Cooperative Automation & Technology Solutions (CATS) in the News – Issue 399
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CATS is a weekly news roundup about cooperative, connected, and automated transportation technology.
Focus: Technology for transportation safety and operations.
Includes: Automated Driving Systems (ADS), Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV), Self-Driving and Highly Automated Vehicles, Automated Speed Enforcement, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Transportation, Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures, Smart Work Zones.
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CATS – General Information
Trucking/Freight
Applications of AI in the trucking industry. Commercial Carrier Journal, March 19, 2025
Opinion: Zero-emission trucking is a noble idea, but Washington isn’t ready to transition yet. Tacoma News Tribune, March 19, 2025
Drivewyze nearly doubles critical alert program. Commercial Carrier Journal, March 17, 2025
Carriers' smartest tech investment this year may be body-worn cameras. Commercial Carrier Journal, March 13, 2025
Buses/Transit
Driverless ‘bus of the future’ is tested in Barcelona. Associated Press, March 15, 2025
MassDOT helps transit fleet buy CNG-powered buses. AASHTO Journal, March 14, 2025
High-Speed Rail
What Elon Musk's Amtrak idea means for high-speed rail. Newsweek, March 18, 2025
Active Transportation
Seattle sees drop in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities. Axios Seattle, March 19, 2025
Aviation
FAA to install runway safety technology at 74 airports by end of 2026. Reuters, March 19, 2025
MassDOT announces drone tests for medical delivery demonstrations. Boston Herald, March 18, 2025
US FAA to propose rule on allowing expanded drone use. Reuters, March 14, 2025
Ride Sharing
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox agrees recall over braking issue. Reuters, March 19, 2025
Tesla gets first in a series of permits it needs to run robotaxis in California. Reuters, March 18, 2025
Waymo coming to San Francisco airport after striking deal with city. Mission Local, March 17, 2025
Electric Vehicles/Alternative Fuels
Liverpool expands EV charge network with on-street points. Smart Cities World, March 19, 2025
BYD announces charging tech that’s twice as fast as Tesla’s. The Verge, March 18, 2025
Advances in EV safety promise to reduce instances of battery-related fires. Auto News, March 18, 2025
Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025. Oregon Capital Chronicle, March 17, 2025
Safety
Developing technology to prevent vehicles from running red lights. Crossroads, March 19, 2025
‘Deeply concerned’: Crash victims’ families ask DOT not to water down Tesla oversight. Politico, March 19, 2025
From fires to snowdrifts, new style of dynamic message signs are helping travelers. Sandhills Express, March 18, 2025
The future of road safety? How satellite technology is transforming transportation. IBTTA, March 18, 2025
AI
GM teams up with Nvidia to bring AI to robots, factories, and self-driving cars. Tech Crunch, March 18, 2025
AI poised to reshape state transportation departments, staff. Government Technology, March 14, 2025
Automated Traffic Enforcement/Speed Cameras
Drivers challenge speed camera tickets as lawmakers consider ban. WTXL, March 19, 2025
Speed cameras: Why we need them. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 17, 2025
Speed camera fines fund new traffic safety projects in Philadelphia. WPVI, March 17, 2025
Intelligent Speed Assistance
New intelligent speed assistance devices installed in DC school buses as part of pilot program. WUSA, March 19, 2025
Op-Ed: Anti-speeding technology could have saved my son. Streetsblog USA, March 17, 2025
Research Reports and Articles (WSDOT employees may contact the Library to request items that are behind a paywall)
Multi-body sensor based drowsiness detection using convolutional programmed transfer VGG-16 neural network with automatic driving mode conversion. Scientific Reports, 2025
Self-enforcing roadways bringing safety up to speed. Illinois DOT, March 2025
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