Business Drivers That Influence Information Systems Development

May: Wiley Deck, former deputy administrator, FMCSA, hired by Plus as vice president of government affairs and public policy.

March: Nicole Nason, former administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, hired by Cavnue as chief safety officer and head of external affairs.Department of Transportation, hired by Locomation as vice president of policy and strategy. February: Finch Fulton, former deputy assistant secretary of policy, U.S.In between Mullen and Chao, at least five other officials serving at agencies responsible for vehicle safety went directly from their government posts to companies involved with autonomous vehicles: Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joined the board of directors of Embark Trucks to provide “extensive public and private sector leadership experience that will further strengthen Embark’s position in the AV industry,” the company stated. The first, Jim Mullin, former acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was hired by TuSimple in September 2020 to serve as the San Diego-based company’s chief legal and risk officer. But with so much riding on shifting gears within this multibillion-dollar industry from testing to commercial production - and with former regulators able to leverage government connections to help guide policy - will safety take a back seat to profits?Īt least seven top-level federal officials in position to influence truck safety policy have moved into the autonomous vehicle (AV) sector - trucking in particular - over the past 12 months. The biggest names in autonomous trucking scored major wins by recruiting top officials from the Trump administration into their ranks over the past 12 months. The Forum at FreightWaves LIVE (Fall 2019).

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Business Drivers That Influence Information Systems Development