Explore recent news related to the THEA Connected Vehicle Pilot and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program.

For more news about these exciting programs, visit the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) newsroom and ITS in the News.

Tomorrow’s Smart Cities Will Run On Data: Are We Ready?
September 13, 2016
NetApp Voice (Forbes)

What makes a city run?  It is the massive infrastructure of roads, pipes, and wires that connect us to water, electricity, transportation, and other critical resources.  Take those away and you no longer have a city.

New Technology Aims to Prevent Crashes on I-80 Corridor
September 13, 2016
Casper Star Tribune

Commercial vehicles in Wyoming will soon be using an innovative technology intended to help prevent crashes on the Interstate 80 corridor.

Saving Lives by Letting Cars Talk to Each Other
September 12, 2016
Government Technology

There is a way to improve safety across a rapidly evolving range of advanced mobility technologies and vehicles. The answer is connectivity.

Cars will make up 98% of mobile-to-mobile traffic by 2021
September 12, 2016
Computerworld

Internet radio and information services will generate approximately 6,000 petabytes of data a year

Connected Vehicle Technology Approaches Deployment on Wyoming’s I-80 Corridor
September 12, 2016
KOWB 1290 AM

A new federal grant will allow the Wyoming Department of Transportation to continue work on innovative connected vehicle technology soon to be tested on Wyoming’s seasonally-treacherous Interstate 80 corridor.

Transportation transformation has big implications for insurance
September 7, 2016
Property Casualty 360

The progress of mankind has relied heavily on technology advancement in two key areas: transportation and communications.

Fasten Your Seat Belt, Connected Car Data Worth $1.5 Trillion
September 7, 2016
Forbes

Data is literally everywhere and in many cases, we’re not even sure where it’s going.

Can smart cities and connected vehicles protect pedestrians?
September 6, 2016
GCN

Nevada is looking to use connected infrastructure and new vehicle technologies to better protect pedestrians.

Second Phase of USDOTS’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program Begins
September 6, 2016
Equipment World

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) has announced that the second phase of the Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is set to begin its 20-month cycle.

Reality Check: The connected car driving us into the future
September 2, 2016
RCR Wireless

There are a plethora of stories out there about connected cars, autonomous cars and telematics. After the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, there is no doubt the interest in connected cars is at an all-time high.

The Future Of Driving With V2V And V2I Technology
September 1, 2016
WT Vox

On a recent WW survey regarding new technologies the drivers expect in the cars of the future, the respondents seemed highly interested in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology.

USDOT hosts webinar on New York connected vehicle pilot
August 28, 2016
ITS International

The US Department of Transportation is hosting a webinar on 22 August at 1500-1600 EDT, Insights, Challenges and Lessons Learned from the Concept Development Phase – New York City (NYCDOT) Pilot Site.

Access to self-drive technologies drives Silicon Valley takeovers
August 24, 2016
Extreme Tech

Investment groups are looking for providers of radar, lidar, cameras, sensors, night vision, and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications, plus the algorithms and software that tells rocks from cars and people from telephone poles and decides when the car ahead edging into your lane goes from sloppy driving to serious hazard.

Getting around Columbus to get ‘Smart’ step by step
August 24, 2016
The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus commuters soon will share the road with driverless vehicles, have access to smart transit passes and drive past traffic signals that talk to vehicles.

The Impact of the Connected Vehicle
August 23, 2016
Tire Review

The aftermarket is just beginning to understand the impact that connected vehicles can have on the future of the auto service business. This article describes that impact in terms of the maintenance options available to customers today and how those options will likely evolve in the future.

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