Media
Infrastructure in the News 8.2.16
The Washington Post: Rio’s long-delayed Olympic metro line opens in the nick of time
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/08/01/rios-long-delayed-olympic-metro-line-opens-in-the-nick-of-time/
Infrastructure in the News 8.1.16
The New York Times: Delphi Wants to Deploy Self-Driving Cars in 2022
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/01/business/ap-us-delphi-autonomous-cars.html?_r=0
Auto electronics supplier Delphi Corp. will start testing self-driving vehicles in Singapore next year with a goal of putting them into public use in 2022.
Infrastructure in the News 7.29.16
Bloomberg: States, Cities Mount U.S. Election-Year Push for Infrastructure
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-29/states-cities-mount-u-s-election-year-push-for-infrastructure
Infrastructure in the News 7.27.16
The New York Times: Investigators Say Tesla Car Was Speeding at Time of Crash
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/26/us/politics/ap-us-self-driving-car-death.html
The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above the speed limit just before hitting the side of a tractor-trailer, federal accident investigators said Tuesday.
Infrastructure in the News 7.26.16
The Washington Post: Digitalization transforms the future of industry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/siemens/driverless-vehicles-smart-machines-3d-printers/
Infrastructure in the News 7.25.16
CBS Sunday Morning: Philadelphians say: Love it or leave it
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphians-say-love-it-or-leave-it/
Ed Rendell, co-chair of Building America’s Future, explored the city of Philadelphia with Mo Rocca this week. The pair took in the sights of the city, including an expedition to the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a discussion of the proper way to prepare and eat a cheesesteak.
Infrastructure in the News 7.22.16
The New York Times: Elon Musk’s Tesla Plan: More Models, More Self-Driving
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/business/elon-musks-vision-for-tesla-more-models-more-self-driving.html?_r=0
Infrastructure in the News 7.21.16
Yahoo Tech: Federal guidelines for autonomous vehicles due this summer
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/federal-guidelines-autonomous-vehicles-due-summer-230037079.html
Infrastructure in the News 7.20.16
Politico: GOP platform recycles transpo policy ideas
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-transportation/2016/07/gop-platform-recycles-transpo-policy-ideas-215403
Infrastructure in the News 7.19.16
The Washington Post: Forget the bells and whistles, what transit riders want is good service
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/07/18/forget-the-bells-and-whistles-what-transit-riders-want-is-good-service/
Bells and whistles are nice, but what riders want from transit is just good, reliable service.