Tag: intelligent transportation

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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
An autonomous sedan from Uber’s Pittsburgh fleet.
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Google’s autonomous car (sort of) causes its first fender bender
For likely the first time in history, an autonomous car has caused a traffic accident. Well, it’s at least partially at fault. According to Forbes, a Lexus model Google car was driving in Mountain View, California on a public street when it approached a intersection that had some sandbags near a storm drain. The Google car switched lanes […]
March 3, 2016
This Lexus RX450h is just one of the car’s in Google’s fleet of autonomous test vehicles. A similar Google self-driving car was responsible for a crash in California in February.
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Majority of Americans believe driverless cars are unsafe, survey finds
The thought of being driven down a highway by a computer inside your car still worries most Americans. Autonomous vehicles are coming in the next few decades, but the majority of folks aren’t quite ready for the future, a new poll has found. According to the poll from Morning Consult, 51 percent of nearly 2,000 registered voters […]
February 9, 2016
This Lexus RX450h is just one of the car’s in Google’s fleet of autonomous test vehicles.
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Acceptance of connected vehicles depends on cost, LaHood says
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said at a connected-vehicle conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that Americans’ acceptance of vehicle-to-vehicle communication will depend on the cost of the technology, Reuters reported. U.S. regulators believe the technology could help avoid or reduce the severity of about 80 percent of crashes that do not involve an impaired […]
May 15, 2013
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks at the White House on February 22, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Larry Downing)
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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
Tesla’s Model S electric car
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RoadWorks
A new study says cryogenic ground rubber provides performance benefits in asphalt and the asphalt manufacturing process; how voters feel about gas tax hikes; and science gets closer to making roads safer.
November 30, 2012
Jetson Road Untitled 1
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RoadWorks
A new study says cryogenic ground rubber provides performance benefits in asphalt and the asphalt manufacturing process; how voters feel about gas tax hikes; and science gets closer to making roads safer.
November 30, 2012
Jetson Road Untitled 1
Roadbuilding
Intelligent transportation, intelligent investment
Investment in intelligent transportation is critical as Congress works toward developing a jobs bill to address the current unemployment level. That’s the sentiment of Scott Belcher, CEO and president, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, in The Hill’s Congress Blog. Belcher is spot on. Infrastructure is one of the areas that should receive major investment when […]
December 8, 2009
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