Upcoming Events & Latest News

November 2023

Hello URF Member 

 

We invite you to register for our November 16th Municipal Readiness webinar featuring global transport planning expert Prof. Peter Jones. It is sure to be an informative session and we hope you will engage in our lively Q&A as well!

 

Register for Nov 16th Webinar

 This newsletter also includes:

  • Upcoming Events

  • Update: Municipal Guides

  • YouTube - webinar recordings

  • ICYMI - News, Podcast, Global Events 

Register today for our Upcoming Events

 

November 16, 2023 12pm ET
(5pm London, UK)

Introducing robots onto sidewalks and public spaces: challenges and opportunities: features global transport planning expert, Prof. Peter Jones - University College London

 
Register Now
 

December 6, 2023 12pm ET

Hosted by CITM (Centre for Integrated Transportation & Mobility)

Bern Grush will present a talk on "Beyond Safety Standards: Designing for User Acceptance"
Eventbrite registration link below

 
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Update: Municipal Guides

 

The first edition of URFs "Municipal Guides to PMRs" will be published in January 2024. Members will be reviewing the almost final version of the Executive Guide at our Workshop (#5) - new date: November 28th! An email invitation will be sent to all members next week.


** NEW MEMBER BENEFIT ** We are collecting member input for the Discovery Guide. Members (and/or sponsors) interested in providing a use-case, success story, research findings, or request for pilot project collaborators can contact Bern or Lee (time is of the essence - please don't delay!).

 

There is a new Sponsorship page on our website that includes additional background on the target audiences for each publication. Please let us know if you wish to sponsor these publications or know an organization that might find it valuable to do so: leestj@urbanroboticsfoundation.org

 

We invite everyone to pre-order your free copy of the Executive Guide by entering your contact information in the pop-up on our website, or the form at the top of the Sponsorship page.

YouTube - webinar recordings

You will find recordings of most of our Municipal Readiness webinars on our YouTube channel. Below are quick links to the two October events:

 

PMRs: Mobility Utopia? or Urban Catastrophe? Fireside Chat with Fahad Shuja, Fortran Traffic

 
Click to View
 

Mobility Innovation & Next Generation Infrastructure Considerations with Greg Rodriguez, Stantec

 
Click to View

In the News - ICYMI

 

  • California suspends Cruise's Robotaxi License (BNN Bloomberg article)

  • Tomorrow.Mobility conference in Barcelona, SP (Nov 7-9)

  • URF welcomes Robotics Australia Group as a global partner

  • EIT Urban Mobility posts article about URF's Municipal Guides

  • Bern Grush podcast interview on Australia's ENE.HUB Urban Life Enabled

We rely on member support to continue to publish and do the great work of preparing the ecosystem for PMRs. Please refer us to your colleagues and help us strengthen the network.

 
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