The ITS Blog

January 26, 2018
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

Major segments of American society have widespread concern over important issues under consideration in federal legislation on driverless cars — especially the level of government oversight to ensure auto manufacturer accountability regarding driverless cars — according to a new CARAVAN Public Opinion Poll conducted for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety ...

January 18, 2018
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

The USDOT is seeking public input from across the transportation industry to identify barriers to innovation and shape initiatives ...

January 16, 2018
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

CNN and the network's website are featuring a series of short videos entitled "Our Driverless Future" ...

December 04, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

NYCDOT is currently in the design stage of its ground-breaking Connected Vehicle Pilot project. The project will implement multiple connected vehicle safety-related applications in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, consistent with the city's focus and dedication of resources to achieve its Vision Zero goal of reducing traffic-related injuries and fatalities to zero. The project will also improve mobility and travel time reliability and reduce the environmental impact of vehicle traffic. Taxis and delivery trucks will be among the major participants and project stakeholders ...

October 27, 2017
Dan Ronan
ITS America

The Board of Directors of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) named Shailen Bhatt as President & CEO ...

October 19, 2017
Dr. Stefano Longo
Cranfield University

Performance artist James Bridle caused a flurry of interest – and delight – with his video clip Autonomous Trap 001. In the film, a white circle is made on a side road using salt, a full circle on the inside, a dashed line on the outside. The film shows a car driving into the circle and sitting there transfixed within the “magical” limits of the complete line, a technology trapped by a rule-bound semi-intelligence ...

October 18, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

A new report by Madrona Venture Group predicts that a significant number of autonomous vehicles will be driving on US roads by 2025 or earlier ...

October 16, 2017
Hudson Thrift
FASTR

FASTR released new insights into the automotive security landscape as recommendations for research and innovation. This landscape describes the opportunities for FASTR members and the broader industry to advance the field of automotive security ...

October 11, 2017
Dan Ronan
ITS America

The 2016 Fatal Traffic Crash Data released last week by NHTSA tragically revealed that 37,461 people were killed in crashes on U.S. roadways in 2016 — that's nearly 2,200 more fatalities than in 2015, a 5.6 percent increase ...

September 28, 2017
Robert Frey
Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority

The following are my thoughts about how Hurricane Irma has impacted the Tampa Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot ...

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