Selected Talks, Panels, & Podcasts

2023

2022

  • The Long Haul to a Reliable EV Infrastructure - Panel Discussion. SAE Detroit Global Leadership Conference. White Sulphur Springs, WV. John McElroy, Host of Autoline (moderator); Gill Pratt, Chief Executive Officer Toyota Research Institute; Simon Whitelocke, Vice President, ITC Holdings Corp. President, ITC Michigan; ; Bryan Reimer, MIT. October 14, 2022.
  • Keynote, Consumer Acceptance of AV Technology and Our Quest for Safe, Convenient & Sustainable Mobility, Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) Annual Meeting. October 4, 2022.
  • Automated Vehicles: A Solution to Safe Mobility? Tufts University - EN1: Self-Driving Cars. Medford, MA. September 13, 2022.
  • A Viewpoint on the Future of Automated & Electrified Mobility. Wells Fargo. June 3, 2022.
  • Advancing Road Safety – The State of Alcohol Intoxication Research. Smart Eye Webinar. Rana el Kaliouby, Deputy CEO Smart Eye, formerly founder & CEO of Affectiva (moderator); Åsa Forsman, Senior Researcher at Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute; Henrik Lind, Chief Research Officer Smart Eye; Rikard Fredriksson, Senior Advisor Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket); Bryan Reimer, MIT. June 13, 2022.
  • Automated Vehicles: A Solution to Safe Mobility? Urban Studies at Boston University. April 14, 2022.
  • Keynote, Artificial General Intelligence and Automated Vehicles: An Answer to Safe Mobility? Future Networked Car Symposium (FNC-2022). March 23, 2022.
  • MIT Automated Vehicle Research: Observations from the Field & Implications for the Future. Automotive Safety Council 2022 Annual Meeting. Bonita Springs, FL. March 17, 2022.
  • Automated vehicles: Where are we and what might be next? MIT AgeLab “Life Tomorrow” Speaker Series. February 17, 2022.

2021

  • Keynote, How Safe Is Safe Enough? SAE ADAS To Automated Driving Digital Summit. December 7, 2021.
  • Automated Vehicles: A pathway to safety or a series of unintended consequences? Tufts University - Impact of Self-Driving Cars. Medford, MA. November 20, 2021.
  • Energy and Other Implications of Self-Driving Vehicles. Indiana Energy Association Power Play 2021 – “Good Energy”. Carolyn Mosby, President/CEO Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council (moderator); Donna Bell, Director, AV & Mobility Strategy Ford Motor Company; Bryan Reimer, MIT. October 14, 2021.
  • Follow the Data: How Driver Assistance Can Improve Pedestrian Safety. Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) Virtual Panel. Ed Niedermeyer, PAVE (moderator); Kelly Funkhouser, Head of Connected and Automated Vehicles Consumer Reports; Russ Martin, Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA); Bryan Reimer, MIT. October 6, 2021. (video)
  • Assisted & Automated Driving with Dr Bryan Reimer (Part II). UX Soup - Strategy Analytics UX Innovation Practice, September 28, 2021.
  • Assisted & Automated Driving with Dr Bryan Reimer (Part I). UX Soup - Strategy Analytics UX Innovation Practice, September 21, 2021.
  • Human Factor Challenges Related to AVs and Vehicular Technologies. Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals / La Prévention Routière Internationale Joint Virtual Conference. August 25, 2021.
  • Early Adoption: Driving Factors in Consumer Acceptance of Automated and Electric Vehicles. Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars (CAR MBS). Brett Smith, Research Director CAR (moderator); Steven Patton, Principal Ernst & Young, LLP; Zachary Bolton, Head of Research & Development North America Continental AG; Mark Rosekind, Chief Safety Innovation Officer Zoox; Maya Pindeus, CEO Humanising Autonomy; Bryan Reimer, MIT. August 5, 2021. (video)
  • Advanced vehicle technology and automation. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) / Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) fireside chat with Jessica Cicchino, Vice President for Research. July 29, 2021.
  • The Interaction of Man and Machine in Semi-automated Driving. Traveling with Robots - V Conference on Technology and Road Safety. June 30, 2021.
  • Bridging the Gap. AI Sweden Live Podcast. Peter Kurzwelly & Ebba Josefson Lindqvist (co-hosts). May 6, 2021.
  • Car Talk: Decoding the Actions of Vehicle Technologies. Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities Digital Workshop. Chan Lieu, Sr. Safety Program Analyst - Aurora (moderator); Sam Anthony, Co-founder and CTO Perceptive Automata; Andy Schaudt, Program Director Division of Data & Analytics Virginia Tech Transportation Institute; Stefanie Faas, Senior UX Researcher Forever Day One; Bryan Reimer, MIT. April 26, 2021.
  • Automated Vehicles: A pathway to safety or a series of unintended consequences? Brown University - Guest Lecture Population Studies and Training Center. March 30, 2021.
  • Optimizing Road Safety and the Mobility Experience: Unlocking Occupant Comfort, Wellbeing, and Entertainment. Affectiva Webinar. Andy Zeilman, Chief Strategy Office Affectiva (moderator); Richard Schram, Technical Director European New Car Assessment Program; Caroline Chung, Sr. Business Development Manager Veoneer; Bryan Reimer, MIT. February 11, 2021.
  • Leveling Up: The Path to Increased Driver Assistance. SAE Government / Industry Digital Summit Panel Discussion. Kristin Kingsley, KKingsley Consulting LLC (moderator); Garrick Forkenbrock, NHTSA; Kelly Funkhouser, Consumer Reports; Richard Schram, Euro NCAP; David Zuby, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Bryan Reimer, MIT. February 2, 2021.

