While autonomous vehicles will one day — and in the not-too-distant future — dramatically reduce the mostly human-induced hazards of driving, new technology now being tested in Utah could start saving lives and time stuck in traffic in just the next few years.
Category: Wyoming
New digital message signs/web cameras coming online in northwest Wyoming
June 2, 2020 For information about WYDOT’s work, contact WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803. “Work started last August, and installation and activation of the message boards was delayed due to COVID-19,” said Kaia Tharp, Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer in Thermopolis. “The 30-day test of the message boards […]
Wyoming prepares for winter with new connected vehicle technology on I-80 corridor
November 2, 2018 | Adam Frost |Traffic Technology Today.com (Photo Courtesy of Article) As it prepares for winter, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has been demonstrating the new connected vehicle technology that it is piloting on Interstate 80, which it hopes could help reduce crashes and make the route safer during adverse weather conditions. Read […]
Lear to launch vehicle communication partnership with Wyoming
March 20, 2017 | Katie Burke | autonews.com Lear Corp. is partnering with Wyoming to enable vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication in the state. The seating and electronics supplier said on Monday that it will be the only company working with the Wyoming Department of Transportation on the project. Wyoming is one of three pilot sites, along […]
University of Wyoming simulator to be used in I-80 Connected Vehicle project
Orginally posted: TrafficTechnologyToday.com /February 29, 2016 The University of Wyoming (UW) is part of a team working on a pilot project that is intended to reduce the number of weather-related incidents involving trucks on I-80, as part of the US Department of Transportation’s Wave 1 Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. About 11,000 to 16,000 vehicles […]
UW Part of Study to Improve Safety, Reduce Traffic Closures on I-80
Posted originally: University of Wyoming News / February 23, 2016 Last April, a stretch of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins was the scene of two major pile-up crashes that involved 135 vehicles, resulted in two fatalities, and had an economic impact of roughly $23 million. The state’s critical economic transportation corridor — sections of […]
WYDOT RELEASES TRAVEL INFORMATION APP FOR SMART PHONES
Date: 02/02/2016 A new smart phone app for road and travel information has been released by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). The Wyoming 511 app provides pre-trip and en route travel information, and can be used to provide location information to friends, family or emergency responders. It is available for most Android and Apple […]
WHP social media campaign looks to deter drunk driving
By JOEL FUNK, Laramie Boomerang [12/31/2015] Laramie, Wy – Many Laramie residents are likely happy New Year’s Day falls on Friday, allowing for people with the federal holiday off work to extend their mini-vacations through the weekend. However, those extra days off mean extra work for law enforcement agencies looking to combat impaired driving. […]
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