Private and academic interests have aligned in the form of autonomous vehicle research, culminating in a five-year, $15 million research partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and the self-dri...
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Fuel-economy standards have increased the price of new vehicles, and this is preventing many families from making new car purchases, Heidi King, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) supports a recent report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on funding infrastructure, IBTTA CEO and Executive Director Pat...
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The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors recently approved the selection of Cashless Tolling Constructors as the design-build team for the installation of cashless tolling on the Thruwa...
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Nine highway projects across the country are wasting at least $25 billion, according to the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s fifth edition of their Highway Boondoggles report. The gr...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has put up $60 million for grants designated to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency, while states, cities, and other agencies ar...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last week that removes obstacles that hinder the development of autonomous-vehicle technology and also establishes insurance requirements for autonomous ve...
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In a letter sent to automakers last week, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) requested the manufacturers disclose to Congress whether their cars collect personal data from drivers. Merkley asked automak...
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Under a new collaboration agreement between Electrify America and ChargePoint, drivers covered by either network will be able to charge electric vehicles on their public chargers without additional ha...
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Schools districts could be encouraged to replace traditional diesel-based school buses with new, electric buses under a bill known as the Clean School Bus Act of 2019, recently introduced in the U.S. ...
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New Jersey recently announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a partnership aimed at building the necessary infrastructure to support electric-vehicle (EV) ownership. The partnership will be...
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In the wake of flooding and storms that have wreaked havoc on the American Midwest, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is maintaining assistance and monitoring efforts. The emergency relief...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a status update regarding railroads’ progress toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. The update is based on ra...
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Amtrak is continuing work on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that connects Washington, D.C., to Boston. Currently, crews are upgrading 31 miles of track between Washington Union and Baltimore Penn st...
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The National League of Cities recently released its sixth annual State of the Cities report, and infrastructure ranked as one of the top topics. Issues and subtopics for the report were derived fro...
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan launched a challenge for innovators at this week’s Mackinac Policy Conference, pledging to display the most innovative smart infrastructure initiatives and technolo...
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Daimler Trucks recently announced it launched the Autonomous Technology Group, a global organization for exploring the strategy and implementation of the automated driving. The group, which launche...
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Gasoline prices this month in California surpassed $4 a gallon for the first time since 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices in the state average $4.01 per gallon ...
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Last year, Americans avoided an estimated 47.5 million trips because of highway congestion, according to a U.S. Travel Association survey. Nearly a quarter of Americans avoided at least one overni...
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The Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are seeking public comments on a proposal to remove regulatory barriers regarding the intr...
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