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To inquire about speaking or consulting engagements, please send an email to Dale Neef (dneef@daleneef.com) or use the contact form below...

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Recent Articles about the Autonomous Vehicles Economy by Dale Neef...

"When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s time municipalities got into the driver’s seat" - The self-driving Tesla may be with us someday, writes Dale Neef. But when it comes to connected and autonomous technologies, municipal planners and elected officials need to get in the driver’s seat...

"Will Self-Driving Vehicles Finally Bring Broadband to Rural America?" - Dale Neef says that autonomous vehicles will need ubiquitous connectivity, and there's a role for government and industry to finally make it happen.

"Infrastructure, connectivity, and the two-tier American economy" - Transportation infrastructure is no longer just about readable road signs or repainting no-passing zone stripes; says Dale Neef. From now on, it’s all about connectivity...

"Driving Change" Dale Neef says that local governments can prepare now for a seismic change in transportation...

"High-speed Broadband, Autonomous Vehicles and Small-town and Rural Communities" - Dale Neef writes that the lack of high-speed broadband has hampered economic growth in small-town and rural America for the past two decades, and could mean these communities will be largely excluded from AVs.

"Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles is a Local Government Reality" - Managers and policymakers should take advantage of the time still available to think through and agree on their community’s principles and priorities, writes Dale Neef

"Unsettled Topics Concerning
Automated Driving Systems and
the Transportation Ecosystem" - In this SAE EDGE report, six senior industry leaders describe sectors of the current automotive ecosystem and the manner in which AV technology can potentially reshape them...

Recent Speaking Engagements

"Covid, Climate, China, Connectivity and Consolidation: How 2020 Changed the Evolution of Autonomous Vehicles and
What That Means for Local Government Planning and Financing of CAV Projects in the US," Dr. Dale Neef, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Travel Forecasting Subcommittee (TFS) webinar, January 15th, 2021

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101" Education for Maryland Counties, Small Towns and Satellite Cities," Columbia, Maryland, February 5th, 2020

"How to Make Your Small Town Autonomous Vehicle Friendly," American Planning Association Virginia Chapter Webinar, November 26, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Education for Texas Small Towns, Counties and Satellite Cities," Austin, TX, October 2, 2019

"Pinal County Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Seminar (CAV101)," Florence, AZ, September 26, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicle 101 Education for Kentucky Small Towns and Satellite Cities," Louisville, KY, September 18, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101 Education for Small Towns and Satellite Cities in the Tampa-Sarasota-Cape Coral Corridor," Sarasota, FL, August 29, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101 Education for Louisiana Counties, Small Towns and Satellite Cities," New Orleans, LA, August 22, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101 Education for Nebraska Counties, Small Towns and Satellite Cities," Lincoln, Nebraska, August 8, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicle 101 Education for Central Florida Counties, Small Towns and Satellite Cities, Lakeland, FL, July 18, 2019

"Autonomous Vehicles 101 Education for Yuma City and Surrounding Towns," Yuma, AZ, June 12, 2019

"Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101 for Arizona Municipalities: Collaborative Seminar with Arizona State University," Tempe, AZ, March 14, 2019

“Autonomous Vehicles & The City: Real Time Urban Test Bed,” Impact Cities, Las Vegas, NV, December 4-5, 2018

“How to Make Your Small Town Autonomous Vehicle Friendly,” Virginia Planning Association, webinar, November 26, 2018

“Telecommunications and Autonomous Vehicles,” APA Policy and Advocacy Conference, State Policy Training, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2018

“Will AVs Stop at the Big-City Line?” ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles USA, Novi Michigan, October 16-17, 2018

"Grassroots Shared Mobility Strategies for Rural and Low-Density Environments,” 2018 National Shared Mobility Summit, Chicago. Il, March 12-14, 2018

"Understanding Rural Broadband Technology Options,” APA Technology Division, Webinar, June 15, 2018

“Ohio Planners' Municipal Broadband 101 Gabfest,” Ohio Planning Association, Athens, OH, September 29, 2017

"Minnesota Planners' Municipal Broadband Gabfest,” APA Minnesota 2017 Annual Planning Conference, Mankato, MN, September 28, 2017