna Siprikova, Global Designing Cities Initiative
In this Back to School episode, we interview Anna Siprikova – a global leader in designing safer streets for kids and families. Anna is Senior Program Manager for the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), where she works with communities around...
08.28.2023
AVs & American Competitiveness - Hilary Cain, Alliance for Automotive Innovation (TRB ARTS 2023)
Hilary Cain is a leading voice on autonomous vehicle policy in the United States – and she’s deeply concerned that federal inaction will cede American leadership in AV technology. Hilary is Vice President of Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy at...
08.17.2023
Trolley Cars & Ethics and Equity of Transportation Systems - Chris Gerdes, Stanford University
One highlight of ARTS 2023 was when Chris Gerdes intentionally made the audience groan by displaying a slide that mentioned the infamous Trolley Car Problem – before making it right by presenting a commonsense framework for determining the roadworthiness and...
08.10.2023
The Safe System Approach & Putting Vision Zero Into Action - Jonathan Adkins, GHSA
American roads are becoming more dangerous for everyone – especially those traveling on foot, in a wheelchair, and on a bike. Jonathan Adkins, CEO of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), joined us to discuss the need for widespread adoption...
07.25.2023
Operationalizing AV Safety with Nat Beuse, Aurora (TRB ARTS 2023)
Building a safe autonomous vehicle isn’t just about installing sensors and programming software – it’s about building a safety culture, operationalizing safety processes, and communicating safety approaches to the public. It’s a massive undertaking, and even harder to translate into...
07.21.2023
AVs in San Francisco with Jeff Tumlin, SFMTA (ARTS 2023) [Updated intro]
San Francisco is a hotbed for AV testing and deployment – and the city’s transportation chief had strong opinions to share about it during his keynote at TRB ARTS. Greg Rogers and guest co-host Sophie Jantz had the opportunity interview...
07.20.2023
What’s happening in SF? Treating FOMO with a TRB ARTS Recap
AV wonks from around the world converged on San Francisco last week for TRB ARTS – the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS). This ARTS was one for the books.We were thrilled to partner with TRB ARTS...
03.22.2023
Miami, Heat, and Multimodal Mobility with Carlos Cruz-Casas (TRB 2023)
Transportation, climate resilience, and public health are deeply intertwined — and understanding the connection between them is essential for building thriving, livable communities in the 21st Century. At TRB 2023, Greg Rogers sat down with Carlos Cruz-Casas, the Chief Innovation Officer...
03.17.2023
#082: Safety View and Safe Streets & Roads for All — Avery Ash, INRIX and Niti Anand, GM Future Roads
A new record: Avery Ash made Mobility Podcast history with his third appearance on the show! Avery, who was the Head of Global Public Policy and Product Strategy for INRIX (at the time of this recording), appeared alongside Niti Anand,...
02.16.2023
#081: AVs & Rural Community Empowerment – Tammy Meehan Russell & Justin Johnson, Plum Catalyst (TRB 2023)
Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative, goMARTI, is a unique community-led partnership to bring autonomous shuttles to Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Greg Rodriguez and Greg Rogers sat down with Tammy Meehan Russell and Justin Johnson at TRB Annual Meeting 2023 to explore...
01.25.2023
#080: "What's Your Transportation Story?" with Kristin White (TRB 2023)
"What's your transportation story?" became our new favorite question to ask our guests after this interview with Kristin White. Kristin is the COO of ITS America, the former Executive Director of Minnesota DOT's CAVx program, and a passionate advocate for...
01.08.2023
#079: TRB Executive Directors, Past and Present: Neil Pedersen and Victoria Sheehan
In this special TRB Week episode we interview Neil Pedersen and Victoria Sheehan, the past and present Executive Directors of the Transportation Research Board. Neil discussed his experience of leading TRB for the past several years amid a period of...
01.06.2023
#078: Transportation policies and trends we're watching in 2023
We're back, just in time for TRB Annual Meeting! Greg, Greg, and Pete reunite after a "gap year" of focusing on work and family to explore what's next in transportation policy and technology. Stay tuned for many more episodes to...
01.31.2022
#077: Laura Chace, President & CEO, ITS America
#077: Laura Chace, President & CEO, ITS AmericaLast month Greg Rogers and Pete Gould sat down with Laura Chace, the new CEO of ITS America, at the ITS America Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. We discuss the need to focus...
09.29.2021
#076- Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
After taking a summer break, we returned to celebrate our fourth anniversary of The Mobility Podcast and discuss the hottest topic in Washington today – the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (or whatever you'd like to call it). Please note: this episode...
06.04.2021
#075: Senator Tammy Duckworth
