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For now, the Florida bridge collapse has many possible causes

A third worker died while on the job at the sprawling, 21-mile-long I-4 Ultimate in Orlando. Michael Tolman, 56, an ironworker with Shelby Erectors, a project subcontractor, died March 8 after being struck.

In the first round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant awards under the Trump administration, the Dept. of Transportation has put a major emphasis on rural projects, awarding such proposals more than 60% of the $487.1 million total it distributed.

Although on-street testing immerses AVs into real-world mobility environments, ensuring their reliability requires creating and evaluating as many “what if” scenarios as possible for a variety of vehicles. 

Although several state DOTs are investing in AV research and pilot programs, Colorado’s RoadX program may be farther down the highway than most. 

Building infrastructure for autonomous vehicles can smooth down some of the rough edges of the technology, but the real work of navigation happens in the cars. 

Autonomous vehicles promise to revolutionize mobility, but they’ll need the right infrastructure to do it

California judges say lower court erred in subway contract breach decision and $93M award to LA transit agency