2020

  • Optimizing Road Safety and the Mobility Experience: Advanced Safety Beyond Driver Monitoring. Affectiva Webinar. Rana el Kaliouby, Co-Founder and CEO Affectiva (moderator); Richard Schram, Technical Director European New Car Assessment Program; Caroline Chung, Sr. Business Development Manager Veoneer; Bryan Reimer, MIT. December 10, 2020.
  • Robots On Our Roads – Where Are We And Where Might We Be Going? The 16th International Conference on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World (CEWIT2020). November 5, 2020.
  • The MIT AVT Naturalistic Driving Study: Observations on Automated Driving in The Wild. The 7th International Workshop on Naturalistic Driving Data Analytics (NDDA), Virtual event. October 30, 2020.
  • Challenges in the human machine transition area with collaborative driving automation. Human System Integration Working Group - 2020 Workshop, Virtual event. October 28, 2020.
  • Self-Driving Cars: Fact or Fiction? Ray Cultural Center, Virtual speaker series. October 16, 2020.
  • Research on assistive driving in passenger cars and implications for commercial fleets. Transportation Safety Equipment Institute (TSEI) 2020 Fall Meeting, Virtual Event. October 15, 2020.
  • Urban Mobility in 2050. Tuck Shift Conference. Sammer Richi, Tuck (moderator); Isabella Liu, Uber; Meghna Kedia, Lime; Max Euchenhofer, Cruise; Jacob Grieg, Liftango; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Virtual Conference. September 25, 2020.
  • Lessons from MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium: Implications for the Future of the Truck (with B. Mehler). American Trucking Associations (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2020 Fall Meeting, Virtual Event. September 15, 2020.
  • Today’s automated production vehicles: are we on target or missing the mark? Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (FAA REDAC) Human Factors Subcommittee Meeting, Virtual Event. August 18, 2020.
  • Interview: User Intervention and Interaction – Guiding Your Design to be More Efficient and Effective. Festival of Automotive. David Mitropoulos-Rundus, Senior UX Engineer Hyundai; Bryan Reimer, MIT (interviewer). Virtual Conference. August 20, 2020.
  • Debate: Making Sense of L3 Autonomy. Festival of Automotive. Jane Lappin, Chair of Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation Transportation Research Board (moderator); Brad Templeton, Rounder Robocards.com; Kelly Funkhouser, Head of Connected & Automated Vehicles Consumer Reports; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Virtual Conference. August 20, 2020.
  • Today’s Automated Production Vehicles: Are We on Target or Missing the Mark? Federal Aviation Administration Research Engineering & Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) Human Factors Subcommittee. August 18, 2020.
  • Observations from the MIT AVT Naturalistic Driving Study: Implications for Driver Attention Management with Collaborative Automation Systems. Automated Vehicles Symposium. Virtual Conference. July 27, 2020.
  • Safely Engaged? Driver Monitoring and Management with L2 Automation. Automated Vehicles Symposium. Jane Lappin, Chair of Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation Transportation Research Board (moderator); Alexandra Mueller, Research Scientist Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Brad Stertz, Director of Government Affairs Audi of America; Ensar Becic, Senior Project Manager National Transportation Safety Board in the Office of Highway Safety; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Virtual Conference. July 27, 2020.
  • Autonomy in Sight. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth's Future of Automotive Mobility Club. Ramon Lecuona, Assistant Professor of Business Administration Tuck (moderator); Doug DeMuro, Automotive Journalist; Bryan Reimer, MIT. May 8, 2020.
  • Is automation the force of a changing transportation landscape? Boston University Urban Studies. April 14, 2020.
  • Automated Vehicles: The Current Landscape and a View Forward. MIT ILP Autonomy 2020 - Virtual Conference. April 8, 2020. (video)
  • What Do Production ADAS and ADS Systems Tell Us about the Migration to Collaborative Driving? FISITA’s Automotive Human-Machine Interface Online Conference (inaugural event). March 25, 2020. (transcript)
  • Observations from Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium data on consumer behavior with ADAS and ADS. Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) Advanced Technology Council, Southfield, MI. January 16, 2020.
  • Collaborative Driving and the Future of Trust in Mobility. Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Ola Bostrom, Vice President Research Veoneer (moderator); Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General European New Car Assessment Program; Gabi Zijderveld, Chief Marketing Officer Affectiva; Matthew Avery, Director of Research Thatcham Research; Kelly Funkhouser, Head of Connected and Automated Vehicles Consumer Reports; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Las Vegas, NV. January 7, 2020. (video)
  • Stop focusing on tomorrow! How to benefit the customer today by optimising the technology we have. Consumer Telematics Show. Bryan Reimer, MIT (moderator); Ola Bostrom, Vice President Research Veoneer; Brad Stertz, Director of Government Affairs Audi; Jeff Kaelin, Vice President Product Development Avis Budget Group, Las Vegas, NV. January 6, 2020.

