At the third biennial Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference held in Brussels last month, leading researchers, companies, and decision makers in the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry explored ways to solve today’s most pressing problems, and plotted the course of next-generation public mobility and transportation systems.
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The U.S. DOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS-JPO) will hold a free workshop later this month, at which IntelliDrive Safety program research roadmaps — including applications, technical, and policy activities — will be presented and discussed. There is no charge for attending the three-day event in Chicago July 20-22, and a free webinar and phone conference are also available.
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Terrafugia says it has received a special exemption from the FAA, allowing its Transition “flying car” to have a maximum takeoff weight of 1430 pounds (650 kg). The extra 110 pounds enables the vehicle to be equipped with safety features such as air bags, a crumple zone, and a protective safety cage, while still being classified as a Light Sport Aircraft.
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The regional University Transportation Research Centers (UTRCs) in the U.S. have launched a new distance-learning program to educate “transportation leaders for the 21st century.” The online graduate-level certification program aims to “nurture individuals with potential leadership qualities in both the public and private sectors, and to assist them in moving along the promotion track from excellent technical contributions to management responsibilities and eventually on to leadership roles.”
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Siim Kallas, VP of the EU’s Intelligent Transport Systems commission, reviewed the goals and progress of the commission’s action plan and directive at the EU’s first annual ITS conference in Brussels on June 22. Kallas briefly defined ITS, gave a few examples of the EU’s ITS policy goals, and outlined the key objectives of the current ITS action plan.
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