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Can Google Drive Better than You?
Via Slashdot: They think they can. Based on a paper they presented at a robotics conference recently, they believe their technology already performs better than human drivers. A key approach – avoid dangerous conditions. For example, their software is much better than humans at doing things like maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in…
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Transportation Megatrends
PSU Transportation Seminar: Clouds, Crowds and Traffic: What 10 emerging Megatrends mean for the future of transportation Speaker: Ted Trepanier, INRIX, Inc. Topic: Clouds, Crowds and Traffic: What 10 emerging Megatrends mean for the future of transportation When: Friday, November 1, 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Summary: Ten new megatrends will be presented…
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Open Thread for the Week of 10/27/13
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Help Shape Portland’s Transportation Future – Wonks Needed
As part of the City’s update to its Comprehensive Plan, Portland must update the Transportation System Plan (TSP) – the key policies and street classifications that will guide how we continue the evolution of our street system over the next 25 years. The “Networks Policy Expert Group” has chewed over a lot of the policy…
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What’s the Impact of Hanjin’s Exit?
Last week it was reported that container shipper Hanjin will stop calling on the Port of Portland in January, this morning the Business Journal starts to figure out the impacts. I expect that some will begin speculating about what this might mean for development of terminals on West Hayden Island. I honestly don’t know the…