2019

  • Successfully Navigating Technology Transitions. Original Equipment Suppliers Association 2019 Automotive Supplier Conference. John McElroy, Host, Autoline (moderator); Bill Foy, Senior Vice President, Engineering, DENSO International America; Jacqui Dedo, Co-founder, Aware Mobility LLC; Bryan Reimer, Novi, MI. November 13, 2019.
  • MIT AgeLab Automotive Human Factors: A Brief Overview and Selected Findings. Guest Lecture Human Factors Engineering (16.453) - MIT, Cambridge, MA. November 12, 2019.
  • How do you feel on the road? Automatic analysis of driver emotions and expressions in daily driving scenarios (with T. Mishra). Affectiva Emotion AI Summit, Boston, MA. October 15, 2019.
  • What Do Today’s Driver Assistance Systems Suggest About the Future of Vehicle Displays? 26th Annual Vehicle Displays Symposium. Livonia, MI. September 24, 2019.
  • How are Customers Behaving in the Wild. SAE C2C Leadership Forum – Trends in Mobility, Chicago, IL. September 17, 2019.
  • Automation Fueled Vehicle Features and Implications For Trust and Acceptance. Automated Vehicles Symposium Breakout - Not So Autonomous Cars: A Path to Consumers’ Changing World, Orlando, FL. July 15, 2019.
  • Lessons from the Field: Drivers’ Use and Behavior with Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. National Transportation Safety Board. Washington, DC. June 18, 2019.
  • Human Factors of CAVs. 2019 Northeast Connected & Automated Vehicle Summit. Donald Fisher, USDOT Volpe Center (moderator); Chuck Green, Consultant (former Global Lead, Driver Performance / Research, GM); Kelly Funkhouser, Program Manager for Vehicle Usability and Automation; Bryan Reimer, MIT. June 12, 2019.
  • Selecting the Optimum Autonomous Mode. TU-Automotive Detroit. Bryan Reimer, MIT (moderator); Robert Molloy, Director Office of Highway Safety National Transportation Safety Board; Colleen Donovan, Senior Technical Specialist Flight Deck Human Factors Federal Aviation Administration; Chuck Green, Consultant (former Global Lead, Driver Performance / Research, GM). Novi, MI. June 5, 2019.
  • When will we see autonomous ride sharing? UBS Global Industrials & Transportation Conference. Colin Langan, Equity Analyst US Autos & Auto Parts UBS Investment Bank (moderator); Timothy Papandreou, Founder Emerging Transport Advisor; Evangelos Simoudis, Founder Synapse Partners; Bryan Reimer, MIT. New York, NY. June 6, 2019.
  • Automated or Autonomous: What Might Today’s Vehicles Tell Us About the Future? AI Innovation of Sweden: Engineering for an AI fueled future. Gothenburg, Sweden. May 17, 2019. (video)
  • Forging the AI-Human Partnership in Next Generation Vehicles. The Human-Centric AI Podcast, May 13, 2019.
  • The Future of Mobility: Assisted, Automated or Autonomous? UK Law Commission / Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. London, UK. May 13, 2019.
  • Driving Towards Saving Lives Opportunities & Challenges of Advanced Automotive Technologies. U.S.-Israel Future Mobility Center. John Quain, Contributor New York Times (moderator); Jessica Nigro, General Manager and Head of Technology & Innovation Policy Daimler; Gil Dotan, Founder & CEO Guardian Optical Technologies; Funch Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy U.S Department of Transportation; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Washington, DC. May 7, 2019.
  • Reinventing Mobility with AI Fueled Innovation? YPO Philadelphia Chapter. Philadelphia, PA. April 4, 2019.
  • Naturalistic Observations on the Use of SAE L2 Partially Automated Driving Systems. SAE 2019 Government/Industry Meeting. Washington, DC. April 3, 2019.
  • Observing Vehicle Technology Use in the Wild. Lifesavers - Unintended Consequences of Vehicle Safety Technologies & Potential Solutions. Louisville, KY. April 2, 2019.
  • Connected Cars will Drive Disruption. Connected Things 2019. Kristin Kolodge, Executive Director, Driver Interaction and Human Machine Interface (HMI), J.D. Power (moderator); Michael Archer, Chief IoT Strategist, Akamai; Dean Phillips, WW Technical Leader for Automotive & Manufacturing, Amazon; Gabi Zijderveld, Chief Marketing Officer Affectiva; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cambridge, MA. March 25, 2019.
  • Studying ADAS and ADS in the Wild: What is the Data Telling Us? Automotive Safety Council 2019 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. March 21, 2019.
  • Our Evolution to Autonomy: How Will People Interact with Autonomous Vehicles? Cambridge Autonomous Vehicles Educational Forum. Cambridge, MA. March 7, 2019.
  • Our Evolution to Autonomy: Linking Together Pieces of the Puzzle from a Consumer Perspective. TU-Automotive Webinar. February 8, 2019.
  • Investigating Automated Cars in the Wild. Tufts University - 196-04 Autonomous Systems. Medford, MA. February 7, 2019.
  • The Future of Driving. Veoneer CES Event Panel. Regina Savage, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (moderator); Ola Bostrom, Vice President Research & Patents Veoneer; Richard Schram, Technical Manager EuroNCAP; Gabi Zijderveld, Chief Marketing Officer Affectiva; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Las Vegas, NV. January 8, 2019.
  • The Autonomous Vehicle – Are We Nearly There Yet? Consumer Telematics Show. Grayson Brulte, Co-founder / President Brulte & Company (moderator); Bryn Balcombe, CSO Roborace; Joe Fabbre, Director Platform Solutions Green Hills Software; Shyam Sundar, Global Head of Product Vehicle Software Platform Faraday Future; David Lukens Senior Director Global Product Management LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Vegas, NV. January 7, 2019.

