Texas Impaired Driving Task Force Encourages Virtual Happy Hour Drinkers to Stay Home FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 2 (2020) SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted people to get creative with the ways they socialize with friends and family. With alcohol sales on the rise and more people staying at home, virtual happy hours…
TTI News FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 2 (2020) TTI Experts Address the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 is changing everything we know. That includes transportation. Our most severe public health crisis in a century is drastically reshaping how we work, learn, worship and recreate. It’s also transforming how we — and the products we need every day…
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: More than Meets the Eye — Expanding How We See Transportation Safety in a World with Pandemics FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 2 (2020) Historically, transportation research has focused on avoiding dangers we can see. The first traffic light troubleshot human errors in judgment by better regulating traffic flow. As…
Upcoming Conferences FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 2 (2020)
At a Glance — TTI’s Advanced Transportation Technology Research FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020)
TTI Earns Awards, Helps TRB Celebrate Its Centennial FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was well represented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). This year’s meeting celebrated TRB’s centennial and had a record attendance of more than 13,900 participants from around the world. The…
TTI Helps Coordinate the CAV Task Force: Connected-Automated Vehicles Are Becoming a Reality FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Connected-automated vehicles (CAVs) were once a figment of our imagination, something we only saw in science fiction movies; now, they’re becoming a reality. What exactly is CAV technology? CAVs leverage a combination of on- and off-vehicle…
People First: Advanced Technology Improves Safety near Transit Stops FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Ensuring connected-automated vehicle technology benefits pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users is vital to transforming our transportation system in a way that meets the needs of all users. Aiming for zero traffic deaths by the mid-century mark, the Texas…
Looking to the Future with the Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Imagine yourself driving a truck along I-35 filled with perishable goods. You rely on your eyes to predict what you might encounter on the road ahead, though you can’t always see every hazard. Advanced transportation technologies can make…
On a Typical Day, Texas Drivers Face Longest Delays on Houston, Austin Freeways FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Fueled by the state’s steady growth and healthy economy in 2018, Houston’s West Loop this year is set to repeat its rank as the most gridlocked corridor in the state. Interstate 35 in central Austin comes…
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