We're honored to welcome U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth to the podcast to discuss a bipartisan bill she recently introduced, the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Act of 2021. The ASAP Act would establish a federal grant program to support legacy...
01.22.2021
#074: Pete Buttigieg's Nomination Hearing
Pete Buttigieg appeared before Congress today for an overwhelmingly positive nomination hearing, where he garnered wide bipartisan support. In this episode, Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, and Pete Gould provide a rapid recap and analysis of the hearing, and a discussion...
01.15.2021
#073: Beth Osborne, Transportation for America
Buckle up! We kicked off this year with an engaging hour-long discussion of transportation policy with Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America. We discuss a huge range of topics, including:-How Secretary Pete Buttigieg's USDOT could improve transportation decision-making;-Beth's recommendations...
12.30.2020
#072: PennDOT Sec. Yassmin Gramian
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania DOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian has worked to ensure that the state's transportation infrastructure keeps frontline workers moving while connecting people with essentials. Greg, Greg, and Pete caught up with Secretary Gramian at the end of...
11.19.2020
#071: Post-Election Analysis - Amtrak Joe, Climate Change, and Lessons from 2020
President-elect Biden ran on a platform that promised bold action on climate change, including major investments in sustainable transportation. In this episode, Pete and the Gregs Rodriguez and Rogers discuss how the Biden-Harris Administration could take to reduce transportation emissions...
10.09.2020
#070: Achieving Equity in Transportation - Henry Greenidge, NYU McSilver Institute
Henry Greenidge joins Pete Gould and Greg Rogers for an enlightening discussion about how to advance equity in not only transportation policy and planning, but also the technologies and services that will define the future of mobility. We discuss whether...
09.18.2020
#069: Kyle Rowe, Spin
#069: Kyle Rowe, SpinA few years ago, Kyle Rowe helped to write the the first dockless bikeshare framework in the U.S. when he was at the Seattle Department of Transportation. As the Global Head of Government Partnerships at Spin, today...
06.30.2020
#068: Dr. Richard Ezike, Urban Institute - Equity, Mobility, & COVID-19
Dr. Richard Ezike of the Urban Institute joined us for a deep-dive into transportation equity, the impacts of COVID-19 on personal mobility, and how social distancing measures have contributed to greater public participation in local decision-making for some communities.Resources mentioned...
05.16.2020
#067: The Man in the (Mobility) Mirror
After a short hiatus, we return the first episode with just our co-hosts - Greg Rogers, Greg Rodriguez, and Pete Gould - in over a year. We caught up to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the transportation sector and...
03.11.2020
#066: Laura Schewel, Founder & CEO, Streetlight Data (at TRB 2020)
How can big data change the way we plan? Can that data be collected and used without violating privacy and consumer trust? And what is the Bradley Cooper problem? Laura Schewel, Founder and CEO of Streetlight Data, joined SAFE Greg,...
02.19.2020
#065: David Estrada, Nuro
This month, NHTSA approved the first-ever exemption of a fully autonomous vehicle from three specific federal motor vehicle safety standards that were clearly unnecessary for a driverless vehicle carrying goods (windshields, mirrors, and rear-facing cameras). David Estrada, Chief Legal and...
02.05.2020
#064: The Magic (Electric & Automated) School Bus - Jason Hanlin & Nathaniel Horadam, CTE (TRB 2020)
Jason Hanlin and Nathaniel Horadam from The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) joined SAFE Greg and Pete at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting for a wide-ranging discussion around buses and technology. In this episode we explored:-The rapid growth...
01.24.2020
#063: Sabrina Sussman, Zipcar - Live @ Transportation Camp 2020
In our first recording with a live (and sometimes lively) studio audience, Sabrina Sussman from Zipcar at Transportation Camp DC 2020. Sabrina joined us for a discussion of how Zipcar, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is bridging specific...
01.10.2020
#062: Bomb Cyclones & Resilience - Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post Capital Weather Gang
What is a bomb cyclone? What is it like to track extreme weather? And how does this all play into transportation infrastructure and resilience? Matthew Cappucci from Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang joined Stantec Greg (Rodriguez) and SAFE Greg (Rogers)...
11.15.2019
#061 - Unpacking the Micromobility Revolution - Tony Ho, Segway-Ninebot (at SAE IIM)
The explosive growth of micromobility platforms has largely been enabled by Segway-Ninebot, which produce many of the shared electric scooters seen in cities today. At SAE’s Innovation in Mobility conference, Greg Rogers (SAFE Greg) sat down with Tony Ho, Vice...
11.13.2019
#060: Sweden's Approach to Autonomy - Jan Hellåker, Drive Sweden (at SAE IIM)
