September 20, 2018 – Everyone knows that automated technology is revolutionize air and ground transportation. But a recent Senate hearing shed light on new advances in maritime automation as well.
Wednesday, September 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on Coast Guard modernization and recapitalization (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Thursday, September 27 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security –…
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September 21, 2018 – Forty years ago today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted decisively against putting the Highway Trust Fund on a form of “accrual accounting” that would have limited each future year’s new spending levels to that year’s estimated future tax revenues. The vote was part of debate on the landmark 1978 law that served as a “test run” for the 2005 SAFETEA-LU law.
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September 14, 2018 – As the Dec. 31 deadline to fully implement positive train control (PTC) or else qualify for an alternative schedule approaches, railroads and regulators are already turning towards challenges that will remain after 2018.
When it comes to short-range, direct V2V and V2I communication specifically for collision avoidance and other related safety purposes, DSRC is the only communication technology that is ready for prime time.
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September 13, 2018 – Environmental regulation streamlining has been a hot topic on Capitol Hill recently as infrastructure projects in the United States inch forward while building on the other side of the globe accelerates.
The realities of deployment feasibility, lower barriers to necessary infrastructure build-out, lower cost and a clear technical pathway forward demonstrate the argument for allowing C-V2X in the 5.9 GHz band so consumers can realize these advantages as soon as possible.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CounterPoint.jpg500750Jessica Nigrohttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJessica Nigro2018-09-14 14:10:082023-04-17 08:44:25Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (“C-V2X”) Technology Will Deliver on the Promise of Safer Streets
This week, we have two perspectives from professionals representing leading global automobile manufacturers that have taken two different approaches to connected vehicle tech.
September 14, 2018 – House and Senate negotiators on a package of four fiscal 2019 appropriations bills, including the Transportation-HUD bill, met yesterday but were unable to complete negotiations, citing numerous policy provisions still in disagreement. It now appears likely that Department of Transportation programs will be funded starting October 1 by a short-term continuing resolution (introduced yesterday), at least for a while.