2018

  • Keynote, Redefining Distraction and Inattention in a Changing Mobility Space. 6th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention. Gothenburg, Sweden. October 15, 2018.
  • Our Evolution to Autonomy: Smooth Sailing or a Rocky Road? SAE Detroit Global Leadership Conference. White Sulphur Springs, WV. October 12, 2018.
  • Observations on ADAS and Automated Driving in the Wild. SAE from ADAS to Automated Driving. Detroit, MI. October 9, 2018.
  • The Evolution towards Self-Driving Vehicles. USAA Webcast. October 4, 2018.
  • Innovating Through the Transformation of Our Mobility Ecosystem. The Hartford. Hartford, CT October 2, 2018.
  • Affectiva Emotion AI Summit: Regina Savage, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (moderator); Karl Iagnemma, President & Co-Founder, nuTonomy; Ola Bostrom, Vice President Research & Patents, Veoneer; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Boston, MA. September 6, 2018.
  • ADAS and Automated Driving in the Wild. Mercedes-Benz North America. Sunnyvale, CA. July 9, 2018.
  • There’s more to the safety of driverless cars than AI. TEDx Waltham. June 14, 2018.
  • A Snap Shot: Attitudes and Behaviours with Automation and ADAS in the Wild. TU-Automotive Detroit. Novi, MI. June 6, 2018.
  • Keynote, On the Road to Autonomy: Observations from the Field and a View Ahead. New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) Annual Technology Convergence. Cambridge, MA. May 30, 2018.
  • A robot in my driveway? University of Cambridge Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE). Cambridge, UK. May 8, 2018. (video)
  • Keynote, Has Driving Become the Distraction? Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Health Communication. Boston, MA. April 27, 2018.
  • A New Perspective on Distraction: Bad Timing, Fractured Attention and The Lost Art of Looking at The Road. Lifesavers - Pay Attention! The Latest Research on Limiting In-vehicle Distractions & How to Leverage It. San Antonio, TX. April 23, 2018.
  • AV Plenary Session. MassDOT Innovation Conference: Katherine S. Fichter, Assistant Secretary for Policy Coordination, MassDOT (moderator); Jane Lappin, Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Toyota Research Institute; Jonathan Koopmann, Volpe Center, Technology Innovation and Policy Division Chief; Sheryl Gross-Glazer, Senior Program Manager - Community Transportation of America; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Worcester, MA. April 11, 2018.
  • Human Centered Vehicle Automation: Lessons and Questions from the Real-World. American Psychological Association Technology, Mind, & Society Conference: Bryan Reimer, MIT (moderator); David Friedman, Director of Cars and Product Policy and Analysis, Consumers Union; Chris Hart, Former Member National Transportation Safety Board; Bobbie Seppelt, MIT AgeLab & Center for Transportation and Logistics; Chuck Green, Global Lead, Driver Performance / Research General Motors / Global Vehicle Safety. Washington, DC. April 6, 2018.
  • The Evolution to Self-Driving Vehicles: Where Have We Been, Where Are We, and Where Might We Be Going? AUVSI New England – AV Summit. Cambridge, MA. April 5, 2018.
  • Driver’s Changing Operational Role and Considerations for Future Vehicle Safety. Faurecia - Webinar, March 28, 2018.
  • Self-Driving: Redefining What Safe Driving Menas and What's Needed Next. The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce of New England & The German-American Business Council of Boston: Christina Björnström, President and Executive Director, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce New England (moderator); Karl Iagnemma, CEO nuTonomy; Heidi Wyle, CEO Venti Technologies; Alex Wyglinski, President of IEEE Vehicular and Professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Pär-Olof Johannesson, CEO TerraNet Holding AB; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cambridge, MA. March 20, 2018.
  • Who Takes the Wheel on Self-Driving Car Safety? - South by Southwest (SXSW): David Fridman, Consumers Union (moderator); Cathy Chase, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety; David Strickland, Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Austin, TX. March 10, 2018. (audio recording on event page)
  • Automated Vehicles Panal Discsution (a Choate event): Anthony Cahill, Associate Choate (moderator); Bob Davis, Partner Highland Capital Partners; Jennifer Krusius, Venture Partner Columbia Capital; Jeffrey Osborne, Managing Director Cowen; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cambridge, MA. March 6, 2018.
  • The Future of Mobility – Trends and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Vehicles. Affectiva Webcast. February 1, 2018. (recording)
  • Konsultations: The Future of E-Mobility. German Consulate General: Philipp Robbel, Head of Safety and Validation nuTonomy; Matthew Wansley, General Counsel nuTonomy; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Boston, MA. January 18, 2018.
  • Will Consumers Trust Intelligent Cars? Autoliv - Dialogue on the Future of Autonomous Driving: Ola Boström, VP Research Autoliv Research (moderator); Erik Ekudden, Chief Technology Officer Ericsson Group; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Las Vegas, NV. January 8 & 9, 2018.

