The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently held a hearing on the benefits of autonomous commercial truck technology. Earlier this month, the House passed an autonom...
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Members of Congress must decide to take the initiative and fix the nation’s outdated aviation infrastructure or vote to support the status quo, says Chris Ward, senior vice president and chief execu...
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The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) recently announced it has created an initiative called the Future of Flight Standards to better serve aviation safety by changing the culture of flight standards...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded Ohio’s Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) $1.75 million, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sai...
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Ford Motor Co. and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are partnering to test a method for autonomous vehicles to communicate with drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The partners first determin...
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A Johns Hopkins study has set a new record for medical drone transport, transporting human blood samples across 161 miles of desert over a three-hour flight--without temperature control failure. Re...
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Maritime activity over the next 10 years will be dominated by unmanned surface and underwater vessels, according to a recently published report conducted by the University of Southampton, LR, and Qine...
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Boeing and Malaysia Airlines recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 16 airplanes, including eight 787-9 Dreamliners, converting an existing Malaysia Airlines order of Boeing 737 MAX a...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently announced its support for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) automated vehicle guidelines. MEMA had urged the National...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents small-business trucking professionals and drivers, recently expressed mixed feelings on the U.S. House of Representatives appropria...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently awarded $6.185 million in development research contracts through fiscal year 2019. The contracts were awarded under the Accessible Transportat...
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Nations that are not part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will see energy consumption rise rapidly compared to OECD countries, a report by the U.S. Energy Informati...
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Honeywell Transportation Systems, a product of industrial software giant Honeywell, is getting into the Connected Vehicle market, and have tapped an automotive software expert to head the effort. C...
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Due to the rise of laser incidents that have distracted pilots in recent years, BAE Systems announced the development of “laserproof” cockpits that utilizes new technology, which selectively prev...
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As the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation considers the next steps on autonomous vehicle legislation, lawmakers on Wednesday heard industry experts debate what role automated tru...
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Approximately 300 members of various Pennsylvania departments participated this week in the state’s first Automated Vehicle Summit, which was hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of T...
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Despite Hurricane Irma’s recent assault on Florida, gasoline prices have remained steady with the national average is $2.67 a gallon, three cents higher than last week. Many Florida gas stations ...
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Five groups, including the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), have expressed concern over the SELF DRIVE Act of 2017 that was recently advanced by the U.S. Ho...
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Frontier Airlines pilots voted unanimously last week to strike if contract talks do not result in a new collective bargaining agreement. The pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Associat...
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently made several appointments, according to committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). “The Committee’s excellent staff has enabled our members...
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