1月13日消息，據(jù)國外媒體報(bào)道，蘋果對未來交通運(yùn)輸和無人駕駛汽車項(xiàng)目抱有遠(yuǎn)大野心的一個(gè)征兆就是，一名蘋果高管加入了美國新成立的一個(gè)交通監(jiān)管委員會。

美國交通部周四宣布，該部組建了一個(gè)新的自動化委員會（Automation Committee），主要負(fù)總責(zé)對自動化交通提出建議。蘋果的環(huán)境、政策和社會項(xiàng)目副總裁，前奧巴馬的政府官員麗莎·約翰遜（Lisa Jackson）也加入了該委員會。

當(dāng)然，她并非唯一加入該委員會的科技巨頭高管。該委員會共有25名成員，與約翰遜一起加入委員會的還有Alphabet（谷歌母公司）自動駕駛汽車項(xiàng)目Waymo的CEO John Krafcik，還有來自Uber、亞馬遜、Zoox（神秘的無人車初創(chuàng)公司）、Lyft和Hyperloop One的高管。

該委員會將由通用公司CEO MaryBarra共同主持。

下周，新成立的委員會將召開第一次會議，將“立即著手自動化汽車的發(fā)展與部署上，并就交通部繼續(xù)進(jìn)行相關(guān)研究、實(shí)施相關(guān)政策及開展相關(guān)監(jiān)管的必要性作出決定”。

隨著科技的發(fā)展，自動化將在交通運(yùn)輸?shù)母鱾€(gè)領(lǐng)域充當(dāng)重要的角色，如汽車、公交車、火車、飛機(jī)和UAS（無人機(jī)）系統(tǒng)。而該委員會在自動化帶來的機(jī)遇和挑戰(zhàn)中，扮演的角色至關(guān)重要。他們需要開放溝通渠道，以便利益相關(guān)者能夠?qū)W習(xí)和收到最新的反饋。

去年12月份，蘋果對國家公路交通安全管理局證實(shí)，公司正在研發(fā)無人駕駛汽車。目前，蘋果無人駕駛汽車項(xiàng)目 “Project Titan”有約1000名員工，雖然蘋果很有可能只是研發(fā)自動駕駛汽車軟件，而并非自己造車。（露天）

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新自動化委員會25名成員名單

Co-Chair: Mary Barra- General Motors, Chairman and CEO

Co-Chair: Eric Garcetti- Mayor of Los Angeles, CA

Vice Chair: Dr. J. Chris Gerdes- Stanford University, Professor of Engineering

Gloria Boyland- FedEx, Corporate Vice President, Operations & Service Support

Robin Chase- Zipcar; Buzzcar; Veniam, Co-founder of Zipcar and Veniam

Douglas Chey- Hyperloop One, Senior Vice President of Systems Development

Henry Claypool- Community Living Policy Center, Policy Director

Mick Cornett- Mayor of Oklahoma City, OK

Mary “Missy” Cummings- Duke University, Director, Humans and Autonomy Lab, Pratt School of Engineering

Dean Garfield- Information Technology Industry Council, President and CEO

Mary Gustanski- Delphi Automotive, Vice President of Engineering & Program Management

Debbie Hersman- National Safety Council, President and CEO

Rachel Holt- Uber, Regional General Manager, United States and Canada

Lisa Jackson- Apple, Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives

Tim Kentley-Klay- Zoox, Co-founder and CEO

John Krafcik- Waymo, CEO

Gerry Murphy- Amazon, Senior Corporate Counsel, Aviation

Robert Reich- University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

Keller Rinaudo- Zipline International, CEO

Chris Spear- American Trucking Association (ATA), President and CEO

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger- Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., Founder and CEO

Bryant Walker Smith- University of South Carolina, Assistant Professor, School of Law and (by courtesy) School of Engineering

Jack Weekes- State Farm Insurance, Operations Vice President, Innovation Team

Ed Wytkind- President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

John Zimmer- Lyft, Co-founder and President