2017

  • Vehicle Automation and the Changing Mobility Landscape: Observations on the Roads of the Commonwealth and Beyond. Massachusetts Department of Transportation AV Working Group Meeting. Boston, MA. December 15, 2017.
  • Lessons From the Field: Vehicle Automation and the Changing Mobility Landscape. MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lunchtime talk. Lexington, MA. December 13, 2017.
  • Human Centered Vehicle Automation and the Changing Mobility Landscape. MITRE - Webinar, November 29, 2017.
  • Human Centered Topics in Vehicle Automation. Center for Transportation and Logistics – Lunchtime Talk. Cambridge, MA. November 27, 2017.
  • MIT- China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (MIT-CHIEF) Annual Conference. Autonomous Driving Panel Discussion: David Rotman, Editor MIT Technology Review (moderator); Xiaodi Hou, Founder TuSimple; Jinhua Zhao, Edward and Joyce Linde Associate Professor of City and Transportation Planning at MIT; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cambridge, MA. November 19, 2017.
  • Considering Elements of the Driver’s View in an Increasingly Automated Operating Environment. Denso Executive Briefing. Cambridge, MA. November 14, 2017.
  • The Disruptive Challenge of Vehicle Automation. QAD. Detroit, MI. November 13, 2017.
  • The Evolution of Vehicle Safety: The Intersection of Automation and Human Behavior. Meeting of the Minds: Scott Miller, General Manager, Collaborative Safety Research Center, Toyota Motor North America (moderator); Jeffery Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cleveland, OH. October 25, 2017.
  • Driver Attention in the Design and Evaluation of Multi-Modal Interfaces in an Automated Driving Ecosystem. Smart Automotive Surfaces 2017, Novi, MI. October 11, 2017.
  • The Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium: Considerations on The Driver’s Role in an Increasingly Automated Ecosystem. Jaguar Land Rover - Global Customer Insight Day. Coventry, UK. October 5, 2017.
  • Considering Automated Driving Technology use In The Wild. University of Leeds. Leeds, UK. October 2, 2017.
  • How Should Autonomous Driving be Deployed? Is human input needed? UBS. Cambridge, MA. September 25, 2017.
  • MIT AgeLab Efforts in Vehicle Automation. Massachusetts Department of Transportation AV Working Group Meeting. Boston, MA. September 19, 2017.
  • A View on The Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Tufts University - EXP-0019-F - Who's in the Driver's Seat: Self-Driving Cars, Technology, and Change. Medford, MA. September, 19, 2017.
  • Human Centered Vehicle Automation. Euro NCAP - In Pursuit of Vision Zero. Antwerp, Belgium. September 12, 2017. (video)
  • Revisiting the Topic - The Future is Autonomous Driving - But Are “We” on a Near Term Collision Course? Automated Vehicles Symposium. San Francisco, CA. July 12, 2017.
  • Functional Validation of Automated Vehicles: A Need to Consider the Driver’s Role? SAE Connect2Car Executive Leadership Forum. San Jose, CA. June 7 2017.
  • Consumer Interest in Automation: Preliminary Observations Exploring a Year’s Change. New England Motor Press Association 7th Annual Technology Conference at MIT. Cambridge, MA. May 25, 2017.
  • Self-driving cars and a rapidly changing mobility landscape? Schepens Eye Research Institute. Boston, MA. May 24, 2017.
  • The Past, Present and Potential Disruption of Vehicle Automation. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education webcat on Driverless Cars: Civil & Criminal Liability. Boston, MA. May 17, 2017.
  • Naturalistic use of automated vehicle systems. Automotive Cockpit HMI. Ann Arbor, MI. April 11, 2017.
  • Behavioral Consequences for Part and Full Autonomy. The Road to Autonomy - Belron / Eurapco. Egham, UK. March 30, 2017.
  • Evolving HMI Assessment in an Increasingly Multi-Modal and Automated Driving Experience. ITS UK. Coventry, UK. March 2, 2017.
  • Self-Driving Vehicles: Myth, Reality or a Little of Both? Brookline Adult and Community Education. Brookline, MA. February 27, 2017.

2016

  • Engineering ADAS and Automation: Leveraging Insight from Driver Behaviour. Automotive Tech.AD Detroit 2016. Southfield, MI. December 1, 2016.
  • Human Centered Vehicle Automation: A Case Study in Systems Engineering. Guest Lecture Human Systems Engineering (16.400) - MIT, Cambridge, MA. November 29, 2016.
  • Human Centered Vehicle Automation – A Match Made in Harmony or the Calling for Innovative Interaction Design? Boston CHI. Cambridge, MA. November 15, 2016.
  • Driver attention in the context of vehicle automation: observations from naturalistic studies, selected experimental results and insight into new modeling approaches. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Center for Injury Research & Prevention. Philadelphia, PA. November 11, 2016.
  • Draper Eighth Annual Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control (AGN&C) Symposium - Transitioning to Highly Autonomous Systems: Risk and Opportunities. Panel discussion: Frank Serna, Draper (moderator); Neil Dennehy, NASA Engineering & Safety Center; MaryAnne Fields, Army Research Laboratory; David M.S. Johnson, Draper; Phil Hattis, Draper; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Cambridge, MA. November 4, 2016.
  • Accommodating the Changing Role of the Driver. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration & UN Economic Commission for Europe Working Party 1 - Workshop on Governance of Automated Vehicles. Stanford, CA. October 20, 2016.
  • Keynote, Centralizing the End User. TU-Automotive ADAS & Autonomous USA 2016. Novi, MI. October 3, 2016.
  • Evolving HMI Assessment toward a Multi-modal Vision in an Increasingly Automated Driving Experience. 23rd Annual Vehicle Displays Symposium. Livonia, MI. September 27, 2016.
  • Keynote, ADAS and Automation: Understanding the Impact on Risk Through the Eyes of the Consumer. Connected Car Insurance USA 2016. Chicago, IL. September 8, 2016.
  • Connected Car Insurance USA 2016 - Road to the Autonomous Future. Panel discussion: Frederic Bruneteau, Managing Director, Ptolemus (moderator); Andrew Rose, CEO, Compare.com; Aldo Monteforte, CEO and Founder, The Floow; Mike Tinskey, Director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Chicago, IL. September 7, 2016.
  • The Advanced Vehicle Technologies Consortium (AVT): Understanding the Use of ADAS and Automation Through the Lens of the Consumer. Jaguar Land Rover / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. July 12, 2016.
  • Driver Attention Allocation to Modern Voice-Based HMI’s: New Experimental Results Through The Lens of Classical Measures and AHEAD Derived Metrics (with B. Mehler). Jaguar Land Rover / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. July 12, 2016.
  • Leveraging Human Attention in The Advancement of Automotive Systems. Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. Cambridge, MA. June 30, 2016.
  • Connected Mobility Conference at CE Week - Predicting the Financial and Societal Impact of Self-Driving Cars. Panel discussion: Catherine McCullough, Director, Intelligent Car Coalition (moderator); Peter Esser, General Representative, Washington Operations, NXP Semiconductors; Tushar Sethi, Quid; Bryan Reimer, MIT. New York, NY. June 22, 2016.
  • ADAS and Automation: Engineering with The Human in Mind. TU-Automotive, The Human element in Autonomous Systems Webinar. June 16, 2016. (audio & slides)
  • Keynote, ADAS and Automation: Through the Eyes of Consumers, Not Engineers. TU-Automotive Detroit. Novi, MI. June 9, 2016.
  • Robotica 2016 - Intelligent & Automated Vehicle: "My Driver, My Robot". Panel discussion: Paul Schmitt, Director Automated Vehicles MassRobotics (moderator); Frank Serna, Director of Systems Engineering, Strategic Initiatives, Draper; Jeff Ruel, Director Business Development Autoliv Active Safety; Jonathan Koopmann, Project Manager Automated Vehicle Research Volpe Center; Carmine Senatore Senior Associate Vehicle Engineering Exponent; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Devens, MA. June 8, 2016.
  • Autonomous Vehicles, Trust, and Driving Alternatives: A Survey of Consumer Preferences. New England Motor Press Association 6th Annual Technology Conference at MIT. Cambridge, MA. May 26, 2016.
  • Assessing the Demands of Production Level Voice Systems: A Synopsis of On-road Efforts (with B. Mehler). MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Spoken Language Systems Group. Cambridge, MA. May 24, 2016.
  • Vehicle Automation – A Rocky Road Challenging Driver Attention and The Bounds of Human Capabilities. Belron Global Client Conference. Lisbon, Portugal. May 18, 2016. (video)
  • Focusing on The Human Behind The Wheel: Understanding How Drivers Utilize Autonomous Systems in Real Life. Future Connected Cars USA. Santa Clara, CA. May 10, 2016.
  • Lifesavers - Distracted Driving in 2016: A Q & A Session with Leading Distracted Driving Researchers. Panel discussion: Michael L. Brown, Office of Impaired Driving & Occupant Protection National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (moderator); David Strayer, University of Utah; Robert Scopatz, VBH, Inc.; David Kidd, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Long Beach, CA. April 3, 2016.
  • Daniel J. Raskin Memorial Symposium on Injury prevention - Behind the Wheel: Public Health and Safety of Autonomous Cars. Panel discussion: Mark Rosekind, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (moderator); Nat Beuse, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research at NHTSA; Chris Gerdes, Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University; Ron Medford, Self-Driving Car at Google; Bryan Reimer, MIT. Baltimore, MD. March 22, 2016. (video)
  • Automated Vehicles, Drivers and Public Policy a Trio of Disharmony? Guest Lecture Technology and Policy - Kennedy School of Government. Cambridge, MA. March 2, 2016.
  • The Present and Future of Automated Driving: Technology, Policy, and the Human Factor. A Conversation with Mark Rosekind, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bryan Reimer (moderator). Cambridge, MA. February 9, 2016.
  • Driver State Detection: Data extraction, integrity and considerations for multi-signal fusion. Transportation Research Board Human Factors Workshop - Detecting Driver State. Washington, DC. January 10, 2016.

