The document captures a shared future vision and guidance on the preparation, planning and implementation of AV technologies.\nIn June 2022, the council received a mid-project update on the AV Strategic Vision, including how the technology is evolving throughout the nation.\nPublic hearing on Tourism Promotion AreaThe council held a public hearing on the establishment of a Bellevue-Redmond Tourism Promotion Area, a funding mechanism to support tourism promotion through a special fee on lodging provided by hotels with 40 rooms or more.\nEfforts to form a tourism promotion area have been a partnership between area tourism organizations, hotels and the cities of Bellevue and Redmond.\nThe proposed TPA would allow the two cities to generate additional revenue for tourism promotion and has a projected revenue of $3.5 million in the first year.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Do Traffic Signals Need a Fourth Light for Self-driving Cars?","slug":"do-traffic-signals-need-a-fourth-light-for-self-driving-cars","publishDate":"2023-02-08 18:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:54.205344","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A “white light” added to traffic signals could enable self-driving vehicles to help control traffic flow—and let human drivers know what’s going on.\n“The white phase concept also incorporates a new traffic signal, so that human drivers know what they are supposed to do.\nThe white light is a signal that AVs are coordinating their movement to facilitate traffic through the intersection more efficiently.\nWhat’s important is that there be a signal that is clearly identifiable by drivers.”The researchers first introduced a “white phase” traffic intersection concept in 2020.\n“For example, ports see high volumes of commercial vehicle traffic, for which traffic flow is particularly important.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Republican Policymakers Spotlight Autonomous Vehicles’ Benefits","slug":"republican-policymakers-spotlight-autonomous-vehicles-benefits","publishDate":"2023-02-09 13:15:45-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:53.247093","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Approving a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles would facilitate the technology’s adoption throughout the national transportation landscape, top Republicans on a U.S. House committee indicated this month.\nFellow Republican policymakers have signaled the potential for considering autonomous vehicles legislation during this session of Congress.\nWe must chart the path so the road is one we design.”Last year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers launched the Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus.\nThe group’s aim was to establish a federal framework for guiding agencies and industries with the deployment of autonomous vehicles.\nThird of a three-part series on autonomous vehicles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco Officials Detail Self-Driving Car ‘Mayhem’ in Letter to State","slug":"san-francisco-officials-detail-self-driving-car-mayhem-in-letter-to-state","publishDate":"2023-02-12 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:52.528297","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Incidents like a recent one in which San Francisco firefighters had to smash the window of a driverless Cruise car that plowed into an active fire scene highlight the need for stricter regulations on autonomous vehicles.\nWriting in the San Francisco Chronicle, Ricardo Cano explains that the incident was just one of many.\n“In letters to the California Public Utilities Commission seeking to curtail their expansion, the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency and County Transportation Authority documented at least 92 incidents between late May and December where self-driving taxis created mayhem on city streets — disrupting traffic, Muni transit and emergency responders.”The article details some of the Muni disruptions: “During the night of Sept. 23, five Cruise cars blocked traffic lanes on Mission Street in Bernal Heights, stalling a Muni bus for 45 minutes.\nOn at least three different occasions, Cruise cars stopped on Muni light-rail tracks, halting service.”According to Cano, “Last year, California regulators allowed Waymo to test its cars in San Francisco without a safety driver and gave Cruise permission to charge for driverless rides in roughly 30% of city streets between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. — a time period when there’s less car and pedestrian traffic.”But city regulators have repeatedly shown concern.\n“Their latest correspondence underscores the tension between agencies overseeing city streets and state-regulated autonomous vehicle companies under pressure to commercialize and prove their technologies work without incident.” San Francisco officials say they want the state to require more robust reporting of incidents and proof that the vehicles can operate effectively during rush hours before they can extend their operations.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The Unintended Consequences of Autonomous Vehicles","slug":"the-unintended-consequences-of-autonomous-vehicles","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:51.286415","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Fast Company reported on the study, which found that the extra computing power required by autonomous vehicles (AVs) could significantly increase carbon emissions.\nAdvertisementJae Young Ju/Getty ImagesIt’s important to note that the MIT researchers’ argument here isn’t against autonomous vehicles.\nAdvertisementA popular narrative in the autonomous vehicle space is that most rides will be shared, and private vehicle ownership will decline, but most evidence suggests that people prefer their own vehicles.\nSemi-autonomous driving technology exists now, but a look at the prices Tesla and Ford charge for “Full Self-Driving” tech or BlueCruise shows that we’re a long way from affordable, fully autonomous vehicles.\nSome states may allow drivers to use autonomous driving features at all times, while others limit their use to the highway.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How a Fourth Traffic Light Color Could Help Ease Our Transition to Self-Driving Cars","slug":"how-a-fourth-traffic-light-color-could-help-ease-our-transition-to-self-driving-cars","publishDate":"2023-02-09 19:00:00.715000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:50.386643","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The tricolor electronic traffic light has existed since 1914, and the color scheme is used the world over.\nSo get ready for every old-timer to absolutely lose it over the IEEE’s latest idea: A “white light,” phase on traffic lights that would serve both to help direct self-driving cars and let human drivers know where those cars are going.\nTraffic lights would enter a “white phase” when coordinating AVs through traffic.\nThe lack of traffic light color would also indicate to human drivers that autonomous vehicles are being controlled.\n“The white phase concept also incorporates a new traffic signal, so that human drivers know what they are supposed to do.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Compact Non-Mechanical 3D Lidar for Safer Autonomous Driving","slug":"compact-non-mechanical-3d-lidar-for-safer-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-02-09 15:38:17+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:49.847621","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Caption: Researchers developed a new nonmechanical 3D lidar system, which is the size of a business card (seen in front of the system on the left).\nThey also show that it can be used to measure the distance of poorly reflective objects and automatically track the motion of these objects.\nBecause this light source is chip-based it could eventually enable the development of an on-chip all-solid-state 3D lidar system.\nCaption: The researchers demonstrated the new lidar system by showing that it can automatically recognize poorly reflective objects and track their movement using selective illumination.\nCredit: Susumu Noda, Kyoto UniversityMeasuring objects with varying reflectivity“Our DM-PCSEL-based 3D lidar system lets us range highly reflective and poorly reflective objects simultaneously,” said Noda.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Skydweller Aero Inc. Successfully Demonstrates Initial Autonomous Flight","slug":"skydweller-aero-inc-successfully-demonstrates-initial-autonomous-flight","publishDate":"2023-02-07 19:12:43+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-08 14:31:09.105829","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Skydweller Aero Inc., an aerospace company developing solar-powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, today announced the successful completion of its first autonomous flight test demonstrations utilizing the company’s new proprietary fly-by-wire (FBW) actuation control system.\n“Our approach and speed of execution is based on our team’s collective experience designing and developing advanced autonomous platforms.\nSkydweller now sets its sights on additional technology maturation for payload demonstrations that will lead towards the company’s first fully autonomous and unmanned flight.\nAbout Skydweller Aero Inc.Skydweller Aero Inc. is a cutting-edge aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft solutions capable of achieving perpetual flight with heavy, and powerful payload capacity.\nSkydweller Aero Inc. has World and US headquarters in Oklahoma City and European offices headquartered in Spain.
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