Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT)

Cooperative Automated Transportation

Roadway safety in a cooperative automated world

Highway automation is not years away, or even days away. It’s here now, causing a number of state transportation agencies to react with initiatives related to preparing and supporting Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) on U.S. roadways.


Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs)

Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) deals with CAVs, which are vehicles capable of driving on their own with limited or no human involvement in navigation and control. Per the definition adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are six levels of automation (Levels 0-2: driver assistance and Levels 3-5: HAV), each of which requires its own specification and marketplace considerations.


Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) and Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs)

For traffic safety, vehicle-to-everything communications is the wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between vehicles and anything else. The "X" could be roadway infrastructure, other vehicles, roadway workers or other safety and communication devices. ATSSA members are at the forefront of these technologies, and are working with stakeholders across new industries to see these innovations come to life.


Sensor Technology

CAVs rely on three main groups of sensors: camera, radar, and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). The camera sensors capture moving objects and the outlines of roadway devices to get speed and distance data. Short- and long-range radar sensors work to detect traffic from the front and the back of CAVs. LIDAR systems produce three-dimensional images of both moving and stationary objects.


For more information about ATSSA’s efforts on CAT and CAV’s and their interaction with our member products check out the resources below.




Resources

It’s not too late: Enter ATSSA’s Got Talent-Battle of the Bands edition It’s not too late: Enter ATSSA’s Got Talent-Battle of the Bands edition

It’s not too late: Enter ATSSA’s Got Talent-Battle of the Bands edition

Entry deadline is Jan. 10

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Always secretly dreamed of stardom? Enjoy showing off your musical talents? Have a group of bandmates?

Get your act together and compete in ATSSA’s Got Talent: Battle of the Bands edition during the 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo in February.

Achieve fame among your ATSSA colleagues and you could be playing for the crowd in Tampa at the 52nd Annual Convention & Traffic Expo.

The entry deadline is Jan. 10.

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Increase your competitive advantage at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo Increase your competitive advantage at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo

Increase your competitive advantage at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo

Sales veteran Jim Pancero shares how to increase sales in today’s virtual environment on Feb. 17

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Jim Pancero, a Dallas-based sales and sales leadership speaker, trainer and consultant, has spent the past four decades helping distributors and equipment manufacturers increase their competitive advantage and strengthen their sales leadership skills.

Pancero will share his expertise at 3 p.m. on Feb. 17 during one of nearly 50 education sessions offered during ATSSA’s 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo. The Convention is being held online over two weeks in February – Feb. 8-12 and 16-18.

Check out the breadth of offerings available at North America’s largest annual gathering of roadway safety infrastructure professionals.

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ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo provides vital connections ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo provides vital connections

ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo provides vital connections

Event kicks off with panel on prevention and resources for work zone tragedies

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Dec. 14, 2020) – ATSSA kicks off its 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo with a Roadway Worker Protection Summit, going to the heart of the Association’s lifesaving mission.

The Summit features a panel discussion in which two ATSSA members share the painful experience of losing an employee in a work zone incident. They will discuss resources that helped the employee’s family and their team through the aftermath. They also will talk about tips and tools aimed at preventing work zone injuries and deaths such as training, certification and equipment.

The two-hour Summit is the first session of the 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo, which is being held online over two weeks -- Feb. 8-12 and 16-18.

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'Life is a Highway'–And we want to see the roads you travel on 'Life is a Highway'–And we want to see the roads you travel on

'Life is a Highway'–And we want to see the roads you travel on

We're looking for photos and videos of you and your team on the job

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ATSSA members know better than most that our lives are connected to the roads and highways. We travel them. We work on them. We do our best to make them safe.

And so, with a nod to the song, “Life is a Highway,” we’re looking for photos and videos showing you and your team engaged in your daily work life.

Our goal is to pull together images from across the globe showing our members at work and then share them in a video during the 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo.

 

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Make vital connections at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo Make vital connections at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo

Make vital connections at ATSSA’s 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo

Event kicks off with panel on work zone tragedy prevention and resources for when the worst happens

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ATSSA kicks off its 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo with a Roadway Worker Protection Summit, going to the heart of the Association’s lifesaving mission.

The Summit features a panel discussion in which two ATSSA members share the painful experience of losing an employee in a work zone incident. They will discuss resources that helped the employee’s family and their team through the aftermath. They also will talk about tips and tools aimed at preventing work zone injuries and deaths such as training, certification and equipment.

This year’s virtual Convention will be different from typical online events. It provides ample opportunities for members to connect with industry experts and colleagues in fun and informative ways.

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