Business Trend. Drones. Transportation Aerial Mapping. Inspections. Property Rights. Data Collection & Security.

Which texas companies were certified under the new drone certification system in Texas? HUVRdata (Austin) & Aviation Unmanned (Addison)

What entity does the drone certification? Texas A&M University System via its Corpus Christi campus and its engineering extension service

How is industry using drones?  wind-power, oil and gas and transportation industries to provide aerial inspections and mapping, and for port and border security and coastline monitoring

Data security and drone…

Trend: Pay for Bridge Repair with Truck Tax

Which state wants to trucks to pay a bridge toll? Rhode Island

What got Rhode Island to this point where bridge repair requires a bridge toll? Rhode Islands bridges are in the worst shape in the country. 23% of its bridges need structural repair, that’s the highest in the U.S.

What justifications are lawakers offering to toll truckers?

  •  Trucks account for 70% of the damage to roads
  • Trucks pay about 20% of the cost of road

What numbers will the toll produce?

  • $20 on large commercial…

INTERIM Lege Trend: Self Driving Big Rigs & Trains. The New Self Driving Car. 5 Effects in Texas. 3 Companies Moving Forward.

Freight movement is entering a new, driverless world. Both 18 wheelers and train cargo are entering a new automated world. The future is now.

5 Ways driverless freight will impact  Texas:

  • it will change the economics of freight shipping
  • resolve truck driver shortages
  • reduce the cost of freight shipping
  • more fuel efficient freight shipping
  • safer freight shipping

The big truck companies testing driverless big rigs:

  • Freightliner/Daimler
  •  Volvo
  • Peterbilt

Forbes | Self-Driving…

6 Poll Results on Support of Transportation Funding

AAA released its polling information on transportation funding this week showing huge support for transportation funding:

  • 70% think the federal government should invest more than it does now for roads, bridges and mass transit systems
  • 91% think it important to conduct routine maintenance and repair of roads and bridges, such as fixing potholes, repaving roads, etc.: 
  • 70% rate it important to expand public and shared transportation, such as busses, commuter rail and support for…

Transportation Safety & Oil Boom Costs Billions. New Report. 4 Points.

Who authored this study about transportation safety being impacted by the oil boom? Texas A&M transportation Institute

What areas did they study to conclude its costing billions? They studied crashes in 2 time frames, 2006-2009 and 2010-2013, and in 3 areas; the Permian Basin, Barnett Shale, and Eagle Ford Shale regions.

What was the conclusion? As rig counts go up so do traffic collisions, and as rig counts go down so do traffic collisions.

How much do traffic collisions in energy…