Workshop to explore 'What IF Self-driving Cars Needed Drivers?'

Discovery Park's Purdue Policy Research Institute will continue its workshop series on connected and autonomous transportation vehicles on Nov. 16 with a focus on "What IF Self-driving Cars Needed Drivers? CATV Policy and Innovation Workshop: Human Takeover and Safety." The workshop, set for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Purdue Memorial Union's East and West Faculty Lounges, is part of Purdue's Ideas Festival. Registration information is available online.

Connected and autonomous transportation vehicles (CATV) soon will introduce dramatic changes to life in the United States. They will challenge many of the nation’s basic working arrangements, laws and societal relationships. Their introduction will raise a plethora of ethical and legal issues and challenge the government’s ability to anticipate, adapt and govern.

The workshop series consists of four events taking place during the 2018-19 academic year. The events feature a panel of experts who will discuss the implications of cybersecurity, security, infrastructure, human takeover and safety, ethics in algorithms and the workforce in the context of how they relate to CATV.

The workshop series is a part of Purdue's celebration of its 150th year and specifically of the anniversary's Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. The Ideas Festival will feature a series of events that connect world-renowned speakers and Purdue expertise in a conversation on the most critical problems facing the world. "AI, Algorithms and Automation: Balancing Humanity and Technology" is one of the Ideas Festival themes.

All of the CATV workshop events will take place at Purdue Memorial Union’s East and West Faculty Lounges. Events are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

The names and dates of workshop events in 2019 are:

* What IF Self-driving Cars Were Ethical? CATV Policy and Innovation Workshop; Ethics in Algorithms, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 23. Registration information is available online.

* What IF Self-driving Cars Impact Jobs? CATV Policy and Innovation Workshop: A Panel on Workforce, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Registration information is available online.

Source: Krista Kelley, Purdue Policy Research Institute operations manager, kokelley@purdue.edu