Jeff Loftus

Jeff Loftus is the Chief of the Technology Division in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Office of Analysis, Research and Technology. He has 30 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Transportation in research and technology area with a focus on improving large truck and motorcoach safety.

The focus of his division is to identify, test and support the deployment of technology to improve truck and bus safety. His division oversees the FMCSA's Innovative Technology Deployment grant program that provides $20M per year to States to deploy Intelligent Transportation Systems for commercial vehicle operations.

He is currently leading a team of safety engineers and researchers focusing on various topics to enable the safe on-road testing and commercial deployment of automated trucking applications. These topics include truck driver human factors, sensor maintenance, vehicle component performance, AV roadside inspection procedures and cybersecurity.

He is also engaged in partnership with the ATA and the OOIDA called "Tech-Celerate Now" in promoting the increased use of driver assisting technology such as automatic emergency braking and blind spot warning systems by fleets and independent owner-operators.

 

Session

3A Session: "CMV Crash Prevention Technology"