2015

2014

  • Human Factors Considerations in the Development of Driverless Cars & Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies. Automotive Tech.AD 2014: The Road towards Autonomous Driving. Troy, MI. November 18, 2014.
  • Autonomous Vehicles (panel moderator). Cyberposium 20. Harvard Business School, Boston, MA. November 1, 2014.
  • Self-driving Cars - How to Clear the Major Obstacles (panel). BBC Future World-Changing Ideas Summit. New York, NY. October 21, 2014.
  • Human Centered Considerations: Future Vehicles & the Aging Operator. Vermont Highway Safety Alliance Annual Meeting. Killington, VT. October 15, 2014. (slides)
  • Human Factors Considerations in the Development of Driverless Cars & Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies. National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Annual Convention. National Harbor, MD. September 23, 2014.
  • Keynote, Driver Attention with the Modern Mixed Mode Interface: Observations From Field Studies and Implications for the Future of Automated Driving. Car HMI Concepts & Systems 2014. Berlin, Germany. June 26, 2014.
  • Trends in Vehicle Automation, Safety and the Optimization of the Driver Vehicle Interface. Technische Universität München, Germany. June 24, 2014.
  • Interfacing with the Driver in an Increasingly Automated & Connected Operating Environment. MIT Technology Review Digital Summit, San Francisco, CA. June 10, 2014. (video; slides)
  • Engineering Safer Cars in a Fast Paced - Technology Rich - Increasingly Automated Environment. Engineering Safer Drivers: New England Motor Press Association 4th Annual Technology Conference at MIT, Cambridge, MA. May 29, 2014. (video; slides)
  • Enhancing Driver Focus: The Challenge of Optimizing Driver Demands with Mixed Mode In-Vehicle Interfaces and the Presence of Increasing Automation. U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) Transportation Innovation Speaker Series, Washington, DC. May 21, 2014. (weblink)
  • Case Studies in Modern Multi-Modal Interfaces: Drivers’ View Points. Jaguar Land Rover / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. May 14, 2014.
  • Considerations in the Development of Human Centered Vehicle Automation. Jaguar Land Rover / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. May 13, 2014.
  • Assessing Attentional Focus with Modern Multi-Modal Driver Vehicle Interfaces: Selected Results from Field and Simulation Studies. Lifesavers, Nashville, TN. April 28, 2014. (slides)
  • Driver Assistance Systems and the Transition to Automated Vehicles: A Path to Increase Older Adult Safety and Mobility? Lifesavers, Nashville, TN. April 28, 2014. (slides)
  • Evaluating the Demands of “Voice-Command” Interfaces on Driver Behavior. Spoken Language Systems Seminars Series, Cambridge, MA. March 10, 2014.
  • On-Road Evaluation of Workload Demand of Production Voice Interface. Presentation at The SAE 2014 Government/Industry Meeting, Washington, DC. January 24, 2014.

