Beyond Unprecedented S4 Ep2: Transportation of the Future: Market Drivers and Regulatory Roadblocks
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Document Type
Podcast
Publication Year
2024
Description
The last decade has seen growing popularity of electric and self-driving vehicles. Xuan "Sharon" Di, an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University, discusses the current capabilities of, market for, and regulatory frameworks around electric and autonomous cars.
Disciplines
Law | Law and Economics | Transportation Engineering | Transportation Law
Center/Program
Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership
Recommended Citation
Talley, Eric L.; Lund, Dorothy S.; and Di, Xuan, "Beyond Unprecedented S4 Ep2: Transportation of the Future: Market Drivers and Regulatory Roadblocks" (2024). Beyond Unprecedented Season 4. 3.
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/beyond_unprecedented_4/3
Episode Details
Released: August 15, 2024
Length: 34:31
Featuring:
Xuan "Sharon" Di is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University, and she serves on a committee for the Smart Cities Center in the Data Science Institute, also at Columbia. Di directs the DitecT (Data and innovative technology-driven Transportation) Lab, focusing on transportation systems. Her overarching research mission is to empower mobility for all, emphasizing the use of technology for social good. Di has a B.S. in traffic engineering and an M.A. in transportation information and control engineering from Tongji University, in China, and a Ph.D. in civil, environmental, and geo-engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is currently focused on pioneering the development of digital twins for urban transportation management, leveraging cyber-physical systems technology. Within this framework, her research spans diverse areas, including autonomous vehicle control on shared roads with humans, multimodal mobility optimization, and the intersection of transportation with health considerations.
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Eric Talley, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, writes and researches at the intersection of corporate law, governance, and finance. As a co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Talley shapes research and programs focused on the future of corporate governance and performance. He is a frequent commentator in the national media, and he speaks regularly to corporate boards, judges, and regulators on issues pertaining to fiduciary duties, governance, and finance. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and earned a J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.
Dorothy S. Lund, Columbia 1982 Alumna Professor of Law, researches and teaches corporate law, corporate governance, securities regulation, contracts, and mergers and acquisitions. Lund’s work has been published in the Columbia Law Review, Journal of Corporation Law, and Stanford Law Review, among other journals. She has also written for popular publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Several of her articles have been voted among the top 10 corporate and securities law articles of the year. Before entering academia, Lund clerked for Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court and Judge Joel M. Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She also practiced corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.