By Christopher M. DiPrima, NMA Board Member George Orwell’s seminal 1984 has defined political discourse for over 70 years. Among the book’s most prescient concepts is doublethink, the practice of using contradictory terminology to obscure the government’s actions. In 1984, the Ministry of Peace propagates war; the Ministry of Plenty rations goods; the Ministry of […]
26 Blog Posts From the Traffic Signals Tag
The Orwellian Era of Transportation Planning: NMA E-Newsletter #629
February 1, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Complete Streets, Mass Transit, Parking, Road Diets, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Signals, VISION ZERO
8 Tips to Prevent Connected Autonomous Vehicle Cyber Breach Liability
• January 4, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, CAV, connected cars, Cyber Breach, DRIVERLESS CARS, INSURANCE, IoT, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Technology, Traffic Signals
Today, the world is advancing towards unknown limits of tech at a breakneck pace. We started with limited capacity vehicles featuring bulky engines and delivering restricted functionality. Eventually, we reached a stage where minimalistic and easily manageable vehicles became common. And now, we strive towards AV and CAV vehicles that require minimal input from our […]
Checking in with Columbus, Ohio, Winner of the 2016 Smart City Challenge
• November 9, 2020 • 0 Comments • connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Parking, Smart Cities, Technology, Traffic Signals, USDOT
In 2016, Columbus, OH, beat out 77 other US large and small cities to win the coveted $40 million US Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. As the state capital and the largest city in Ohio, Columbus has the distinction of being the largest US metropolis (2018 population 892,533) not to have a subway or […]
Omni Directional Law Enforcement Confirmation Lights (Blue Traffic Lights) – Sound Ominous to You?
October 19, 2020 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Blue Light, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Signals, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #457 emailed to members in October 2017. If you would like to receive the newsletter, join today the thousands of other active motorists who have made that choice! Blue lights continue to increase since this post appeared. Here are […]
6 Key Connectivity Requirements of Autonomous Vehicles
• July 5, 2020 • 0 Comments • 5G, Auto Industry, DRIVERLESS CARS, infrastructure funding, LIDAR, LTE, RADAR, SAFETY, Technology, tolls, Traffic Signals, V2V, V2X
Creating a safe and reliable autonomous vehicle or AV would indeed be an immensely achievable landmark for humankind. The AV race is on with Ford, Tesla, Apple, Renault, Uber, and many other automakers competing for technical expertise and becoming the “first” to launch. That last five to ten percent of the journey, though, appears to […]
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