The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently hosted a two-day meeting of transportation industry leaders in support of connected autonomous vehicles and related transportation system...
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According to U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corp. (IndyGo) was recently awarded a $1.45 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant, which will be used to e...
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Testifying before a recent meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, American Trucking Association (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear spoke on the importance of includi...
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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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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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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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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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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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U.K.-based Williams Advanced Engineering is now the latest company to join the electric vehicle R&D race, with their recent announcement of a lightweight concept model that could fit multiple vehicle ...
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The Trump administration on Tuesday released revised guidelines that it says eliminates federal barriers blocking autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies from quickly getting tested on America’s roads....
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The Automotive Service Association’s Collision Operations Committee recently met with members of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), including FIO Deputy Director Steven Seitz, to discuss auto insur...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently launched National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs through Saturday. “This week was created to commemorate and support the industry profess...
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An amendment that would have delayed enforcement of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s mandate on electronic logging devices (ELD) was voted down in the House of Representatives 246 to 173. ...
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August was the safest month for traffic accidents in the state since the end of World War II, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). It is preliminarily tied with August...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on autonomous vehicles this week and will be facilitated by committee chairman Sen. John Thune (R-SD). The purpose ...
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