In March 2007, TTI researchers began monitoring drivers who volunteered for a variety of projects designed to study human behavior with the help of a $100,000 ‘smart car.’ TTI’s Instrumented Vehicle is a 2006 Toyota Highlander equipped with numerous video cameras, a Global Positioning System (GPS), radar and an on-board computer that is able to […]
Archives for February 2008
Texas Perpetual Pavements: TTI Testing Reveals Good News
In 2000, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) began constructing sections of eight heavily traveled roadways (mainly on I-35 between Laredo and Dallas) with thick, 15- to 20-inch asphalt layers. The hope was that the extra cost of so-called “perpetual pavements” would be recouped over their estimated 50-year lifespan since reconstruction would not be necessary. […]