8/18
GWU
Plans 2004 ITS Safety and Security Conference
| The Center for Intelligent Systems Research (CISR)
of the George Washington University (GWU) will host the 2004
ITS Safety and Security Conference March 24-25 in Miami,
Florida. Information
regarding the call for papers and the overall conference is provided
here.
8/3
Australia’s
SmartDemo 2003 Gaining Momentum
| Check out the ITS Australia website (www.its-australia.com.au)
for info on their SmartDemo 2003 Intelligent Vehicle Trials, being
held during October 28-29 near Sydney.
8/1
NHTSA
Publishes Priority Plan For Vehicle Safety Rulemaking
| On July 21, the US Department of Transportation's
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published its
plan for vehicle safety rulemaking priorities. The plan
highlights the agency’s highest priority rulemaking actions aimed
at addressing the most significant vehicle safety needs.
8/1
Technology
Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
The National Academies Press in the US recently
published this book, reviewing the massive amount of activity
in UGVs that has been sponsored by the US military, and providing a
synopsis of the current state-of-the-art. Subjects covered include operational and technical
requirements, review of current UGV efforts, autonomous behavior
technologies, and roadmaps to the future.
They’ll sell it to you, but you can also read it online at www.nap.edu/books/0309086205/html.
7/31
CHAUFFEUR
2 Demo Presentations Now Available | IVsource
provides an overview of now-available documentation of the final
CHAUFFEUR 2 demo of automated trucks at the IVECO proving ground in
Balocco near Turin on May 7, 2003.
The article also includes a look at the program deliverables.
7/30
UK
Speed Behavior Research Trials Beginning |
In another chapter in evaluation and development of Intelligent
Speed Adaptation (ISA), the UK Department for Transport has
announced that new research trials have begun in Leeds which are
looking at how 80 drivers behave when their speeds are controlled.
7/29
New
Annual Report Released: NHTSA
Automotive Collision Avoidance System Field Test
| Jack Ference of the USDOT National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration has notified IVsource
that the third ACAS Field Operational Test Annual Report is now
available on NHTSA's website, covering program accomplishments in
2002.
7/14
Minnesotans Show Off Intelligent
Buses and Plows at ITS America Annual Meeting |
In the spirit of "better
late then never," IVsource reviews
the recent annual meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of
America, held during May in Minneapolis. Included
is a review (plus pics and video!) of vehicle demonstrations offered by the
University of Minnesota Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory.
7/2
US
National IVI Meeting -- Impressive Technical Progress and
Hot Vehicles | The
cognoscenti of intelligent road vehicle R&D in the US
came together during June 24-26 in Washington DC for the 3rd
National Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Meeting.
The conference, attended by about two hundred
engineers, executives, and researchers, was sponsored by the
US Department of Transportation.
The purpose of the meeting was to highlight the
results of their ongoing Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI)
program, as well as to re-affirm the government-industry
partnerships that are a cornerstone of the program.
In addition, an impressive set of demonstrations were
offered on the grounds of the Federal Highway
Administration’s (FHWA) Turner-Fairbanks Highway Research
Center. IVsource
was there and provides this comprehensive report of both the
conference and demonstrations.
