Bryant Walker Smith is a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School and the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) whose current research focuses on the law and policy of self-driving vehicles. Prior to joining Stanford, he clerked for the Honorable Evan J. Wallach at the United States Court of International Trade. Bryant is also a member of the New York Bar and a former transportation engineer who has worked on infrastructure issues in the United States and throughout Europe. He holds an LL.M. in international legal studies and a J.D. (cum laude) from New York University School of Law as well as a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Bryant routinely presents at major conferences, including the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)’s Driverless Car Summit, the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s Workshop on the Future of Road Vehicle Automation as well as its 51st Annual Workshop on Transportation Law, and the Santa Clara Law Review’s Symposium on the Legal Implications of Autonomous Driving. He also guest lectures and, this autumn, will teach the first-ever course on the legal aspects of autonomous driving. His white paper on the legality of self-driving vehicles and his law review article on managing autonomous travel demand are both forthcoming, his autonomous driving blog is read within industry and government, and he is frequently interviewed for national print and radio media. Bryant also serves on SAE International’s On-Road Autonomous Vehicle Standards Committee, and he regularly consults with other lawyers, researchers, managers, and government officials.