Hilary Cain, director of know-how and innovation coverage at Toyota Motor North America Inc., is broadening her affect on Capitol Hill with a brand new function.

Cain, 42, is becoming a member of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation as the auto lobbying group's vp of know-how, innovation and mobility, the place she is going to work on the coverage aspect to drive consensus on key points impacting the trade.

"We're within the midst of an unbelievable transformation in mobility that can result in safer, extra accessible and extra handy choices for shoppers," Cain stated in a press release. "Trade, authorities and different stakeholders have to work collectively to implement insurance policies that can pave the best way for these improvements and be sure that we are able to notice the advantages these applied sciences will carry."

Cain's first day within the new function will likely be April 13.

She joined Toyota in 2012 because the tech and innovation coverage guru a task she primarily carved out and developed. Throughout that point, she led the Japanese...