ATSSA announces lineup for 2023 New Products Rollout ATSSA announces lineup for 2023 New Products Rollout Roadway safety products will vie for Innovation Awards Pam / Thursday, February 9, 2023 0 9645 Article rating: 4.5 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Feb. 9, 2023) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association announces the lineup for its 2023 New Products Rollout (NPRO), which will include 18 products and be held at its 53rd Annual Convention & Traffic Expo taking place Feb. 17-21 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Traditionally, more than 3,500 people attend the Convention—the largest roadway safety tradeshow in North America—to see some of the latest innovations in the roadway safety infrastructure industry. The products submitted as part of the NPRO are comprised of a wide range of devices designed to save lives on our nation’s roadways. “The products for this year’s New Products Rollout address a variety of issues related to safety on the roadways and reflect the diverse issues within this industry,” said ATSSA Manager of Innovation & Technical Services Nagham “Melodie” Matout. “It’s always fascinating to see the products on view for the NPRO and the ways they can help advance roadway safety.” Read more
ATSSA joins nine groups reaffirming support for rapid deployment of V2X technologies ATSSA joins nine groups reaffirming support for rapid deployment of V2X technologies Pam / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 0 15163 Article rating: 5.0 ATSSA joined nine groups in releasing a statement today reaffirming support for the rapid, widespread deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies to further improve safety on American roads. V2X allows communication between vehicles, infrastructure and other road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists and provides drivers with crucial warnings necessary to improve safety. "We believe that 2023 will be a pivotal year for V2X deployment. Transportation stakeholders have aligned behind one V2X technology, cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X), clearing the way for a unified, nationwide approach to the deployment of this tool," the statement says. Read more
ONLINE NOW: Phoenix offers a glimpse into the AV future ONLINE NOW: Phoenix offers a glimpse into the AV future Fall issue of Roadway Safety magazine includes supplement on Worker Protection Pam / Monday, October 31, 2022 0 15953 Article rating: 5.0 When ATSSA members arrive in Phoenix for the 2023 Convention & Traffic Expo in February they will find themselves in a city that’s made a name for itself as a pioneer in the testing of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. The region has embraced the technology and seen multiple pilots for grocery delivery as well as a driverless taxi service. The Fall issue of Roadway Safety magazine—available online now—details these efforts in Arizona and reveals a resource for members to remove the fear factor from contract negotiations, offers members’ take on the value of in-person advocacy and explains how ATSSA’s ITS Team keeps pace with innovation. An entire supplement is devoted to roadway worker protection and spells out efforts underway to improve worker safety from multiple perspectives. Both issues are online now. Read more
Midyear Meeting starts Tuesday in Rhode Island Midyear Meeting starts Tuesday in Rhode Island General session will address ongoing supply chain challenges Pam / Monday, August 22, 2022 0 7045 Article rating: 5.0 ATSSA’s Midyear Meeting kicks off on Tuesday, launching the annual collaboration of industry insiders gathered to address the latest innovations and challenges in the roadway safety infrastructure industry. This year’s event takes place in Providence, R.I., where Wednesday’s agenda includes a panel discussion on workforce, materials and supply chain issues. “Construction and transportation industry challenges – potholes on the industry highway” will be moderated by ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith. Panelists include Kate Fox Wood, senior director of government relations with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Jonathan Starks of FTR, who is a longtime member of the freight industry, and Sterling Wiggins with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The 1-hour session starts at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and will focus on the state of affairs across the construction and transportation industries and what the path forward may look like. Read more
ATSSA Board Member Cindy Williams testifies before Congress ATSSA Board Member Cindy Williams testifies before Congress Williams participates in hearing to address the rise in roadway fatalities Pam / Wednesday, June 8, 2022 0 12560 Article rating: No rating Today, Cindy Williams, president of Time Striping, president of the Arkansas ATSSA Chapter, and a member of the ATSSA Board of Directors, testified before the Highways and Transit Subcommittee in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill. The hearing, entitled “Addressing the Roadway Safety Crisis: Building Safer Roads for All,” focused on the recently released 2021 traffic fatality statistics, and countermeasures that can combat that increase. “The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a critical component to achieving the goal of Towards Zero Deaths,” Williams said in her testimony. “Having a dedicated funding stream for roadway safety has been critical to addressing safety needs and continuing this program was a bipartisan priority for Congress and ATSSA.” Discussion during the hearing also focused on rural road safety, something Williams said she understands well from her experience in Arkansas. Read more
