February 24, 2017 – Recent observations of how humans act behind the wheel of Level 2 autonomous vehicles, such as Tesla’s Autopilot feature, indicate that it is easy to lose focus. Even worse, the current structure is handing the hot potato back to the human in a complex and potentially dangerous situation that they may not be prepared to handle.
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February 24, 2017 – This week, the Eno Center for Transportation released Time for Reform: Delivering Modern Air Traffic Control. The report calls for taking air traffic control out of the Federal Aviation Administration in favor of either a government corporation or an independent, non-profit organization. It also proposes a new funding structure that relies on user fees, rather than the current mix of taxes and general funds.
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February 23, 2017 – The Federal Highway Administration announced this week that in 2016, vehicle miles-traveled on all U.S. roads reached an all-time high of 3.2 trillion, but when divided by the population, the per capita VMT total still lags behind the 2004 peak.
Wednesday, March 1 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee hearing to get the perspective of Members of Congress on the FY18 DHS budget (part 1) – 9:30 a.m., 2008 Rayburn. Wednesday, March 1- Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing on improving access to…
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February 17, 2017 – At a February 14 hearing before House Energy & Commerce’s newly-minted Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, automakers and Lyft made an impassioned appeal to Congress:
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