Jan Hellåker is the Chairman of Drive Sweden, an organization established by the Swedish government to advance technological solutions that will enable sustainable mobility. Through working with industry and the Swedish government, Drive Sweden hopes to accelerate the movement towards...
11.11.2019
#059: Redesigning Suburbia with Ellen Dunham-Jones, Georgia Tech (at SAE IIM)
Suburbia is not doomed, suggests Ellen Dunham-Jones – it’s just waiting to be redesigned, reimagined, and regreened to address the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century. Ellen is a Professor at Georgia Tech in the School of Architecture and...
11.06.2019
#058: Joyfulness in Mobility - Annie Chang, Head of New Mobility, SAE International (at SAE IIM)
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has played a vital role in setting standards in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Now, in light of the rapid growth of the micromobility sector, SAE is working to develop standards for micromobility –...
10.29.2019
#057 - Roads Don't Move People, Systems Move People - Joanna Pinkerton, COTA (at SAE IIM)
How can we use technology to actually improve people's lives and make better use of our roads? Joanna Pinkerton, President & CEO of the Central Ohio Transportation Authority (COTA), joined Greg Rogers of SAFE at SAE's Innovations in Mobility conference...
10.29.2019
#056: Mile Wide, Mile Deep - Innovations in Mobility Preview w/ Dave Weil & Frank Bokulich, SAE
In recent years, the mobility space has been flooded with conferences chock-full of buzzwords and “thought leaders” – but SAE has launched a new conference, Innovations in Mobility, that they say will do something different. By bringing together the technical...
10.18.2019
#055: Electric Buses 101 with Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Electric buses have emerged as one of the hottest topics in U.S. transportation policy, with transit agencies across the country increasingly looking to electrification as an opportunity to increase the efficiency of their fleets while lowering operating costs. Ryan Popple,...
10.09.2019
#054: Freight Rail Tech with Adrian Arnakis and Ted Greener, AAR
We welcomed the Association of American Railroads (AAR) back on the podcast to talk about how the freight railroad industry is integrating new technologies to increase safety and efficiency. Adrian Arnakis, SVP of Government Affairs and Ted Greener, Executive Director...
09.27.2019
#053: Road Rules Redux with Avery A. Ash, INRIX (at AVS 2019)
In our final recording from AVS 2019 we were joined once again by Avery Ash, Head of Autonomous Mobility at INRIX, to talk about the expansion of INRIX’s Road Rules Platform in July. Last year, INRIX debuted its AV Road...
09.19.2019
#052: Dr. David Yang, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (at AVS 19)
How do drivers react to ADAS features in their vehicles today? How many drivers know the limitations of technologies that are supposedly as simple as blind spot warnings in their vehicles? SAFE Greg and Pete explored these questions at AVS...
09.05.2019
#051: AVs, PAVE, and Public Safety - Kelly Nantel, NSC (at AVS19)
At AVS 2019, Greg Rogers and Pete Gould caught up with Kelly Nantel from National Safety Council (NSC) about the latest activities of the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) and other traffic safety issues. Kelly explains the genesis of...
08.30.2019
#050: AVs, Brands, and Trust - Grayson Brulte, Brulte & Co and Mike Scrudato, Munich Re (at AVS19)
Will there be a Napster of Mobility? SAFE Greg and Pete met up with Grayson Brulte (Brulte & Co.) and Mike Scrudato (Munich Re) at AVS 2019 to discuss the importance of brand trust for the adoption of AVs. In...
08.22.2019
#049: International AV Policy - Chris Leck, LTA Singapore & Marcus Burke, Australia (at AVS 2019)
In this episode, we took a step back from AV policy in the U.S. to explore how the transport authorities in Singapore and Australia are approaching AVs. SAFE Greg and Pete were joined by experts from each country: Chris Leck...
08.15.2019
#048: “Acceptance of what?” - Dr. Jack Stilgoe, University College London (at AVS 2019)
#048: “Acceptance of what?” - Dr. Jack Stilgoe, University College London (at AVS 2019)What’s better: public acceptance or public acceptability? Pete and SAFE Greg sat down to ponder AVs, PAVE, and public perception with Dr. Jack Stilgoe, Associate Professor at...
08.07.2019
#047: Social Influence of Tech - Dr. Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (at AVS 2019)
Dr. Johanna Zmud is the Senior Research Scientist at the Texas A&M; Transportation Institute, where she focuses on the social influence of technology. She heads up TTI's multimodal planning division. where her research focuses on changing technology, technological development, and...
07.23.2019
#046: Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes and Chris Emmanuel, Florida Chamber (Live at AVS 2019)
Why is Florida a hotbed for AV testing? Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes and Chris Emmanuel from the Florida Chamber of Commerce joined SAFE Greg and Pete to talk about how The Sunshine State has set itself apart as a hub...

