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, […]
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TTI’s Goodin, Stockton Named Regents Fellows
Two researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have been designated Regents Fellows by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Recognized for their “exemplary service to their agency and the people of Texas,” Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Executive Associate Director Bill Stockton were among the 10 people chosen from the […]
Goodin Listed Among Top Transportation Innovators at SXSW
Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, is featured on a short list of “Transportation Innovators” scheduled for presentations and panel discussions at this year’s SXSW Conference. Goodin joins 14 other “ahead-of-the-curve transportation-related speakers who will be part of March Magic in Austin,” according to Hugh Forrest, chief programming officer for SXSW. Goodin […]
Texas Legislators Hear TTI Testimony on Autonomous Vehicle, Safety Issues
Members of the Texas House Transportation Committee on December 7 heard updates on research related to two of the Committee’s priority interest areas. Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, briefed members on the topic of autonomous vehicles in the context of policy and regulation. Robert Wunderlich, Director of TTI’s Center for Transportation […]
More Texans Turning to Phone Apps, Websites to Avoid Traffic, Survey Suggests
Texans are relying more on information from smart phones and websites to make routine travel decisions than they did two years ago, according to new research from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Acc According to the survey conducted this summer, 70 percent of respondents said they had recently used a smart phone app for […]
TTI Researchers Testify on Funding and Truck Weight Issues for Texas House Subcommittees
Researchers from TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center (PRC) shared research findings on September 28 with two subcommittees of the Texas House Committee on Transportation.
Texas House committee hears TTI research on state TNC regulations
Members of the Texas House Committee on Transportation on August 30 heard the latest on how states are shaping the policies that govern how new ride-hailing operations provide their on-demand services. Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center (PRC) offered a summary of the findings from Policy Implications of Transportation Network Companies, the PRC’s […]
Cast Your Vote for TTI Panels at SXSW 2017
Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Assistant Transportation Researcher Sarah Overmyer of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have proposed two panels for the South by Southwest Conference to be held March 10-19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Both panels examine how technology and transportation intersect to impact our quality of life. Self-Driving Cars and the […]
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” […]
Transportation Technology and the Law: TTI Takes Part in Symposium
Researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) played a major role in a Texas A&M School of Law conference dedicated to the future of transportation. Changing Landscape of Transportation: Technology, Data and the Law was held in Fort Worth April 1. Ginger Goodin, director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, moderated two sessions of […]
Austin, TX and the Smart Cities Challenge: Improving Transportation, Creating Ladders of Opportunity
Research is about more than just studying a problem in search of a solution. Sometimes, research is about realizing a vision. Imagine, for instance, a city with a robust downtown, vibrant neighborhoods, and bustling suburbs. It’s a city of the future, in which people circulate freely, but not by routinely using their own cars. Oh, […]
TTI Researchers Provide Testimony to Legislative Leaders on System Funding Needs
Transportation policy leaders in the Texas State Capitol met on September 10 to discuss future funding needs for the state’s transportation system. Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, and Brianne Glover, Assistant Research Scientist with the Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program, testified before the House Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Long-term Infrastructure Planning. Their testimony featured estimates of […]
Goodin Appointed to Federal ITS Advisory Committee
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin was recently appointed to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee (ITS PAC). Goodin was invited to join the committee by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The role of the ITS PAC is to act in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of […]
TTI Sponsors Fifth Annual MBUF Symposium
Calling the fuel tax “a dying source of revenue,” those attending the recent Symposium on Mileage-based User Fees (MBUFs) in Nashville, Tennessee, examined technology’s role in changing how we pay for road projects. It was the fifth MBUF symposium sponsored by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and was held this year in conjunction with […]