JOHN NILES

Since 2018, Global Telematics' president John Niles has been focused on writing and following up on new concepts that explain and advance vehicle automation. The textbook for this effort was co-authored with Canadian Bern Grush: The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles (Elsevier, 2018). Both authors are available for educational presentations, workshops, and consulting on the concepts in the book, doing business as Grush Niles Strategic... In 2017, Global Telematics' president John Niles worked on two projects that bear on the future of personal mobility. Around Seattle-Tacoma, Global Telematics spun off non-profit think tank, Center for Advanced Transportation and Energy Solutions, CATES, conducts educational programs on advanced planning that spurs the deployment of increasingly automated passenger vehicles. An overview of how these vehicles affect sustainability is provided in a chapter of the book, Road Vehicle Automation..

Primary location: Seattle United States