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Roadbuilding
CDOT deploys world’s first autonomous work zone impact protection truck
Not only was this department of transportation the first to use a driverless impact truck to make work zones safer, it also got the first Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle ever built. Watch the video on Equipment World.
August 22, 2017
Machine control
Case unveils SiteControl CoPilot: A simple, affordable dozer machine control system
Case Construction Equipment has introduced a machine control solution for dozers that the company says it is positioning as an affordable bridge between automatic and indicate-only systems. SiteControl CoPilot is available as a retrofit or as a factory-installed option on select Case M Series dozers. The equipment associated with SiteControl CoPilot is an internal measurement […]
August 1, 2017
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Machine control
Side-By-Side: Comparing Cat, Deere, Komatsu and Topcon mast-less dozer GPS systems
GPS* machine control started out as a tangle of aftermarket products all bolted on and wired up as retrofits to existing dozers. These systems revolutionized the operation of dozers, but there were a lot of parts to track and maintain. In the past 18 months, however, several major manufacturers have begun integrating these systems into […]
April 7, 2017
Machine control
Leica unveils new excavator machine control sensors, cloud and web interfaces and collaboration with Deere and Shantui
Leica’s new ConX cloud solution and web interface seamlessly integrates, manages and analyses survey and machine control workflows for heavy construction projects. ConX allows users to share and visualizing positioning, reference models and constructed data. Field and machine control devices connected to ConX can remotely receive and share information and users can visualize the data […]
March 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
California DMV proposes rules for autonomous vehicle testing without a driver
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has released a set of proposed regulations aimed at setting up guidelines for “testing and future deployment” of fully autonomous vehicles. “California has more manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles than any other state and today’s rules continue our leadership with this emerging technology,” says California Transportation Agency Secretary Brian P. […]
March 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Dewberry to study feasibility of autonomous vehicle transportation network in Florida
Professional services firm Dewberry has been selected by Walton County to study the feasibility of an autonomous vehicle transportation network along Country Road 30A. “The possibility of an autonomous vehicle transportation network is very exciting,” says Don Hammack, associate vice president. “This feasibility study will open up many growth opportunities for the transportation industry in […]
February 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Clemson receives $1.4 million to develop technology to eliminate traffic congestion
Clemson University received $1.4 million in startup financing from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the development of a new Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility that will practically make it possible to eliminate car accidents and travel busy roads without stopping for a traffic light, The Newsstand reports. Mashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury, a civil engineering professor who is leading the new […]
January 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
TxDOT, Texas A&M to partner on automated vehicle research
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are planning to partner on testing connected and automated vehicle (CV/AV) technologies on the state highway system. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing guidelines “that would allow TTI to test lab-proven technologies in a real-world environment.” The MOU […]
January 9, 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. […]
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 […]
December 28, 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 “framework for testing HAVs in Pennsylvania that balances public safety with innovation and provides for the flexibility required to keep the state in […]
December 13, 2016
Pickups
Self-driving Ford F-150 in testing at Texas A&M
Texas A&M University has been testing a Ford F-150 that can run autonomously or by remote control. The 2005 truck, upfit by the university’s Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, has been driven several miles in controlled settings. Like its larger Class 8 autonomous counterparts, the pickup undergoes testing while someone sits in the […]
November 25, 2016
Machine control
Trimble intros several updates to field survey tools, SketchUp for use with compact equipment
If you do a lot of work with skid steers, compact track loaders and mini-excavators, Trimble has developed a suite of products that will enable you to do many of the same things as contractors who run big equipment equipped with GPS machine control, but with less hardware and at a lower cost. “Customers have seen the […]
November 17, 2016
Machine control
Hyundai to offer Trimble-ready wheel loaders and excavators
Hyundai used the recent Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas as an opportunity to announce a Trimble-ready option for some of its machines. Selecting this option, which the company says is “coming soon,”  will outfit Hyundai wheel loaders and excavators with factory-installed Trimble machine control and positioning systems. At the Dimensions conference Hyundai displayed four […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
NHTSA proposed guidance aims to improve motor vehicle cybersecurity
The U.S Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity as a means of protecting against “malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access.” “Cybersecurity is a safety issue, and a top priority at the Department,” says Transportation Se. Anthony Foxx. “Our intention with today’s guidance is to […]
October 26, 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 “development and deployment” of automated transportation technologies. “This committee will help determine how, when, and where automated technology will transform the way we move,” says Transportation Sec. […]
October 21, 2016
Battery electric
How Volvo CE is engineering a quarry run by electric loaders and haulers for big cuts to costs and emissions
Volvo Construction Equipment, the Swedish Energy Agency, Skanska Sweden construction firm and two universities have been working on what the group is calling the Electric Site project. The $30 million project is ambitious, aimed at creating an electrified quarry where not only are carbon emissions reduced by up to 95 percent, but also the total […]
October 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
GNSS machine control allows Halley Engineering Contractors to widen Florida’s deadly SR 997 2 months ahead of schedule
In the period from 2005 to 2011, the 36-mile stretch of Florida’s State Road 997 between the city of Homestead and Okeechobee Road to the north, claimed the lives of 28 people—a dozen in 2014 alone. And, in that same time frame, more than 900 others were injured in crashes on the two-lane highway. Though […]
October 13, 2016
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