Billy Riggs

Urban tech, transport & city plan Lead+Inspire @usfca @intncity @SFLuvCommunity; Fmr @justbusiness @calpoly @uscg; Run + @billyriggsband

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

I’m “team Harry”. @TheRideshareGuy great points about @Waymo’s expanding ODD. I’d also love to see the apples-to-apples comparison in SF to really assess if @Uber is gaining market share. I’m skeptical. https://t.co/0KE5D53Lbk

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

@emmymrtin Keep in mind the culpability @cityofsanfran has in the July 4 event you cited in your article; which emphasizes that these situations are outliers & many times based on human error not tech. Challenges of integration. Poor planning has been well documented by @sfstandard.

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

As mayor, I can never accept hate directed at a member of our community. The language directed at Sen. Wiener yesterday was targeted, hateful, and antisemitic. In San Francisco, we welcome disagreement and respectful dialogue around issues many of us feel passionately about—but we cannot allow harassment and threats of violence.

If you’re out celebrating Pride this weekend, I want you to be able to do it safely. Let’s also look out for each other so we can all have a great weekend. We are at our best as a city when we celebrate each other, and I’m looking forward to doing that tomorrow.

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

@VolpeUSDOT @Research_USDOT @USDOT Glad to have been part of this.

[Volpe USDOT @VolpeUSDOT]

Innovation in transportation isn’t just a tech problem—it’s a systems integration problem.

Key insights from the annual 2026 Netherlands-U.S. Transportation Innovation Symposium:
· Move Beyond Pilots: One-off demos aren't enough. We need sustained R&D for the most promising ideas to scale.
· Operational Readiness: Building trust & navigating gov systems is harder than writing code.
· The Hardware Gap: While software scales easily, hardware is harder. We need to close the investment gap for hardware innovations.
Great dialogue between @USDOT, @Rijkswaterstaat, @NLintheUSA, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis, Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid (KiM), @UmichMcity, and the Autonomous Vehicles and the City Initiative on moving from ideas to deployment.

Find the report here: https://t.co/2OBvmErXlL.

Learn more about our Transportation Planning team’s work at https://t.co/5buRv2oeeg.

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

@fchollet Even if vehicle can be delivered at that cost, there’s no way all components come in at $20k; we have done the build up in my lab & market is not seeing that level of cost compression. Hard to get <$100k.

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was a legendary voice for the voiceless, powerful civil rights champion and trailblazer extraordinaire.

For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all.

We are thankful for the incredible service of Rev. Jesse Jackson to the nation and his profound sacrifice as the people’s champion.

May he forever rest in power.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Source: https://t.co/KGzsrupXN7

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

LiDAR Drip #autonomousvehicles https://t.co/I4ssV6S0Xu via @YouTube

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

Beautiful day to talk #AV research at @UCBerkeley

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

An #autonomousvehicle wouldn’t drive right past me without picking me up when I was standing at a bus stop, but my @SFMTA_Muni bus drivers sure do that on a regular basis. Come on. This is why transit is so stigmatized by choice riders. We can do better.

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

Proud @UCBerkeley 🐻 today. Thx for your 💪 eloquent words @richlyons. https://t.co/tvKoW5bkO2 via @NYTimes

[Mineta Transportation Institute @MinetaTrans]

🚀 Day 2 Recap: Transportation Technology & Innovation!

Yesterday, MiSTA students explored how tech is shaping the future of mobility. The day began with MTI Research Associate Dr. William Riggs (@billyriggs), who shared insights on the growing role of AI in transportation.

[Vision Zero Network @Visionzeronet]

AVs promise a safer future, but can they deliver? Join our Oct. 24 webinar to explore the pros, cons & steps needed to make AVs fit the #SafeSystem approach. Join the conversation w/ @zoox @bikesv @billyriggs @sfgov @ASweetPlanner
Sign up: https://t.co/XFyWDOj5XJ

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

🤔 🤔 🤔 https://t.co/IONDz6syVg

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

@kvogt And.... we are in agreement...

[JPER PlanningJournal @JPER7]

How to Educate Professionals to Shape Today’s Digital Cities?🌐

Scholars @rgoodspeed , @allisonlassiter @penn_planning , @billyriggs @USFSOM et al answer this in our recent article!

Go to the link to read it!📲 https://t.co/uQ7XMmTxqu

[Robert Goodspeed @rgoodspeed]

New commentary just out! "More than Analytics: Five Approaches to Educating Professionals to Shape Today’s Digital Cities" with Paige Clayton (Georgia Tech), Jamaal Green (UPenn), @allisonlassiter (UPenn), @billyriggs (USF) & Bev Wilson (UVA) https://t.co/fSrKwl9kqX

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

Political move that good policy doesn’t support. 😔 via @NYTimes https://t.co/oda8REYJAB

[Billy Riggs @billyriggs]

@lighthouse_sf CEO Sharon Giovinazzo's vision for #AVs from our annual @USFSOM @usfca #AutonomousVehicles & the City symposium was just so amazing and on point. Thank you @HenrietteCornet for highlighting this on #AVDay24!!! https://t.co/PimQAXLv1d