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Roadbuilding

USDOT commits to accelerating autonomous vehicle safety innovations

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently outlined at the North American International Auto Show several initiatives set for 2016 to remove “potential roadblocks” to integrating technology to improve vehicle safety, mobility and sustainability. Foxx also announced President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal would include roughly $4 billion for connected vehicle system pilot programs over a […]

January 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Foxx says USDOT has no plans for national regulations on autonomous cars

Driverless cars might be the way of the future, but the U.S. Department of Transportation has no plans to speed down that road. Well, not yet at least. According to The Detroit News, U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx said at the CES Trade Show on Thursday that while it’s not out of the question for lawmakers in […]

January 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nevada governor pushes for NDOT officials to lead the self-driving vehicle revolution

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval wants his state to be at the forefront of the potential autonomous vehicle revolution. Sandoval said June 8 Nevada Department of Transportation officials should add support for self-driving cars into the state’s $550+ million highway project in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Sun reported. He added he hopes the state can play […]

June 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Is Chevrolet’s wild self-driving FNR electric concept car a glimpse of autonomous highways of the future?

[imagebrowser id=241] At the Shanghai auto show this week, Chevrolet has unveiled a driverless car that should excite anyone who ever loved Hot Wheels as a kid. This electric, self-driving car concept looks straight out of the future that, if we’re all honest, we imagine when we think about how cars of the future should look. I’ll let […]

April 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Technology is changing transportation at high speed. How DOTs can adapt now

As the world changes with the rapid advancement of connected devices and technologies, so must the transportation industry. In a business area where change is sluggish, departments of transportation across the country must adapt quickly to the evolving technologies that are going to impact their operations and budget. Connectedness. Big Data. Automation. There are at […]

April 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Seismic tech shift led by Apple, Google and Tesla will rock transportation and the commercial truck market

If you follow me on Twitter you know I tweet out stories I run across that highlight new technology in the automotive industry, in addition to more trucking-specific content. Every now and then someone will say to me, “What’s the deal? Do you want to be an automotive journalist?” Well—I already am an automotive journalist, […]

March 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

California DMV creates self-driving car regulations

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is working to create regulations for self-driving cars like the vehicle Google is developing, according to a report from KFSN-TV. Governor Jerry Brown last year signed a law allowing the vehicles to operate in the state. The state’s DMV is considering rules that would answer questions that have previously […]

June 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

Tesla talks driverless technology with Google

Tesla Co-founder Elon Musk has begun discussing with Google ways to add driverless technology to Tesla’s electric cars, Bloomberg reported. Tesla, like many other automakers, is looking for the best way to implement the technology so it will enhance user safety and convenience. However, one major roadblock is the current cost of Google’s driverless technology–about […]

May 10, 2013

Roadbuilding

Google joins panel discussion about future of self-driving cars

Representatives from Google, Toyota and Texas Instruments met on Capitol Hill on April 10 to discuss the development of self-driving vehicles, USA Today reported. The companies were part of a panel discussion sponsored by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. The vehicles still need to meet certain federal regulations before they are available to consumers. […]

April 12, 2013

Technology

Better Roads: 3 challenges to Google’s self-driving car

John Latta, editor of our sister publication Better Roads, has put down some thoughts on the self-driving car Google has been working on. In California, Google’ cars have safely logged 500,000 miles. Not a bad vote of confidence for the future of the technology. However there are still three challenges that Google faces in perfecting […]

March 27, 2013