As our transportation system transitions to a smarter, more automated future, technology will, more than ever, impact the design, operation, and implementation of managed lanes. Recognizing this, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) wanted some questions answered regarding its Silicon Valley Express Lanes. What will tech advances cost? Will the driving public accept or […]
Archives for June 2016
Goodin Represents TRB at Capitol Hill Roundtable on AV/CV Policy Issues
Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, on June 22 helped to lead a broad discussion of policy issues that may be central in shaping the federal government’s role in the development of automated and connected vehicles. The event – “The road ahead: Developing policies to make connected and automated vehicles a reality” […]
Platform for Change: TTI Provides FHWA a New Way to Test CV/AV Technologies
Self-Driving Cars. Seamless communication between vehicles and the roadside. The ability to multitask while driving from point A to point B reliably, safely and on time. It all sounds a bit like the George Jetson future we were promised in the 1950s, minus the flying cars. The difference is — the connected vehicle/automated vehicle (CV/AV) […]
NHTSA’s Rosekind Visits TTI, Speaks at Traffic Safety Conference
Advanced vehicle technologies represent a “safety innovation revolution,” according to Mark Rosekind, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Rosekind met with leaders and researchers of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and was keynote speaker for the 2016 Traffic Safety Conference hosted by TTI in College Station, Texas, June 6-8. “Over […]
Spiegelman Receives Don Owen Award
Clifford Spiegelman, senior research scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and distinguished professor with the Texas A&M Department of Statistics, has received the Don Owen Award from the San Antonio Chapter of American Statistical Association. The award was presented to Spiegelman this spring during the Conference of Texas Statisticians held at Trinity University. The […]
TTI Launches Smart Intersection Initiative at Texas A&M’s New RELLIS Campus
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University and the City of College Station are joining forces with seven key private sector companies to help design, develop and test safer, smarter intersections. “Smarter intersections will play a key role in improving mobility and enhancing safety for the public,” noted TTI Director Dennis Christiansen. “Complex, multimodal […]
TTI Recognized for Embassy Protection, Freight Shuttle Innovations
Working with officials from the U.S. State Department, three researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have helped design a new type of safety barrier that is easier and less costly to repair than the current systems now being used around embassies and other sensitive compounds. Their invention, Surface Mount Wedge Barrier, was recognized […]
Tomorrow’s Growth: Nurtured by Research
Volume 52, Number 2 (2016) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: Transportation Research: An Economic Necessity in a Time of Change TTI’s Toyota Project Aims to Proactively Detect Driver Stress, Vehicle Errors The Future of Freight: Troubleshooting Texas’ Shipping Strategies and Technologies Trending Upward: Recent Cross-Border Freight Traffic Might Spell Good News for U.S. Economy […]
Transportation Research: An Economic Necessity in a Time of Change
TRANSPORTATION TODAY IS IN TRANSITION. Congestion is clogging our roadways, particularly in urban areas, wasting fuel, polluting air, and negatively impacting the quality of life for everyday commuters. Expanding economies are demanding more responsiveness from our transportation system to optimize shipping and squeeze every ounce of efficiency out of the bottom line. Yet many of […]
TTI’s Toyota Project Aims to Proactively Detect Driver Stress, Vehicle Errors
Can driver stress levels and abnormal vehicle operations be detected and measured to help prevent crashes? Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and members of its multidisciplinary, multi-institution team have completed the second year of a three-year project looking at that question. So far, the answer seems to be a resounding “yes.” The TTI project […]
The Future of Freight: Troubleshooting Texas’ Shipping Strategies and Technologies
Growth is a good thing. In economic terms, it can mean increased opportunity for businesses and more choices for consumers. But economic growth also means more demands on — and often more congestion for — our transportation system. Sometimes, the rate of economic expansion can outpace the capacity of our transportation infrastructure. In its 2013 […]
Trending Upward: Recent Cross-Border Freight Traffic Might Spell Good News for U.S. Economy
Things are looking up for the U.S. economy. Or that’s what freight moving across the U.S.-Mexico border between 2012 and 2014 seems to indicate. There are 25 land ports of entry (POEs) along the 1,969-mile U.S.-Mexico border that serve as trade gateways between the two countries. Recent negative changes in the global economy resulted in […]
The Many Modes of Transportation Economics
Building and maintaining Texas’ transportation infrastructure are costly endeavors. Research conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program (IIAP) helps inform policy makers how best to mitigate those costs and provide the greatest return to Texas taxpayers. “The importance of transportation to the economy is obviously significant,” says IIAP Manager David […]
TTI and Texas A&M Organize, Lead Transportation Technology Conference
When cars are able to talk to other cars and the road itself, our transportation system could be safer, less congested and a lot more efficient. Experts believe connectivity and automation can get us there. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp wants to ensure this technology becomes a reality and that Texas A&M plays […]
Teens in the Driver Seat® Hosts Annual Summit to Celebrate, Educate Student Advocates of Teen Driving Safety
Nearly 200 student leaders from Texas and around the nation attended the annual Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Summit held May 15–17 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. TDS, a peer-to-peer teen driver safety program, brought together teen traffic safety experts and interactive safety exhibits, as well as recognized students and other […]
The Infrastructure Magnet: How Essential Is Transportation to Pulling In and Retaining Businesses?
A system that supports the efficient movement of cars, trucks, aircraft, trains and ships — and the people and goods on board — is central to any economy. That’s a given. But what’s less clear is how (and to what degree) Texas’ transportation system is important to various industry sectors. A Transportation Policy Research Center […]
TTI Advisory Council
Advancing the Vision The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Council is comprised of a small group of high-level transportation professionals from across Texas and every sector of the transportation world. The council, which meets annually, offers a tremendous service to the Institute by advising on transportation issues and trends and supporting TTI’s research programs […]
TTI News
NHTSA’s Rosekind Addresses TTI’s Annual Traffic Safety Conference NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind was the keynote speaker for TTI’s Traffic Safety Conference. Advanced vehicle technologies represent a “safety innovation revolution,” according to Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Rosekind met with TTI leaders and researchers and was keynote speaker for the […]
TTI Publications
Research Videos Access the research topics listed below via the URLs shown. TTI’s Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program: https://vimeo.com/135390622 Making Traffic Demand Models More Realistic Representations of Congestion: https://vimeo.com/170486486 Active Transportation May Provide More than Health Benefits: https://vimeo.com/160007569 TTI’s Environmental and Emissions Research Facility: https://vimeo.com/156735964 TTI Enhances Its Proving Ground with New Research Facilities: https://vimeo.com/131557369 TTI’s […]
Teens in the Driver Seat® Hosts Annual Summit to Celebrate, Educate Student Advocates of Teen Driving Safety
Nearly 200 student leaders from Texas and around the nation attended the annual Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Summit held May 15-17, 2016, at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. TDS, a peer-to-peer teen driver safety program, brought together a variety of teen traffic safety experts and interactive safety exhibits, as well as […]