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July | 2015 | workzoneitsblog
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All things work zone and rural ITS. Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? An interesting article ran recently in Automotive News titled, “Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? 8221; Author Keith Naughton asks some interesting questions and points out some of the difficult decisions engineers are now beginning to make. Read the short article at: http:/ www.autonews.com/article/20150625/OEM06/150629944? Or veer into a closed work zone where workers may be present? We will soon...
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All things work zone and rural ITS. Newer posts →. Human Factors Research Needed for Automated/Autonomous Vehicles in Work Zones. When work zone safety professionals discuss automated and autonomous vehicles, one question always comes up. How quickly can a driver who is not driving take control of the vehicle, understand what is expected of him or her in a work zone, and then safely guide their vehicle through it. This was a subject of discussion at the ATSSA Innovation Council meeting last month. We jus...
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Work Zone ITS – The Next Step | workzoneitsblog
https://workzoneitsblog.com/2015/08/12/work-zone-its-the-next-step
All things work zone and rural ITS. Choosing the Best Portable Traffic Sensor. Work Zone ITS – The Next Step (part 2) →. Work Zone ITS – The Next Step. On August 10th I spoke at the National Rural ITS conference at the Snowbird Resort in Utah. My goal was to push the audience to make better use of their work zone ITS data. Due to the length of my presentation I have broken it into two parts. But it is still much longer than my regular posts so I apologize in advance. I hope you enjoy it. There are at lea...
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All things work zone and rural ITS. Why Aren’t Queue Warning Systems Used On Every Project? Those of us that have been in the work zone ITS industry for several years understand that agencies don’t change quickly. New technology must be tested and evaluated before it is used on a more regular basis. We get that. But we are now at the point where queue warning systems should be included on every project where frequent and dynamic queuing is expected. Why don’t you use these everywhere? I sincerely want to...
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All things work zone and rural ITS. How Connectivity is Driving the Future of the Car. Wired Magazine and author Christopher Null just published a nice primer on the automotive future. Click HERE. Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? An interesting article ran recently in Automotive News titled, “Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? Is it better to crash into a truck-mounted attenuator and risk injuring the operator? We will soon be enjoying significantly reduced fatality ...
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Selling Spot Speed Data to Overwhelmed Consumers of Probe Data | workzoneitsblog
https://workzoneitsblog.com/2015/06/18/selling-spot-speed-data-to-overwhelmed-consumers-of-probe-data
All things work zone and rural ITS. A Look Into the Future. Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? Selling Spot Speed Data to Overwhelmed Consumers of Probe Data. They also won’t know where the problem within that segment is located. So any effort to correct it will necessarily take longer. Longer response means the delay will become worse leading to more secondary crashes and greater driver frustration. Portable speed sensors have another important advantage. They are portable. The...Yes, ...
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Work Zone Impacts and Strategies Estimator Software (WISE) | workzoneitsblog
https://workzoneitsblog.com/2015/05/06/work-zone-impacts-and-strategies-estimator-software-wise
All things work zone and rural ITS. Work Zone ITS Needs Assessment. A Look Into the Future →. Work Zone Impacts and Strategies Estimator Software (WISE). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Choosing the Best Portable Traffic Sensor | workzoneitsblog
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All things work zone and rural ITS. Should driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? Work Zone ITS – The Next Step →. Choosing the Best Portable Traffic Sensor. Technology has supplied our industry with a wide variety of traffic sensors. Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Which one is best for your application? This may seem complicated at first, but the answers to a few simple questions will point you in the right direction. How often is it needed? How accurate must it be? On the ...
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