How, exactly, can autonomous vehicle technology improve public transportation
How, exactly, could autonomous vehicle technology improve public transportation? It’s a fundamental question, but a surprisingly difficult one to answer. To date, most transit pilots of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have been demonstration projects, usually designed to introduce residents to new technology or test its technical capabilities. Such demonstration projects can leave a transit […]
The Future of Roads – Designing Supportive/Safety Infrastructure at the Corridor Level
Join us for a discussion about how Cavnue is building the future of roads. Cavnue is integrating hardware and software to develop the first-of-its-kind road mobility solution. This integrated technology platform will provide intelligent, connected, and autonomous vehicles with smarter roads to enable a future that will be safer, greener, and more efficient. Moderator:Tabitha Colter, […]
Approaches and Barriers to Addressing Equity in Transportation: Experiences of Transportation Practitioners
The importance of advancing transportation equity has become more visible as other structural inequities in our society have received increasing attention. Articulating approaches that practitioners use to address equity in their work, including experience-based strategies and research-developed equity metrics, contribute to supporting the achievement of transportation equity goals. However, a gap exists between knowing these […]
Autonomous and Connected Transportation: What We Heard from Arizona Communities
Transportation systems are evolving globally. Arizona’s transportation future requires a system that is safe, equitable, effective, reliable, efficient, environmental-friendly and flexible to reflect the values and needs of all communities. How does Arizona develop a modern transportation system and supporting policies that will best meet the needs of urban and rural communities statewide? The implementation […]
Autonomous Vehicle Expert Reacts to Self-Driving Cars in Hollywood
In honor of #AVDay, autonomous vehicle expert and engineer Anuja Sonalker reacts to and breaks down different portrayals of #AVs in popular movies. Hollywood has included “autonomous vehicles” in movies and shows since long before an actual AV was on the road. Did they ever get it right? How does Hollywood’s portrayal of AVs (and […]
Self-Supervised Learning in Depth — Part 1 of 2
Computer Vision is a field of Artificial Intelligence that enables computers to represent the visual world. Deep Learning has revolutionized this field thanks to neural networks that can learn from data how to make accurate predictions. Recent progress promises to make cars safer, increase freedom to move through automated vehicles, and eventually provide robotic assistance […]
PAVE Public Sector Workshop: Preparing Ohio for the Autonomous Future
Day One Kickoff Opening remarks: PAVE Executive Director Tara Andringa Fireside chat: Dr. Jack Marchbanks, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation; Brett Roubinek, President & CEO, Transportation Research Center Inc.; Finch Fulton, VP of Policy and Strategy, Locomation Watch here Day Two Kickoff Welcome: Brett Roubinek, President & CEO, Transportation Research Center Inc. Video Greeting: Hon. […]
NHTSA: Driver Assistance Technology Overview
We discuss blind spot warning, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. Engineering Explained’s Jason Fenske explains these driver assistance technologies. Learn more at NHTSA.gov/DriverAssistTech. Watch here
Drivers should know if they are sharing the road with self-driving test vehicles
Over the next two years as on-road pilot programs and testing increase, self-driving vehicles will continue to move from novelty to closer to reality, meaning more drivers are likely to encounter them. Regulators must establish guidelines that ensure self-driving test vehicles are identifiable and consistent in their actions while on the road with human drivers, […]
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2020 Preliminary Data
An analysis of data reported by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) projects that 6,721 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roads in 2020, up 4.8% from 6,412 fatalities in 2019. The report examines key trends affecting this rise in pedestrian deaths, including increased reckless driving behaviors, the need for safer road crossings and efforts to make […]
