The ITS Blog

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 ...

September 20, 2017
Dan Ronan
ITS America

The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act ...

September 18, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

As the automotive industry faces narrowing margins, the need to look to other revenue streams and keep the customer committed to the brand for their next purchase is paramount, according to Frost & Sullivan ...

September 12, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that a truck driver's failure to yield the right of way and a car driver's inattention due to overreliance on vehicle automation are the probable cause of the fatal crash involving an autonomous vehicle ...

September 06, 2017
Rob Molloy PhD
NTSB

I had the privilege of co-facilitating a roundtable discussion that addressed strategies to increase implementation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) — or collision avoidance systems — in the trucking industry ...

August 16, 2017
Kara Macek
Governors Highway Safety Association

With traffic fatalities on the rise, guidance on how to collect high-quality crash data becomes ever more important. Developed cooperatively by the GHSA and NHTSA, the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) 5th Edition guideline has been updated to reflect the latest behavioral and technological changes impacting vehicles, drivers, and front-line data collectors ...

August 08, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

In July, the US National Transportation Safety Board released a synopsis of a new safety study entitled: Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles. The document states: Speeding – exceeding a speed limit or driving too fast for conditions – is one of the most common factors in motor vehicle crashes in the United States ...

August 03, 2017
Dan Ronan
ITS America

The Energy and Commerce Committee approved bill H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the "Self Drive Act."

Passing with unanimous bipartisan support at 54-0, this legislation will prioritize consumer safety, reduce traffic-related fatalities, and clarify federal and state roles around emerging automated vehicle technologies.

According to the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Self Drive Act will:

■ Advances safety by prioritizing the protection of consumers

July 24, 2017
Pete Goldin
ITSdigest

The global automotive connected car platform market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.94% during the period 2017-2021, according to the Global Automotive Connected Car Platform Market 2017-2021 report from Research and Markets ...

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