Across the nation, USDOT is pilot testing vehicles that can communicate with each other and with the roads around them. Welcome to the new world of transportation.

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) along with New York City (NYC) and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WyDOT) were selected by the U.S. DOT to implement, deploy, operate and maintain a connected-vehicle (CV) pilot deployment focusing on vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) applications.

The Department of Transportation’s data exchange program has made hundreds of data sets available for city and state governments to analyze and utilize.

Thanks to V2X technology, connected cars will soon be able to tell you what lies way ahead or around the corner.

Across the coming years, U.S. Department of Transportation plans to release a series of data sets pertaining to autonomous vehicles, connected vehicle and connected infrastructure pilots, and smart city initiatives.

Excellent news for the gas-sipping, headlight-blinking, gossipy autos among us. Cadillac’s flagship 2017 CTS sedan will talk to other cars. Well, other 2017 Cadillac CTS sedans, but it’s a start. If the government gets its way, all cars will talk to each other one day soon.

Florida is hosting both closed-track and public road testing of transportation technology. The closed-track environment allows near real-world testing for safety-critical applications without risking impact to road users. Public road testing provides the reality check in live traffic.

Reversible Express Lanes in Tampa, Florida, help maximize traffic flow in a limited space. After several years of successful operation, they are now the focus for the USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program, which aims to use CV technology to reduce congestion and improve safety in the area, as James Gordon reports

Commercial vehicles and private cars will soon be communicating with each other in New York, Florida and Wyoming as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program.

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) reports it is getting ready to test new technology as part of its Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment project now that its partner, Brandmotion, has selected equipment providers.

Fla.’s Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is preparing to test and deploy new technology designed to improve transportation in downtown Tampa as part of its Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment project.

Savari Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up company, today announced that the company was selected by the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) and the partnering integrator company Brandmotion to equip the majority of vehicles with its V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) connected car technology. 

Savari Inc., announced that it was selected by the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) and the partnering integrator company Brandmotion to equip the majority of vehicles with its V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) connected car technology. 

The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) has partnered with Savari and Brandmotion to create a vehicle-to-everything infrastructure pilot program to help ease commuting and make it safer for everyone — including pedestrians.

Aiming to beef up security in connected and driverless cars, a group of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would put the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in charge of studying security issues for cars and trucks that are connected and eventually driverless.