ISSUE / Weeks of September 11 and 18, 2017
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Automated Vehicles,CybersecuritySeptember 19,2017 |Senate Prepares Its Own Autonomous Vehicles Regulation Proposal
September 18, 2017 On September 8, the Senate Commerce Committee circulated a preliminary draft of a bill that could create the nation’s first-ever laws around autonomous vehicles. The bill... -
For over a year President Trump promised to rebuild America’s infrastructure. While the details of his program have not been fully disclosed, it appears that rolling back environmental regulations...
USDOT Revamps Voluntary Guidance for AV Manufacturers (Pt. 2)
September 19, 2017 | Greg RogersSeptember 18, 2017 This is part two of ETW’s ongoing analysis of USDOT’s recent guidance on automated vehicles, Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety. Read part one for coverage...
DC Metro Revenues Down Sharply; CEO Asks For $1.5B/Yr Capital Plan
September 19, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 19, 2017 Metro (the operating name of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) faces challenges in both its operating budget and its separate, multi-year capital...
GAO Offers Positive View of NextGen Deployment, Warns About the Future
September 19, 2017 | Rui NeivaSeptember 19, 2017 Earlier this month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) made available another report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) deployment of NextGen, the...
White House Nominates FHWA, PHMSA Administrators
September 14, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 14, 2017 On Friday evening, September 8, after most people had left work, the White House quietly posted an announcement that President Trump intended to nominate Paul Trombino III to be...
Secretary Chao Revamps Federal Policies for Automated Vehicles (Pt. 1)
September 12, 2017 | Greg RogersSeptember 12, 2017 Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released its first revision to the federal government’s policies around automated vehicles (AVs). Speaking at the University of...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 25, 2017
September 19, 2017 | Jeff DavisTuesday, September 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment – subcommittee hearing on stakeholder perspectives on water infrastructure...