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Dr. Nidhi Kalra

Seventy-five years of patient work, and a door held open for you.

Transportation electrification and autonomy.

Senior Information Scientist

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Dr. Nidhi Kalra is a researcher in Futurecraft's RAND Network, the world's most trusted intellectual access layer, anchored in 75 years of RAND policy methodology and continuously verified against primary sources (last verified 2026-06-05).

Senior Information Scientist at RAND known for foundational work on autonomous vehicles, transportation electrification, and the policy questions surrounding emerging mobility technology.

Their work spans 1 research domain on Futurecraft, Energy, and connects to live Question Networks, Strategic Salons, and Research-to-Reality opportunities organized around those domains.

Biography

Senior Information Scientist at RAND known for foundational work on autonomous vehicles, transportation electrification, and the policy questions surrounding emerging mobility technology.

Research Domains

Key Work

  • , RAND Report · Driving to Safety (autonomous vehicle testing)
  • , Studies on electrification of fleets and the grid implications
  • , Frameworks for state regulation of autonomous mobility

Suggested Collaboration Questions

  • What evidence threshold should autonomous systems meet before broad deployment?
  • Where is the electrified transportation transition most likely to collide with grid reality?
  • Which mobility outcomes are policymakers optimizing for that they shouldn't be?

Source Attribution

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