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Bryan, Texas, is now among the first cities in the country to have self-driving vehicles, or trolleys, operating on their city streets. The mayor of Bryan and the chancellor of The Texas A&M University System introduced members of the media to the two self-driving trolleys Oct. 31, as the vehicles began operating in a looped, […]
Hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SPTWG) met at The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), located at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus, Oct. 30–31. The group’s stated purpose is to “provide technical input to the FHWA on sustainability and […]
Transportation technology companies from the United States and around the world met at the Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus Oct. 22–26 for Texas Plugfest, a weeklong transportation technology equipment testing event hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The companies — which have developed their own connected and self-driving automobile equipment — are hoping […]
In the latest edition of Traffic Technology International, TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree shares his thoughts on planning for a connected future, spectrum sharing for those connected technologies and the next generation of traffic management systems. Winfree’s feature may be accessed via Traffic Technology International’s online magazine, or view the PDF.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) employees were warned of the enormous challenges barreling toward the state during the 92nd Annual Transportation Short Course, held at the Texas A&M University Campus, October 15–17. Short Course has been held at Texas A&M since 1926 and hosted by TxDOT’s partner — the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) — […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD) a 10-year grant to lead its new Center for Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening (CBTS) and Supply Chain Defense. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and seven other Texas A&M University System entities, along with private- and […]
By Ginger Goodin And Christopher Poe Despite their rarity, reports of crashes involving self-driving cars underscore an important point: all of the players in industry, government and research must work to strike a balance between accelerating technology with the potential for positive outcomes and minimizing public and private risk. Technology will surely solve some problems, […]
With decades of experience helping cities establish rail-monitoring systems for the safety and convenience of their citizens, Leonard Ruback added Fremont, Nebraska, to his portfolio when that city’s system went on line in May. Ruback is a senior research scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Ruback’s work developing rail-monitoring systems began more than […]
Melissa Tooley, senior research engineer and director of external initiatives with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), received the Ethel S. Birchland Award Oct. 1 in New York City at The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) national convention. Named after Ethel S. Birchland, ARTBA’s executive director in the mid-1920s, ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation […]
By Johanna Zmud Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) are putting a dent in public transit use. And that matters to you, even if you never hail a car or board a bus. TNCs have been an established fixture in urban transportation landscapes for only a few years, so their impacts on other mobility modes have been […]
The City of Bryan will introduce two electric self-driving trolleys to Downtown Bryan this October in partnership with the Texas A&M College of Engineering, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), and Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI). In contrast to other programs, the Downtown Bryan location provides a pedestrian rich environment […]
The traveling public and the freight and logistics community have been hearing for years that a state of the art 21st century transportation network is nearly upon on us. But it is not that simple, is it? TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree and others will engage in a panel discussion titled: Delivering Effective Cooperative, Connected […]
“This is Texas together on the road to zero,” said Robert Wunderlich as he opened the 2018 Traffic Safety Conference in Sugar Land, Texas, August 8–10. Wunderlich, the director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), made the announcement after he asked attendees to stand if they work to […]
Beverly Kuhn, senior research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), is the recipient of the Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award. Kuhn received the award at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting in August. The prestigious Matson Award is given annually to those considered pioneers in their engineering professions. For Kuhn, transportation […]
By Jolanda Prozzi The current tropical storm season has barely begun, and we’re still recovering from the last one, mindful of a few sobering realities: Weather and climate disaster events — which include hurricanes and other major flooding — are becoming more frequent. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. suffered 203 […]
Assistant Research Scientist Haneen Khreis with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Rebecca James Baker Award by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE). Khreis received this award for her work on the influence of traffic-related air pollution […]
By Gregory Winfree and Zachary Grasley In August, we mark 11 years since the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. For anyone not living there, or otherwise not personally affected by that tragedy, the anniversary will likely pass without a single thought as to […]
Flooding has plagued Houston roadways for decades, but now, thanks to a first-of-its-kind warning system initiated by Houston TranStar and developed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), motorists will be warned in real time about locations where roadway flooding is likely occurring. “Houston was ground zero for Hurricane Harvey last year, and the world […]
Teen drivers understand that texting and talking on their cell phones are among their most dangerous behaviors behind the wheel, but they admit to doing them anyway. That’s one of the findings from the Teen Driver Risk Awareness Survey conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The survey — one of the largest of […]