Roadway Safety Spring Issue and Convention Extra now online Roadway Safety Spring Issue and Convention Extra now online Explore Ohio’s smart mobility corridor and relive highlights of the 2022 Convention in Tampa Pam / Monday, May 2, 2022 0 11676 Article rating: 4.0 The Spring Issue of Roadway Safety magazine is online now and explores Ohio’s Smart Mobility Corridor along Interstate 33 between Dublin and East Liberty. This 35-mile stretch of roadway in Northeast Ohio is a living laboratory where multiple organizations are testing automated and connected vehicle technology including ways to protect pedestrians. The project is a partnership between private industry and government entities as well as residents in those communities and has been dubbed “the world’s most connected highway.” Convention Extra is also online and provides a commemorative of the 2022 Convention & Traffic Expo in Tampa, Fla., and an opportunity to see what you missed if you didn't attend this reunion of the roadway safety industry. Read more
ATSSA’s 2022 Convention & Traffic Expo reunited thousands of roadway safety advocates ATSSA’s 2022 Convention & Traffic Expo reunited thousands of roadway safety advocates ATSSA travels to Phoenix for the 2023 event set for Feb. 17-21 Pam / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 0 7402 Article rating: 4.0 ATSSA’s 2022 Convention & Traffic Expo brought together more than 3,200 roadway safety advocates over five days in Tampa, Fla. They collaborated, networked, learned about the latest innovations and even cheered on their favorite team at the Chairman’s Big Game Watch Party on Sunday evening. Keynote speaker Scott Moore kept the packed crowd in the Ballroom of the Tampa Convention Center spellbound as he shared leadership and teamwork tips gleaned from his decades leading the elite Navy SEALs on “no fail” missions. And Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talked about the USDOT commitment to zero deaths on the nation's roadways while acknowledging that may not be achieved during his tenure but that ATSSA's members are needed to achieve that goal. It's not too early to start planning now for next year. The 2023 Convention & Traffic Expo takes place in Phoenix, Feb. 17-21 at the Phoenix Convention Center with the theme of “where roadway safety and Innovation intersect.” Read more
Midyear Meeting general session explores connected technology with Audi and Ford executives Midyear Meeting general session explores connected technology with Audi and Ford executives Pam / Thursday, August 19, 2021 0 8320 Article rating: No rating Executives with Ford and Audi emphasized the importance of collaboration among key stakeholders as connected and autonomous vehicle technology advances. Tony Reinhart, director of Government Relations for Ford Motor Company, and Brad Stertz, director of Audi Government Affairs and co-founder and chairman of Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), spoke at this morning’s general session at ATSSA’s Midyear Meeting, which runs through Friday. After opening remarks, Reinhart and Stertz were joined by ATSSA Board Chair Greg Driskell and ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith for a panel that took questions from the group assembled in Kansas City, Mo., for the Midyear Meeting. Read more
VTTI seeks participants for survey on how connected and automated vehicles will interact with work zones VTTI seeks participants for survey on how connected and automated vehicles will interact with work zones Pam / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 0 7991 Article rating: 3.5 Luke Neurauter, senior research associate in the Division of Vehicle, Driver and Safety Systems at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), is asking ATSSA members and others in the roadway safety industry to take part in a survey on the impact of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) on work zones. The purpose is to “better understand how CAV technologies will behave when they encounter typical work zone scenarios and what can be done (from the perspectives of both the CAVs and work zone operations) to ensure ultimate compatibility between all available technologies,” according to information from VTTI Senior Research Associate Tammy Trimble. The research is sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Read more
CAT Coalition working group shares research on AV issues, primer plans CAT Coalition working group shares research on AV issues, primer plans Participants share impacts of AVs on highway infrastructure and report on U.S. readiness Pam / Thursday, April 15, 2021 0 8530 Article rating: No rating Members of the Cooperative Automated Transportation Coalition Infrastructure-Industry (CAT I-I) Working Group shared recently that they are assembling a primer with acronyms and definitions for autonomous vehicle (AV) and connected vehicle (CV) infrastructure and technology. The primer is not the first of its kind but intended to “bridge the gap” between Infrastructure Owner-Operators (IOOs) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) practitioners, according to the CAT I-I working group members. The working group's recent meeting also included presentations by Ted Hamer, managing director at KPMG Corporate Finance, and Paul Carlson, chief technology officer at Road Infrastructure Inc. Read more