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Why Does Safe Routes To School Matter In Your Community?

Pedestrian Safety

What Is Safe Routes To School? Safe Routes to School is an initiative that encourages students to walk, bike and take other active transportation with other students in the community. At the same time, Safe Routes to School also promotes education and other initiatives in the city to create safe environments for students to walk to school instead of having … Continue reading “Why Does Safe Routes To School Matter In Your Community?”

How City Engineers will Address Big Data Challenges in Smart Cities

Infrastructure

Cities around the world are working to transition their infrastructure and systems into smart cities. Transportation and city development experts agree that the use of public big data will need physical objects and an elaborate scheme to drive the future of data-driven city engineering. The evolution of the Internet of Things and big data continues to play an essential role … Continue reading “How City Engineers will Address Big Data Challenges in Smart Cities”

3 Unique Ways Beacon Technology Will Change Our Cities In The Near Future

New Technology

How The Internet of Things Makes Cities Smarter Cities around the world are integrating advanced technologies into their infrastructure to help make city life more comfortable and more efficient for civilians and workers alike. From inter-connected street lamps that communicate with each other to make the roads more visible throughout the day, cities are using advanced technologies in almost every … Continue reading “3 Unique Ways Beacon Technology Will Change Our Cities In The Near Future”

Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?

Self Driving Cars

Self-driving cars have seen many improvements in recent years in both onboard technologies and the development of friendly policies in many cities. Both of these developments are leading to the public expecting a brighter future with safer roads and more environmentally friendly transportation as our public roads move from human drivers to vehicles driven by autonomous technologies. The most recent … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?”

Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries

Self Driving Cars

Autonomous Car Campaign Launched By Ford Motor And Domino’s Pizza Ford Motor Company and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to launch a test run of autonomous delivery cars in select cities. Leading the way in this new innovative technology the two Michigan based companies sent out their first test car in Domino’s hometown of Ann Arbor. After testing and positive … Continue reading “Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries”

Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars

Self Driving Cars

When Disney Announced Self-Driving Car Tests The tech community was rocked in 2017 when Disney World announced that they would begin testing self-driving shuttles for Cast Members and employees. Upon the release of this news, many experts started seeing evidence that Disney would use autonomous shuttles to transport thousands of Cast Members and support staff from the parking lots and … Continue reading “Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars”

How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?

Self Driving Cars

Public Perspective Of Roadway Safety It is no surprise that many drivers are wary of giving up control of a moving vehicle to computers, algorithms, and artificial intelligence even though the NHTSA shows that 94% of auto accidents are due to human error. In 2016 the U.S. DOT reported that we saw 37,461 deaths resulting from traffic accidents. Compared to … Continue reading “How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?”

How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.

Self Driving Cars

Bumps In The Road: Biggest Obstacles Preventing Self-Driving Cars Since the beginning of motorized vehicles, our infrastructure, laws, and insurance systems have been developed around the idea that humans would be in control of cars and trucks. This is important because the responsibility of drives are set around human’s liability. Lawyers hold human drivers responsible for crashes. Laws hold drivers … Continue reading “How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.”

The Zipper Merge: Could “Impolite” Drivers Be In The Right?

Safe Driving

What Is The Zipper Merge? The zipper merge is one way that drivers can merge from one lane to another if they notice a lane closure is coming up. Often times lanes close on highways or city streets due to construction or traffic accidents, and these areas can cause headaches for all drivers on the road. With this merged system, … Continue reading “The Zipper Merge: Could “Impolite” Drivers Be In The Right?”

Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?

Self Driving Cars

Power Consumption Is An Important Consideration The future of self-driving is exciting, and as we dream about what tomorrow’s public roads will look like there are many promises beyond the horizon. From the ability to travel without having to worry about poor driving conditions or reckless drivers causing a collision on the road, autonomous technology promises a brighter and safer … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?”

Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?

Self Driving Cars

Recent Acceleration Of Self-Driving Cars While self-driving technology is nothing new and this area of study has seen years of experiments, the general public has only recently started seeing the technology in the news as companies like Tesla, BMW, and Waymo publicize their successes. There has been a leap in self-driving technology that is allowing their complex systems to take … Continue reading “Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?”

The Best Mobile Apps You Need To Beat Traffic

New Technology

Americans Sitting In Traffic No matter what city you live in or your line of work, you likely spend a lot of time throughout the year sitting in traffic. According to a recent study by the United States Census Bureau the average American driver spends 26 minutes driving to work each day, and that daily commute time has increased by … Continue reading “The Best Mobile Apps You Need To Beat Traffic”

Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries

Self Driving Cars

The Job Market And Driverless Cars As the autonomous car revolution continues to roll forward, many experts foresee a future where self-driving cars destroy a lot of jobs. Even though most people imagine a world where cars drive around our city streets on their own and reduce accidents and deaths, many anticipate a society where unemployment skyrockets due to economic … Continue reading “Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries”

5 Ways Cities Can Design Better Roads

Traffic Safety

City streets are not just pathways for vehicles, because public roads play a vital role in how civilians shop, walk, and meet throughout the city. Each year traffic accidents kill more than 1.2 million people each year world wide, so making city streets can become safer by making better decisions for urban design. While most traffic initiatives tend to focus … Continue reading “5 Ways Cities Can Design Better Roads”

Mapping Safer Road Design In America With Roundabouts

Traffic Safety

The History Of The Roundabout When the topic of roundabouts is brought up, most people think of a city in Europe with traffic whizzing around a circular road. However, roundabouts have their roots in America and grow in popularity throughout the United States in 1905 when William Phelps Eno designed a circular intersection for New York City. As traffic speeds … Continue reading “Mapping Safer Road Design In America With Roundabouts”

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Why Does Safe Routes To School Matter In Your Community?

How City Engineers will Address Big Data Challenges in Smart Cities

3 Unique Ways Beacon Technology Will Change Our Cities In The Near Future

Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?

Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries

Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars

How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?

How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.

The Zipper Merge: Could “Impolite” Drivers Be In The Right?

Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?

Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?

The Best Mobile Apps You Need To Beat Traffic

Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries

5 Ways Cities Can Design Better Roads

Mapping Safer Road Design In America With Roundabouts