Ashley Nylen, PMP

Ashley Nylen, PMP
Senior Strategist, HASS COE
ashley.nylen@dot.gov

Ashley Nylen is a Senior Strategist for Surface Automation at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE), providing expertise in automated and emerging technology deployment, data, and research. She also served as the Acting Assistant Director of Program Development & Strategy at HASS COE. Ashley has served in the public sector for over 14 years, with 11 of those years focused in the connected and automated technology space. Prior to joining USDOT in 2022, Ashley served as the Assistant Director of Mobility Technology at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). She led CDOT’s strategy for connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies in Colorado and was the state’s subject matter expert on advanced vehicle technologies. Prior to joining CDOT, Ashley led the Automated Driving Systems Research Division with the University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute. She led the center’s research on advanced driver assistance systems and automated vehicles with a focus on human factors and driver understanding. Ashley received an M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning and a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Iowa.