by alliance21 | Jan 9, 2017 | Aviation & Space, Maritime, Railways & Transit, Roadways, Smart City, Sponsor News, Uncategorized
Attachment: chao-letter-to-u-s-senate-commerce-committee January 9, 2017 The Honorable John Thune Chairman Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation United States Senate Washington DC, 20510 The Honorable Bill Nelson Ranking Member Committee on Commerce,...
by alliance21 | Jan 8, 2017 | Roadways, Uncategorized
by Gilbert Shar At a news conference at CES, along with leaders in transportation policy and technology, officials with The Alliance for Transportation Innovation announced plans for a coast-to-coast autonomous vehicle road trip, beginning later this month in Atlanta,...
by alliance21 | Jan 6, 2017 | Roadways, Uncategorized
A fleet of self-driving Uber cars is headed to Arizona after they were banned from California roads. Eric Risberg Associated Press By Paul Brubaker Thankfully the California Department of Motor Vehicles didn’t exist when the first Model T’s debuted on San Francisco...
by alliance21 | Dec 19, 2016 | Roadways, Uncategorized
By Paul Brubaker Progress toward self-driving cars has accelerated dramatically over the last couple of years, and somewhat predictably, controversy has been right in the rear-view mirror. The arguments for self-driving vehicles are profound and well-documented. More...
by alliance21 | Dec 1, 2016 | Roadways, Uncategorized
By Paul Brubaker George Hotz, founder of a company called comma.ai, is full of ideas when it comes to self-driving cars. He has no fear, as witnessed by the news conference he recently held in his garage, to announce his idea to sell after-market kits to people who...
by alliance21 | Nov 29, 2016 | Aviation & Space, Maritime, Railways & Transit, Roadways, Smart City, Uncategorized
We commend President-elect Trump’s selection of Elaine Chao to be our next Secretary of Transportation. She enters the position at a time when technology is a viable yet under-utilized solution for advancing our important transportation safety and mobility...
by alliance21 | Oct 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Alliance for Transportation Innovation Releases National Strategic Framework for Self-Driving Vehicles to Inform Next U.S. President Washington, DC (October 20, 2016) – The Alliance for Transportation Innovation (ATI21.org) released a National Strategic Framework...
by alliance21 | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is terrific to see like-minded thinking from the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). Read the...
by alliance21 | Jul 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Here is an interesting article suggesting that self-driving will require separate infrastructure. Perhaps the bigger point is the need to segregate self-driving vehicles from non-self driving vehicles much like horses, with the exception of Amish country, are largely...
by alliance21 | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Speaking at the National Press Club, NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart presents a very balanced and pragmatic defense of the move to autonomous driving. NTSB Chairman Hart on...