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The Mobility Podcast episodes:

Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI

Our last gem from TRB 2024: Unpacking Transportation & Artificial Intelligence with Renee Autumn Ray of Hayden AI

New year, new co-host! What we're watching in 2024 and welcoming Sam Roxas to the team

Rep. Earl Blumenauer - LIVE at Replica's TRB After Hours Reception

Transportation and the Media with Kris Van Cleave, CBS News

Streets for Kids with Anna Siprikova, Global Designing Cities Initiative

AVs & American Competitiveness - Hilary Cain, Alliance for Automotive Innovation (TRB ARTS 2023)

Trolley Cars & Ethics and Equity of Transportation Systems - Chris Gerdes, Stanford University

The Safe System Approach & Putting Vision Zero Into Action - Jonathan Adkins, GHSA

Operationalizing AV Safety with Nat Beuse, Aurora (TRB ARTS 2023)

AVs in San Francisco with Jeff Tumlin, SFMTA (ARTS 2023) [Updated intro]

What’s happening in SF? Treating FOMO with a TRB ARTS Recap

Miami, Heat, and Multimodal Mobility with Carlos Cruz-Casas (TRB 2023)

#082: Safety View and Safe Streets & Roads for All — Avery Ash, INRIX and Niti Anand, GM Future Roads

#081: AVs & Rural Community Empowerment – Tammy Meehan Russell & Justin Johnson, Plum Catalyst (TRB 2023)

#080: "What's Your Transportation Story?" with Kristin White (TRB 2023)

#079: TRB Executive Directors, Past and Present: Neil Pedersen and Victoria Sheehan

#078: Transportation policies and trends we're watching in 2023

#077: Laura Chace, President & CEO, ITS America

#076- Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

#075: Senator Tammy Duckworth

#074: Pete Buttigieg's Nomination Hearing

#073: Beth Osborne, Transportation for America

#072: PennDOT Sec. Yassmin Gramian

#071: Post-Election Analysis - Amtrak Joe, Climate Change, and Lessons from 2020

#070: Achieving Equity in Transportation - Henry Greenidge, NYU McSilver Institute

#069: Kyle Rowe, Spin

#068: Dr. Richard Ezike, Urban Institute - Equity, Mobility, & COVID-19

#067: The Man in the (Mobility) Mirror

#066: Laura Schewel, Founder & CEO, Streetlight Data (at TRB 2020)

#065: David Estrada, Nuro

#064: The Magic (Electric & Automated) School Bus - Jason Hanlin & Nathaniel Horadam, CTE (TRB 2020)

#063: Sabrina Sussman, Zipcar - Live @ Transportation Camp 2020

#062: Bomb Cyclones & Resilience - Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post Capital Weather Gang

#061 - Unpacking the Micromobility Revolution - Tony Ho, Segway-Ninebot (at SAE IIM)

#060: Sweden's Approach to Autonomy - Jan Hellåker, Drive Sweden (at SAE IIM)

#059: Redesigning Suburbia with Ellen Dunham-Jones, Georgia Tech (at SAE IIM)

#058: Joyfulness in Mobility - Annie Chang, Head of New Mobility, SAE International (at SAE IIM)

#057 - Roads Don't Move People, Systems Move People - Joanna Pinkerton, COTA (at SAE IIM)

#056: Mile Wide, Mile Deep - Innovations in Mobility Preview w/ Dave Weil & Frank Bokulich, SAE

#055: Electric Buses 101 with Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra

#054: Freight Rail Tech with Adrian Arnakis and Ted Greener, AAR

#053: Road Rules Redux with Avery A. Ash, INRIX (at AVS 2019)

#052: Dr. David Yang, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (at AVS 19)

#051: AVs, PAVE, and Public Safety - Kelly Nantel, NSC (at AVS19)

#050: AVs, Brands, and Trust - Grayson Brulte, Brulte & Co and Mike Scrudato, Munich Re (at AVS19)

#049: International AV Policy - Chris Leck, LTA Singapore & Marcus Burke, Australia (at AVS 2019)

#048: “Acceptance of what?” - Dr. Jack Stilgoe, University College London (at AVS 2019)

#047: Social Influence of Tech - Dr. Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (at AVS 2019)

#046: Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes and Chris Emmanuel, Florida Chamber (Live at AVS 2019)

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