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Bryant Walker Smith
OccupationAcademic and lawyer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
New York University School of Law
SubjectRegulation of self-driving cars
Employer(s)University of South Carolina
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Notable worksAutomated Vehicles are Probably Legal in the United States
Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles J3016_201806

Bryant Walker Smith is a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, a professor (by courtesy) at the University of South Carolina School of Engineering, and affiliate scholar at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.[1][2] In December of 2023, he was appointed as vice chair of the United States Department of Transportation's Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC)[3].

Education

Smith received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and worked as a transportation engineer for Strand Associates between 2003 and 2005.[4][5] He went on to receive his J.D. and LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University School of Law in 2009.[6]

Professional Career

In 2012, Smith led Stanford University's Legal Aspects of Automated Driving Program, and taught the first legal course in automated driving[7][8]. He served as Chair of the Emerging Technology Law Committee of the Transportation Research Board between 2013 and 2019,[9] and as a member of SAE International's On-Road Automated Vehicle Standards Committee,[10] he co-authored the J3016 Levels of Driving Automation,[11][12][13] a six-level classification system for automated systems which is widely cited in the automotive industry[14] and since publication has been adopted by regulatory agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.[15] Smith drafted a model law for the Uniform Law Commission in 2019,[16] which "offers model statutory language for adapting US state vehicle codes to automated driving."[17] He has been a faculty member of the University of South Carolina since 2014.[18]

References

  1. ^ "University of South Carolina School of Law Faculty Directory". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "DOT Launches New Advisory Committee to Help Shape Federal Approach to Transportation Innovation". Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Walker Smith, Bryant (December 19, 2012). "Managing Autonomous Transportation Demand" (PDF). Santa Clara Law Review. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "City of Madison Pioneer Neighborhood Development Plan" (PDF). April 20, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Institute for International Law and Justice". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Profile: Bryant Walker Smith". Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Wall Street Journal". December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "National Academy of Engineering Biography". Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Stanford Cyberlaw Blog: SAE Levels of Driving Automation". Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Walker Smith, Bryant (February 22, 2022). "Autonomous Driving Levels and Minimal Risk Conditions with Bryant Walker Smith" (Interview). Interviewed by Jonathan Negretti. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to On-Road Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems J3016_201401". Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "SAE On-Road Automated Driving (ORAD) Committee". Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Institute for SAE International Blog". May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Federal Automated Vehicles Policy" (PDF). NHTSA, U.S. September 2016. p. 9. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "Uniform Law Commission". Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  17. ^ "Uniform Law Commission Archives". Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  18. ^ "University of South Carolina School of Law Faculty Directory". Retrieved December 23, 2022.

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