A new IDTechEx report, Autonomous Vehicles: Land, Water, Air 2015-2035 claims autonomous vehicles are successful here and now but you are unlikely to meet one because the successes are in the upper atmosphere, open cast mines, nuclear power stations, underwater and in other relatively inaccessible places. It goes on to explains that the primary technology of an autonomous vehicle is that which confers autonomy and the powertrain, which is usually electric. The powertrain and navigation and control technolo
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has selected a joint venture of Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson (JMT) and Parsons Brinckerhoff as general engineering consultant for the replacement of the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge.
The bridge, also known as the Potomac River Bridge, is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km), two-lane continuous truss bridge on US 301 that spans the Potomac River between Newburg in Maryland and Dahlgren in Virginia. The US$1 billion programmed budget involves replacing the existing structure
Swedish traffic safety and informatics company Sensys Traffic has won an order worth a minimum of US$16.78 million for traffic safety cameras from the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). The three-year contract has potential for a six-year extension and covers the replacement of existing cameras, as well as the expansion of the number of traffic-safety cameras installed across the Swedish road network, and periodical review and maintenance of the cameras. The contract also covers the replacemen
