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All our invited speakers are female executives, engineers, policy makers, and academics who help solve the unique challenges facing autonomous driving.
Autonomy's Role in Equitable Mobility in Partnership with Detroit Motor City Self Driving Cars 101 Speakers Include: |
Dr. Shani Jayant.
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Dr. Shani Jayant leads the Inclusive Mobility Initiative and is a UX Research and Design Manager at Volkswagen Group of America. Her work focuses on the future of mobility for all people, including those with disabilities, through technology, design, policy, and social change. Prior to joining Volkswagen, Shani was a UX Designer at the Perceptual Computing Group at Intel, working on creating experiences using 3D camera technologies. Shani wrote her PhD thesis at the University of Washington on non-visual mobile device interactions and blind photography. She received her BS in mathematics, computer science, and music from NYU. She has been a radio DJ for various stations around the country. |
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Erin McCurry is the Product Manager of Accessibility at May Mobility, where she defines and executes on the company’s accessibility roadmap. She previously served as a Technical Program Manager, leading releases of new software and hardware features to the May Mobility fleet. Erin first joined May as a Test Engineer and helped develop standards and procedures for testing the autonomy stack. Prior to joining May Mobility, Erin worked at the EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology. |
Erin McCurry.
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Myrna Peterson.
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Myrna Peterson is a retired educator, mother of four, and grandmother of nine! 26 years ago, she was in a serious car accident and became quadriplegic with very limited function. In 2015, 351 people in wheelchairs rolled successively for three minutes to set a Guinness Book of World Records. Since then, she established a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization called Mobility Mania - Accessibility For All which provides awareness and support for making our communities more accessibly friendly. She is honored to have been appointed to the Minnesota Governor’s Council for Connected & Automated Vehicles and to the Minnesota Council On Disability.
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