Inside Steer: Conversations with Experts - Ep. 1 | David Cuneo

Welcome to Inside Steer — a video series where we meet some of the leading voices from across Steer’s North America business. In each episode, we uncover industry insights, career highlights, and perspectives on the sectors shaping the future. In Episode 1, Herb Higginbotham speaks with David Cuneo about how technology and data are transforming travel and urban mobility.

‎Senior Vice President David Cuneo has been with Steer for over 16 years and, in that time, has not only witnessed huge transformations in the highway sector but also been a part of them. 

Starting at Steer in 2009, David was part of the team that originated Steer’s North American operations. Since then, he has been a key part of and eventually led our highways team that has seen the growth of express lanes in the US, advancements in data collection and innovations around dynamic toll pricing that have changed the way highway infrastructure is funded. 

Now, David is at the forefront of new developments that will change the future of highways. Connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs), the connected corridors that facilitate them and electrification are all set to transform the way Americans travel. These next steps, and the public-private partnerships (P3s) that could drive them in the coming decades, form a key part of our discussion. 

“Seeing these advances does make the job more interesting, seeing how the world is going to change and being able to look at that and be a part of that is exciting,” says David.

“Being involved in projects that improve transportation mobility for locations all across the country has excited me for some time." 

"Knowing that you get to work on projects that result in real, tangible infrastructure that gets built shortly after is exciting."