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Roadbuilding
Transportation secretary nominee Chao cites safety, private investment, technology in hearing
President-elect Donald Trumpâs Transportation Secretary nominee Elaine Chao highlighted safety, private investment and technology during her nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 11. Chao previously served as Labor Secretary under George W. Bush and as Deputy Transportation Secretary under George H.W. Bush, so she has a close familiarity with [âŠ]
January 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
PennDOT applies to become USDOT proving ground for automated vehicle tech
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation to become a designated Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Pilot location. The Pennsylvania Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force recently developed guidance for creating policies for overseeing testing of highly automated vehicles for PennDOT. The guidelines are open to public comment through Jan. [âŠ]
January 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Maryland DOT seeks approval for testing autonomous vehicles on I-95
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking approval to designate part of Interstate 95 as a future automated vehicle (AV) testing and deployment area. The proposal asks to make the designation for I-95 from Aberdeen Proving Ground to the Fort Meade/University of Maryland region. It [âŠ]
December 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT proposes vehicle-to-vehicle communication requirement for new light-duty vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a proposed rule for a requirement that all new light-duty vehicles be equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology to aid in crash avoidance. âWe are carrying the ball as far as we can to realize the potential of transportation technology to save lives,â says Transportation Secretary Anthony [âŠ]
December 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Penn. offers testing recommendations for Highly Automated Vehicles
The Pennsylvania Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force has developed guidance for creating policies for overseeing testing of highly automated vehicles (HAV). The goal of the task force was to create a âframework for testing HAVs in Pennsylvania that balances public safety with innovation and provides for the flexibility required to keep the state in [âŠ]
December 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
PacTrans receives $14 million from USDOT for mobility research
The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) has received a $14 million grant over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the departmentâs recent University Transportation Centers (UTC) grants program recipients. PacTrans is one of 10 regional UTCs in the U.S. and covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The University of Washington [âŠ]
December 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio to make 35 miles of US 33 a Smart Mobility Corridor for smart road tech testing
Ohio is turning 35 miles of U.S. 33 near Dublin into a Smart Mobility Corridor, along which the Ohio Department of Transportation is installing $15 million in highway technology features to test autonomous and connected vehicle features. âSome of the worldâs foremost automotive researchers are working here in Ohio, at both ends of this corridor, and [âŠ]
December 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT to create advisory committee for automation in transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is establishing an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) made up of 15 individuals to help set federal policy for the âdevelopment and deploymentâ of automated transportation technologies. âThis committee will help determine how, when, and where automated technology will transform the way we move,â says Transportation Sec. [âŠ]
October 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
These are the 4 award-winning videos in ARTBAâs 6th annual Student Transportation Video Contest
The four winners of this yearâs Student Transportation Video Contest sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research and Education Division touched on separate issues impacting transportation infrastructure, covering transit, funding, autonomous vehicles and work zone safety. ARTBA announced the winners during its recent National Convention in Tucson. The contest is held [âŠ]
October 21, 2016
Vocational
How Cat is using the 793F haul truck to bring automation to more machines
Caterpillar first started internal discussions on autonomous trucks back in 1996, says Jim Hawkins, director of the companyâs mining technology enabled solutions, âbut really we didnât start in earnest until 2012. We really wanted to focus on how to make an autonomous truck outperform a truck with an operator.â Company executives, including Hawkins and Cat group [âŠ]
September 27, 2016
Class 7-8
Automation to transform trucking âfaster than most think,â forecasters say
The trucking industry is on the precipice of 10 to 20 years of change unlike itâs ever experienced, says transportation economist NoĂ«l Perry, and carriers and haulers who want to survive these changes must be prepared for them, he said. âThe last major change we had was deregulation,â he said. âAnd it had only a [âŠ]
September 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT releases Federal Automated Vehicles Policy guidelines for autonomous vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSA) has issued the long-awaited Federal Automated Vehicles Policy covering guidance for automated/autonomous vehicles on the nationâs highways. The 116-page document, available here, covers four main categories: Vehicle Performance Guidance for Automated Vehicles; Model State Policy; NHTSAâs Current Regulatory Tools; and Modern [âŠ]
September 20, 2016
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