Thinking Transportation
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Join us as we explore the challenges on Thinking Transportation, a podcast about how we get ourselves - and the things we need - from one place to another. Every other week, an expert from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute or other special guest will help us dig deep on a wide range of topics.
Thinking Transportation
4d ago
Artificial intelligence seeks to replicate the analytical and creative capabilities of the human brain. Perhaps that lofty ambition helps to explain why so many humans are leery of the idea. ..read more
Thinking Transportation
2w ago
Cities working to become leaders in clean transportation are electrifying their bus fleets, and learning that the road to success can be a bumpy one ..read more
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1M ago
The former leader of TRB may have stepped away from full-time employment, but he hasn’t stepped away entirely from the industry he has helped to guide for half a century ..read more
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1M ago
Every road construction project involves the hidden element of utilities in the right of way. That work isn’t necessarily as visible, but it’s every bit as consequential. ..read more
Thinking Transportation
2M ago
The transit industry is better equipped to work through a public health crisis than it was before COVID-19. And even as it faces persistent challenges, public transportation continues to play a central role in everyday mobility ..read more
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2M ago
Drivers over age 80 are more prone to serious and deadly crashes. As this population segment grows, researchers are working toward fresh countermeasures ..read more
Thinking Transportation
3M ago
Attitudes and behaviors related to driving reveal our traffic safety culture. Like other forms of culture, it has a way of changing over time— and not always for the better ..read more
Thinking Transportation
4M ago
With near-magical precision, GPS applications reliably guide multiple functions for us every moment of every day. But as they hold great promise, those applications also face vulnerabilities ..read more
Thinking Transportation
4M ago
America’s infrastructure was built to last, but it wasn’t built to last forever. The Center for Infrastructure Renewal is focusing on how to ensure the resilience of the collective physical systems that America runs upon. ..read more
Thinking Transportation
5M ago
The well-being of creatures protected under the Endangered Species Act is a high priority for transportation agencies. That’s good for the critters, and for agency operations as well. ..read more