2013

  • A High Speed Lifestyle: Implications of Stress on Consumer Decision Making. AgeLab Roundtable on Stress, Consumer Engagement & Experience, Cambridge, MA. November 13, 2013.
  • The pathway to self-driving vehicles: Disconnects between human capabilities and advanced vehicle systems? Japan International Transport Institute Self-Driving Car Technologies: Challenges for People, Automobile Transportation and Society Seminar, Osaka, Japan. October 21, 2013. (By Video) (slides; video)
  • Tutorial, Understanding Multi-Modal Interfaces. Society for Information Display (SID) Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2013, Dearborn, MI. October 10, 2013.
  • Keynote, The Future is Autonomous Driving - But Are “We” on a Near Term Collision Course? AUVSI Driverless Car Summit, Detroit, MI. June 11, 2013.
  • Technological advances in the driver-vehicle interface: implications for older adult mobility and safety. MIT Tech Reunions 6th Annual Cardinal and Gray Academy, Cambridge, MA. June 7, 2013.
  • Disconnects in the driver distraction equation: It’s more than the technology! Lifesavers, Denver, CO. April 15, 2013. (slides)
  • Keynote, Implications of Autonomous Driving: Could “We” be a Near Term Threat? Japan International Transport Institute Safer Vehicle Seminar, Washington, DC. March 20, 2013. (slides)
  • Developing a Rating System for In-Vehicle Technologies. Global Automakers, Washington, DC. February 1, 2013.
  • AgeLab Transportation Research Overview: Optimizing the Driver Vehicle Interface. MIT Global SCALE Network, Cambridge, MA. January 22, 2013.
  • Developing a Rating System for In-Vehicle Technologies. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Washington, DC. January 17, 2013.
  • Physiological Measurement of Operator State and Applications in Vehicle Engineering and Research (panel co-chair and presentation). The Transportation Research Board 92st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. January 14, 2013.

2012

  • The Impact of Typeface on Future Automotive Interfaces. Monotype Analyst Day, New York. December 5, 2012.
  • Engineering Automotive Systems in a Dynamic Design and Regulatory Environment. BMW, Munich, Germany. October 28, 2012.
  • The Impact of Typeface on Future HMIs. Telematics Munich, Germany. October 28, 2012.
  • The Use of Physiological and Visual Attention Measures in the Classification of Driver Workload. University of Augsburg, Germany. October 25, 2012.
  • The Impact of Typeface on Driver Demand and Considerations in Vehicle Automation. Technische Universität München, Germany. October 25, 2012.
  • A Tutorial on Driver Distraction. The 3rd International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicle Applications. Portsmouth, NH. October 17, 2012. (slides)
  • Driver Distraction and Cognitive Load. The Second Workshop on Cognitive Load in In-Vehicle Human-Machine Interaction - The 3rd International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicle Applications. Portsmouth, NH. October 17, 2012. (slides)
  • Tech Talk with Craig Peterson, October 7, 2012 (audio)
  • The Connected Car: A Miss Match with Human Capabilities? MIT Enterprise Forum Digital Media Event: A Connected Car is a Thoughtful Car, Cambridge, MA. October 1, 2012.
  • Demands of Voice Based In-Vehicle Interface. Toyota Safety Research Forum, Washington, DC. September 12, 2012. (slides)
  • Automated Vehicles: A Safety Enhancement or Threat? New England Motor Press Association Autonomous Vehicle Conference, Cambridge, MA. May 11, 2012. (audio) (slides)
  • Automotive Technology, Driver Distraction and Demographics: Rethinking Interface Design to Match Driver Capabilities. Association For Computing Machinery Nathan Krasnopoler Memorial Lecture - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. May 8, 2012.
  • The Challenges of Eye Tracking in Field Driving Studies and Current Research Results. MIT Man Vehicle Lab and Humans and Automation Lab, Cambridge, MA. May 1, 2012.
  • Visual Attention, Physiology and Driver Cognitive Workload, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA. April 11, 2012.
  • Selected MIT AgeLab and NE UTC Research: Driver Behavior, Workload and Distraction. MIT Office of the General Counsel, Cambridge, MA. March 26, 2012.
  • The Use of Physiological and Visual Attention Measures for Assessing Operator State. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI. March 6, 2012.

2011

  • Keynote, Is Automotive Technology Leaving the Driver Behind? Rethinking How We Engineer Interfaces to Accommodate The Capabilities Of The Driver. The 3rd International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicle Applications. Salzburg, Austria. December 1, 2011. (abstract) (blog post)
  • Revisiting the Use of Physiology and Eye tracking as Measures of Driver Cognitive Workload and Implications for Optimizing the Driver Vehicle Interface. Technische Universität München, Germany. November 29, 2011.
  • Optimizing Driver-Vehicle Interaction. Toyota Safety Technology Seminar, Ann Arbor, MI. September 13, 2011.
  • Technology Makes Things Easier, Edmunds' Safety conference: Truly Safe? Debunking Myths and Crafting Effective Policies for Car Safety, Washington, DC. May 24, 2011. (video)
  • New Vehicle Technology & the Driver. Connectivity and the Car: An Industry Roundtable on Telematics, Cambridge, MA. May 20, 2011. (audio)
  • Characterizing Driving Behavior in Young Adults with ASD. Alan and Lorraine Bressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Boston, MA. May 10, 2011.
  • MIT AgeLab & ZLC Symposium Reinventing the Futures of Old Age - Panel on Moving Safely Across the Lifespan: Meeting the Transportation & Mobility Needs of an Aging Society (moderator), Zaragoza, Spain. May 5, 2011.
  • Monitoring, Managing, and Motivating Operator Behavior to Improve Safety and Driver Longevity. MIT AgeLab & ZLC Symposium: Reinventing the New Futures of Old Age. Zaragoza, Spain. May 5, 2011.
  • Impact of Age and Driver Health on Physiological Reactivity: Implications for Driver State Detection, BMW, Munich, Germany. May 3, 2011.
  • Measuring the Cognitive Component of Driver Workload & Distraction. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. April, 5 2011.
  • Operator State Detection and Related Concepts for Feedback, Design Assessment and Workload Characterization (with B. Mehler). Aptima, Woburn, MA. February 24, 2011.
  • Selected Research on Driver State, Distraction and The Use of In-Vehicle Technologies (with B. Mehler). MIT Humans and Automation Lab, Cambridge, MA. February 10, 2011.
  • Selected Research at The MIT AgeLab. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supply Chain Managment Program, Cambridge, MA. January 7, 2011.
  • Research on the Use of Physiological and Visual Attention Measures for Operator State Detection (with B. Mehler). U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA. January 4, 2011.

