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