{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Urban Innovate TALKS","title":"#9 How Austin Is Preparing for Robotaxis | Rachel Castignoli","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2521,"description":"Austin is becoming one of the United States’ most active environments for robotaxis and autonomous vehicles. But how can a city prepare for these deployments when regulatory authority largely sits with the state?\nDr. Henriette Cornet speaks with Rachel Castignoli from the City of Austin’s Transportation and Public Works Department about the city’s approach to autonomous mobility.\nThey discuss Texas’ evolving regulatory framework, Austin’s public AV incident dashboard, first-responder training, Vision Zero, curb management, transit automation and workforce impacts. Rachel also shares how the city works with companies such as Waymo, Tesla and Zoox—and why infrastructure improvements made for autonomous vehicles can benefit everyone using the road.\nThe conversation offers practical lessons for cities seeking to prepare for robotaxis while improving safety, accessibility and urban mobility.\nGuest: Rachel Castignoli, City of Austin\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-c-46521690/\nAustin Autonomous Vehicles Program and AV Incident Dashboard:\nhttps://www.austintexas.gov/transportation-public-works/autonomous-vehicles\nTexas Automated Vehicles Regulatory Program:\nhttps://www.txdmv.gov/AVprogram\nThe AV Safety Perception Study & other Urban Innovate resources:\nhttps://urban-innovate.com/resources/\nUrban Innovate TALKS is hosted by Dr. Henriette Cornet, founder & CEO of Urban Innovate—an advisory, training and research firm at the intersection of autonomous vehicles, urban innovation and sustainable mobility.\nhttps://urban-innovate.com\nMusic: “Over the Mountains” — Infraction Music\nMusic from #InAudio: inaudio.org ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ucUo0ol3s0DHG-E2hZOIML0aXgVCVVgT0ANb9EQY4C4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YWQ0/NmYwMWM1ZTZiMGRk/NjljNjM0NDJlNDUx/YzliNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}