Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Director Greg Winfree is a new columnist in the magazine, Traffic Technology International. His first column, “Connected mobility must benefit rural roads, too,” was published in the November/December issue. Winfree’s column is named “The Mode Warrior.” The column may be viewed at either of the following links. View a PDF […]
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Winfree Participates in BCBS Blue Promise Podcast
TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree recently appeared on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Texas Blue Promise podcast during The Texas Tribune Festival on September 27. The topic of the conversation was “How is Health Care Impacted by Transportation Challenges?” and was hosted by Dr. Dan McCoy, President of BCBS of Texas. Blue […]
TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing
On May 21, 2019, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Greg Winfree provided testimony during a House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee hearing on “The Need for Resilience: Preparing America’s Transportation Infrastructure for Climate Change.” Watch the hearing online (YouTube link) Read Greg Winfree oral testimony During his remarks, […]
Sharing the Streets With Robots in Training is Worth the Bother
By Greg Winfree Self-driving vehicles move closer toward reality every day, but most of us will likely live through a few more presidential elections before driverless travel is routinely within reach through personal purchase (although availability through ride-hailing providers like Uber and Lyft could be here sooner). Even so, you’re more likely to encounter such […]
Mobility Issues In the Spotlight at Annual SXSW Gathering
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) experts joined thought leaders from around the world recently during the annual South By Southwest Festival in Austin. Agency Director Greg Winfree joined healthcare leaders for a focus on “Plugging into rural healthcare solutions” as part of the Texas A&M Power House presence at SXSW on March 12. Winfree focused […]
TTI Travels to Africa for a Transportation Improvement Expedition
A week-long visit to Namibia by the leaders of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in October continued a longtime working relationship with that country but lays the groundwork for relationships with numerous other African countries. Agency Director Greg Winfree, Assistant Director Joe Zietsman and Associate Research Engineer Tara Ramani met with the country’s Roads […]
TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree Featured in October/November Issue of Traffic Technology International
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.
TTI Agency Director Winfree to Serve on Panel at ITS World Congress in Copenhagen
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 […]
TTI’s Winfree Urges Advances in Connected Vehicles at Bloomberg Symposium
Predicting “a bit of the wild west out there” as automated vehicles begin to share the road with human-driven vehicles, Greg Winfree, agency director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), was the opening speaker of a Bloomberg Government symposium on transportation technologies, held in Washington, D.C., May 16. The morning gathering examined the topic […]
TTI’s Winfree appointed Board Member of ITS America
Greg Winfree, agency director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been appointed to the board of directors of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). ITS America “promotes public and regulatory policies that advance the development and deployment of intelligent transportation technologies throughout the United States,” by supporting research, deployment and public […]
Winfree Shares Vision for 21st Century Transportation with Texas Contractor Magazine
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Agency Director Greg Winfree was recently profiled in the October 2017 edition of Texas Contractor Magazine. In the interview, he shares how TTI’s vision for 21st century transportation advancements complement the transportation industry’s workforce development efforts as well as higher education initiatives. Read “Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Winfree Shares Vision for 21st Century Transportation”
Winfree Participates in National Congressional Roundtable on CAV Policy
At the invitation of U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL), TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree is participating in a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) policy roundtable in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at the Capitol Visitors Center. The roundtable, titled ‘‘The Road Ahead: Developing Policies to Make Connected and Automated Vehicles […]
TTI Agency Director Winfree Interviewed for Texas Government Insider Newsletter
TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree was featured in the Friday, March 17 issue of Texas Government Insider online newsletter. In the interview, Winfree discusses his philosophy about work, beginning a new career and a few of his personal interests. Read the Greg Winfree interview from Texas Government Insider newsletter (Article appears about halfway down the […]
Getting to Know TTI’s New Director, Gregory D. Winfree
To kick off the 53rd year of the Texas Transportation Researcher, we sit down with Greg Winfree to see how he’s settling in as the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) new director. We also get his views on various topics, including the connected-automated vehicle revolution and the role TTI will play in conducting advanced research […]
Winfree Appointed to Lead Texas A&M Transportation Institute
On December 12, 2016, The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents appointed former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Gregory D. Winfree, J.D., as agency director for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Winfree began his new role on December 15, replacing Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., Ph.D., who stepped down after […]