Connected Corridors Digest #58
April 28, 2017
In this issue: Intelligent Transportation, TRB, Safety, Policy, Funding & Opportunities, Transit
Intelligent Transportation:
Automakers Ask California To Ease Rules for Self-Driving Car Tests
Amazon is Exploring Ways to Use Self-Driving Vehicles to Deliver Packages
Number of Autonomous Vehicle Research Facilities Growing
9 Radical Changes That Are Coming to Transportation
Will Self-Driving Cars Be Better Drivers if They Can Chat With Each Other?
Scientists Can Blind A Self-Driving Car From Seeing Pedestrians
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Are Offering Free Rides
Nvidia Goes Public With Self-Driving Truck Ambitions
Nissan Joins VW and BMW on Mobileye Mapping for Autonomous Driving
Waymo Says Uber Hid a LiDAR Device Based on Its Technology
Latest Edition of Smart Highways
TRB:
An Expanded Functional Classification System for Highways and Streets
Traffic Signal Preemption at Intersections Near Highway–Rail Grade Crossings
Safety:
USDOT Secretary Sees Crash-Avoidance Technology at Ohio Site
Most Crash Reports Do Not Capture Critical Data, Says National Safety Council
Policy:
State May Hike Gas Tax Even More in 2018
Senate Approves Projects Linked to Gas Tax Hike
Could Gas Tax Hike Leave California With Highest Fuel Prices in Nation?
Gas Tax Hike Not Enough to Fix California's Road, Group Says
Bill to Kill Proposed Tunnel for 710 Freeway Gap Fails
Congress Faces Budget Deadline to Avoid Shutdown That Could Disrupt Many Programs
Funding & Opportunities:
California Lawmakers OK $900M+ In Transportation Projects
$60 Million in Funding to Push Innovative Technologies to Tackle Congestion
Transit: