Beyond Flying Cars: The Latest on Transportation's Tech Evolution

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Bob Brydia about the latest advances in transportation technology and the integration of AI and autonomous vehicles.

As he prepares to head out to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend the ITS World Congress, we check in with TTI Senior Research Engineer Bob Brydia about the latest advances in transportation technology, including recent projects in Texas and where things are headed with integrating innovative applications like artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles safely, securely and efficiently. Bob heads TTI's Systems Operations and Technologies Division and has more than 35 years of experience in transp...

People in this episode

Guest: Bob Brydia

Topics covered

• transportation technology
• artificial intelligence
• autonomous vehicles
• innovation
• safety
• efficiency

Keywords

• transportation
• technology
• AI
• autonomous vehicles
• ITS World Congress
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Places: Atlanta, Georgia

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