Issue / Automated Vehicles
Tech Leaders, Policymakers Convene at Chamber of Commerce
Sep 30, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 30, 2016 "We're in the fourth industrial revolution. . . Yet we have bureaucracies that still operate with DOS prompts… we...
Autonomous Vehicles Receive USDOT’s Blessing Under New Guidance
Sep 22, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 22, 2016 USDOT has released the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, its long-awaited policy overview on the development and...
NHTSA to Manufacturers (Pt. 2): Save Lives with Autonomous Vehicles
Sep 22, 2016 | Greg RogersThis is the second part of our review of NHTSA's autonomous vehicle guidelines released in September 2016. For part one, click...
NHTSA to Manufacturers (Pt. 1): Self-Regulate Autonomous Vehicle Development
Sep 22, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 22, 2016 Until this week, autonomous vehicle development and deployment was the wild west of transportation technology –...
Still Waiting for NHTSA to Take Control of Self-Driving Car Debate
Aug 31, 2016 | Greg RogersAugust 31, 2016 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has punted the release of its long-awaited guidance for...
Capital Convergence: Innovation in Washington
Aug 24, 2016 | Greg RogersThe proliferation of mobile technology and the rapid acceleration of computer processing power have driven a renaissance of innovation...
FTA Requests Public Input for 5-Year Research Plan
Aug 18, 2016 | Greg RogersAugust 18, 2016 As the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) develops its department-wide, five-year strategic research plan, the...
Mapping the Digital City
Aug 17, 2016 | Greg Rogers“Why don’t you stop and ask for directions?” For decades, the now-anachronistic question encapsulated American identity,...
Autonomous Vehicles: Can They Improve Safety and Accelerate Environmental Progress?
Aug 10, 2016 | Howard LearnerAre autonomous vehicles the “next big thing” to transform our transportation system? If so, how soon, and what are the consequences...
NHTSA Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Tesla Crash Ahead of AV Guidance
Jul 27, 2016 | Greg RogersJuly 27, 2016 On May 7th, 2016, a Tesla Model S traveling eastbound on US-27A in northern Florida struck and passed under a...
Preparing Our Towns & Cities for a Fleet of Self-Driving Vehicles
Jul 27, 2016 | Kara KockelmanA substantial shift in transportation options is emerging, with various technologies advancing to market for connected and highly...
The Lists: The Top 10 Private Sector Disruptors in Transportation
Jul 21, 2016 | Patrice DavenportThe current evolution of transportation is being driven by the convergence of a series of industry-changing forces and megatrends, and...