Irving Mejia-Hilario

The IIHS says consumers want safeguards at the forefront for vehicles with automated technology such as lane centering, automated lane changing and driver monitoring.

"We want it to be a collaborative process. Our anchors here are the common goals that we share with universities around transportation," said John Lankford, Spin's head of campus partnerships.

Electrify Expo, North America's largest EV festival, kicked off its 2022 calendar in California this month.