Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), the Chair of the New York State Senate Science, Technology, Incubation And Entrepreneurship Committee, today is announcing that he will participate in a panel discussion on “Automated Vehicles: Principles for Testing in Urban Centers”, this Friday, December 9, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the PFIZER AUDITORIUM at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering located at 5 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.

The discussion will focus on the United States Department of Transportation’s recommendation that each state government assemble an automated vehicle task force to plan holistically for automated vehicles and develop a regulatory framework. There will be a particular focus on New York State and New York City policies, plans and legislation as a baseline case study and compare challenges and opportunities.

Senator Golden will offer remarks on how automated vehicles if operated appropriately can significantly improve roadway safety, however Senator Golden has reservations in regard to the impact on New York’s labor market.  Senator Golden is also focused on the potential for cyber security and data privacy concerns increasing, as vehicles become more integrated with the internet.

The panel will also include City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the NYC Council Transportation Committee,  Michael Replogle, Deputy Commissioner for Policy at the NYC Department of Transportation and Rodney Stiles, Assistant Commissioner for Data & Technology at the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Members of the media are encouraged to attend.