PCI to Host Forum on Navigating the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 26 -- The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America issued the following news release:

On Monday, October 30, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) will host a forum featuring industry leaders discussing the rapidly emerging future of autonomous vehicles and how the private sector, safety community, and government are preparing America to move forward.

The discussion will focus on the opportunities and the challenges associated with highly automated vehicles. Automated vehicles hold great promise for reducing the number of deaths and accidents on our nation's roads, as well as providing increased mobility for disabled and aging populations. In order to realize those benefits, questions must be answered about safety regulation, security, and privacy protections, as well as vehicle data access and sharing.

WHO: Ann Marie Lewis, Director of Safety and Technology Policy, Alliance of Auto Manufacturers

Patrick Lyden, Senior Public Policy Manager, Uber

Russ Martin, Director of Government Relations, Governors Highway Safety Association

Robert Passmore, Assistant Vice President, PCI

David Zuby, Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

WHAT: Forum on Navigating the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

WHEN: Monday, October 30, 12:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: 2043 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

NOTE: The event will be live-streamed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/baCxef3tstJ

Media should RSVP to Eileen.Gilligan@pciaa.net