2010

  • MIT AgeLab Symposium Convergent Opportunities or Collision Course? Older Drivers, New Technology & Well-Being Behind the Wheel - Panel on In-vehicle Systems & Older Operator Capacity: Workload, Distraction, and Automation (moderator), Cambridge, MA. November 15, 2010.
  • Future of Automotive Technology and the Older Driver. Andover Senior Center, Andover, MA. November 5, 2010.
  • The Next Phase in Automotive Safety & Distraction Management: Measuring Cognitive Workload. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. October 21, 2010.
  • Brain Fitness Training & Driving. Lumos Labs, San Francisco, CA. September 28, 2010.
  • Insights into State Detection Research at the MIT AgeLab (with B. Mehler). Charles River Analytics, Cambridge, MA. July 23, 2010.
  • Physiology and Visual Attention as Measures of Driver Cognitive Workload. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 7, 2010.
  • The Changing Landscape of Automotive Safety and Driver Workload Management. University of Rhode Island Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering , Kingston, RI. April 30, 2010.
  • Cognitive Workload & Driver Distraction. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation and Logistics, Cambridge, MA. April 16, 2010.

2009

  • In-Vehicle Systems & Older Operator Capacity: Workload, Distraction, and Automation (panel moderator). MIT AgeLab Symposium: Convergent Opportunities or Collision Course? Older Drivers, New Technology & Well-Being Behind the Wheel. Cambridge, MA. November 15, 2010.
  • Advanced Driver Workload Monitoring and Management. New England Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Monthly Meeting, Cambridge, MA. October 7, 2009.
  • Aging Drivers and Advanced Driver Workload Measurements. Technische Universität München, Germany. September 25, 2009.
  • Research Efforts Towards the Development of Physiology Based State Detection. BMW, Munich, Germany. September 24, 2009.
  • Aging Drivers: A need for developing advanced driver workload measurements? The Eye and The Auto (TEATA) Research Conference. Warren, MI. September 18, 2009.
  • Driver Wellness, Impairment & the Development of a Driver Aware Car – Project Status and Report. Ford-MIT Alliance Meeting, Cambridge, MA. July 10, 2009.
  • Detecting Driver State. Intelligent Transportation Applications to Driver Wellness and Well-being - ITS America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. June 3, 2009.
  • Older Driver Safety and the Future of Automotive Technology. Association of MIT Retirees, Dedham, MA. May 12, 2009.
  • Trends in Automotive Safety, Lexington League of Women Voters Senior Issues Forum on the Medical, Social and Legal Implications of Senior Driving. Lexington, MA. April 9, 2009.
  • Driver State: Research on Visual Attention, Psychophysiology and Driving, Toyota Technical Center North America. Ann Arbor, MI. April 8, 2009.

2008

  • Changing Demographics and The Impact on Future Vehicle Development. Volkswagen and Audi, April 23, 2008.
  • MIT AgeLab Research Overview. Toyota, Cambridge, MA. July 8, 2008.

2007

  • Detecting Driver State and Engineering Driver Wellness. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. December 7, 2007.
  • Transportation Human Factors: Understanding the Impact of Age and Distraction. Guest Lecture Human Systems Engineering (16.400) - MIT, Cambridge, MA. December 4, 2007.
  • Changing Demographics and The Impact of Future Vehicle Development. The National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA. November 2, 2007.
  • Studying Driver Behavior. Posit Science, San Francisco, CA. June 8, 2007.
  • Delivering Services to the Customer. BNP Paribas, Cambridge, MA. March 13, 2007.
  • In-Vehicle Tasks and the Older Operator. The New England Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Cambridge, MA. January 18, 2007.

2006

  • Mental Models and the Updated iDrive Controller: A Comparison of Younger and Older Operators. BMW, Munich, Germany. June 2, 2006.
  • In-Vehicle Tasks: Differences Among Younger and Older Operators. Workshop for DaimlerChrysler and Siemens on Technology for the Silver Generation, Berlin, Germany. January 11, 2006.

2005

  • The Driver Aware Car: Preliminary Architecture Overview. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. October 11, 2005.
  • Changing Demographics and the Effect on Usability and Accessibility. Arnold Worldwide and Vonage, Cambridge, MA. May 18, 2005.
  • Keeping an Older Population Mobile. Aging by Design, Bentley College, Waltham, MA October 13, 2005.

2004

  • Driving Miss Daisy Digitally: New Car Technology & the Older Driver. Tenneco Automotive, Cambridge, MA. June 8, 2004.
  • Mental Models and the iDrive Controller: A Comparison of Younger and Older Operators. BMW, Munich, Germany. December 15, 2004.

2003

  • Paradigm Development to Identify Driving Deficits in Adults with Attention Hyperactivity Disorder. Johnson & Johnson Center for Pediatric Psychopathology Research. Boston, MA, November 2003.
  • Eye Tracking as a Method of Identifying Age-Related Changes in Driver Behavior. OECD Conference on New Transportation Technologies of Older People, Cambridge, MA. June 24, 2003.