- TransCore Recruits Google Veteran To Lead Smart Mobility Initiatives
- Utah Focuses On Making Air Taxi And Delivery Drone Services A Reality
- Atkins Modeling Toll Helps Cities Anticipate Climate Change Impacts
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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TransCore Recruits Google Veteran To Lead Smart Mobility Initiatives
Jackson Castleberry has joined TransCore as senior vice president of smart mobility ecosystems with responsibility for leading the ongoing delivery of innovative smart mobility technologies and solutions. According to the company’s announcement, “Castleberry’s addition to the TransCore leadership team strategically positions the company to deliver enhanced value for customers across the evolving smart mobility ecosystem. His appointment further underscores TransCore’s commitment to investing in next-generation transportation technology and addressing emerging mobility challenges.”
Mr. Castleberry joins TransCore from Google, where he held various strategic partnership management and business development positions over a 14-year period. Among other things, he oversaw strategic partnerships and commercial growth for Google One and Google Photos. He was instrumental in bringing Google Fiber and other products to market, and developed expertise in Google’s advertising business.
TransCore president and CEO Whitt Hall, commented, “TransCore is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that anticipate and solve the evolving challenges faced by our customers and the transportation industry, and our success is underpinned by top talent from both within and outside the industry. Jackson is an exceptional leader whose experience with one of the world’s foremost technology innovators will significantly advance our initiatives and strengthen our leadership in transportation solutions. TransCore is renowned for providing superior value and trusted, industry-leading solutions to our customers, and Jackson’s appointment reinforces our commitment to enhancing these capabilities.
Appointments-Promotions-Retirements Google and Alphabet Inc. Intelligent Traffic Management Systems Intelligent Transportation Systems TransCore V2X and V2V TechnologyUtah Focuses On Making Air Taxi And Delivery Drone Services A Reality
KSTU reports, the Utah governor’s office, the Utah Inland Port Authority, and 47G, a state-based aerospace and defense industry association, are among the collaborators working on development of services using all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. “Utah has been preparing for a world of air taxis and delivery drones. The legislature’s Transportation Committee consistently pushes through bills to regulate airspace and delegate to Utah’s Department of Transportation a lot of the oversight. UDOT itself has been involved with experiments on vertical takeoff and landings, including one earlier this year in a Layton parking lot.”
The organizations involved in the initiative are planning to ramp up pilot projects over the next year. Their goal is to launch air taxi service in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Backers’ ultimate vision is to tie “advanced aircraft into mass transit options for Utahns.”
Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) UtahAtkins Modeling Toll Helps Cities Anticipate Climate Change Impacts
On the National League of Cities website, AtkinsRéalis provides a glimpse of the firm’s City Simulator, a tool designed to help local leaders anticipate and plan for the impacts of climate change across interdependent infrastructure, utility, and social network systems. The simulator uses scenario modeling to help planners understand how their current baselines may change under various conditions, such as wildfires, flooding, or warming temperatures. Case studies from Atlanta and Boulder are described, with links to the results of both studies.
AtkinsRéalis (SNC-Lavalin Group) Climate Change & Infrastructure Resilience Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Information Technology Resources and Acquisitions Transportation and Infrastructure Research & DevelopmentThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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