CEBC MENA

S2. E6. Automated Vehicles: Why, How and When? From Dubai to Minnesota

This episode hosts Kristin R. White, Executive Director ǀ Connected & Automated Vehicles Office (CAV-X) and Dr. Ismail Zohdy, Programme Manager of Self-Driving Transport Strategy at Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA). In this episode of the CEBC MENA podcast, Michael Carrol discusses the future of autonomous vehicles in both the US and the Middle East with the two experts. The episode touches on different topics including the current strategies for autonomous vehicles in Dubai and Minnesota, challenges and the people's perception to AVs and how to change it and when we expect to see fully AVs on the roads among other topics.

S2. E5: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in the MENA Region: Challenges vs Opportunities

In this episode, Sam Alawiye, CEO of GreenParking discusses electric vehicle infrastructure in the UAE, the role of public private partnerships in accelerating the EV infrastructure market and how GreenParking has contributed to the development of the EV market in the UAE. This episode's partner is generously sponsored by GreenParking.

S2. E4: Mobility Behavior in MENA vs USA (Car Pride)

In this episode, Dr. Joanna Moody, Research Program Manager at MIT Energy Initiative's Mobility Systems Center, discusses her research on the people's mobility behavior in the US and the MENA regions and how different they are and her research survey on the so-called "Car Pride" across the US and the MENA countries and how this is constructed. This episode's partner is MIT Mobility Initiative and generously sponsored by The Hollings Center for International Dialogue.

S2. Ep3: Alternative fuels and powertrains: MENA vs USA

In this episode of the CEBC MENA Podcast, our guest speakers discuss the recent technological developments in new energy vehicles in the USA and the MENA regions, the impact of these technological advancements on the adoption rate of these new energy vehicles, the life cycle emissions from those different new energy vehicles in both regions and which technology is predicted to be more mainstream in each region. Guest speakers are: - Randell Field, Executive Director at Mobility Systems Center - MIT Energy Initiative. - Dr. Rubal Dua, Research Fellow at Kind Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) This episode's partner is MIT Mobility Initiative and generously sponsored by The Hollings Center for International Dialogue.

S2. Ep2: Impact of COVID-19 on Public Transit and Shared Mobility in MENA vs USA

In this episode, our guest experts discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public transit and shared mobility sectors in both the MENA and the USA regions. They discuss the impact from different angels including the people's mobility behaviour, role of the government policies, the role of technology and other interesting aspects. Our guest speakers for this episode are Dr. Ayman Smadi, Director of MENA and Center for Transport Excellence at the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and Prof. Jinhua Zhao, Director of MIT Mobility Initiative and Professor of City & Transportation Planning at MIT. This episode is in partnership with MIT and sponsored by the Hollings Center for International Dialogue.