Researchers bring tech’s tagging to Minnesota highways — approaching drivers alerted to road construction in precise, real-time
Minnesota trialling Bluetooth ‘tags’ to warn drivers about highway workzones
— Traffic Technology Today, March 19, 2020
Tag: Technology
Grace period over for drivers in NSW caught by cameras — violators of handheld ban can expect five demerit points and at least a $344 fine
Drivers facing heavy fines if caught using a mobile phone by hidden cameras
— 9News, February 28, 2020
App utilizes ‘carrot-not-the-stick approach’ to curb drivers’ phone use; prevent distracted driving
Would a Free Milkshake Get You to Ignore Your Phone While Driving?
— The New York Times, February 27, 2020
‘If you own a car with partial automation, you do not own a self-driving car. Don’t pretend that you do’ — deadly distraction and overconfidence in car’s tech: Investigation
NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game
— The Detroit News, February 25, 2020
Beyond law enforcement, preventing distracted driving is ‘going to require cultural change and that’s why we want to engage the Hollywood community, again.’
New Massachusetts Distracted Driving Bill Takes Effect This Weekend
— “Under The Radar,” WGBH, February 21, 2020
Amendments to ACT’s handheld ban bring clarity after concerns from ‘doubtful’ Uber driver were raised with road safety official
Rideshare drivers secure amendments that allow them to touch their mobiles
— RiotACT, February 8, 2020
Feds give temporary approval (with special requirements) for deployment of vehicles without driver/human-focused standards onto US roadways
US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
— Associated Press, February 6, 2020
Focus of improvements in annual report card on US states’ road safety policies: Occupant safety and children; young drivers and licensing; and preventing impaired and distracted drivers
Report Card for the States Rates Those with Best and Worst Laws to Cut Traffic Deaths
— FairWarning, January 29, 2020