Transportation jobs of the future, especially driver jobs, may be dramatically different thanks to the impact that connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will have on the transportation industry. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is taking part in a workforce study designed to inform policymakers, employers and employees of the inevitable changes, and the potential […]
Automated/Connected Vehicles
WSP and TTI Partner to Advance Transportation Research
WSP USA and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly collaborate on creating a stronger connection between research and deployment of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) as well as connected and automated vehicle solutions. The agreement includes sharing expertise on research, transportation operations and management, and connected […]
Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership: How Collaboration Will Redefine Automation
Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. The statewide partnership will put Texas on the path to becoming the nation’s first “Smart […]
TTI Leads Panel Discussion on the Future of Transportation
Imagining a future with self-driving vehicles used to be the stuff of sci-fi television, but with rapidly advancing technology it’s closing in on reality. Nationally recognized transportation policy, safety and technology experts from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) led a panel discussion on transportation in an automated/connected world on September 29 at the George […]
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) […]
As Federal Officials Update Driverless Car Policy, TTI Continues Research for Automated/Connected Vehicles
In discussions about the emergence of automated and connected vehicle travel, it’s the technology that tends to attract most of the attention and fascination, but that technology also presents significant implications for policy makers. The TTI Transportation Policy Research Center (PRC) is working to better understand those implications and inform the decision making that will […]