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Fueling Transportation with AI and the Edge: A Recap of Intel’s ITSWC19 Panel

November 11, 2019

We traveled to Singapore to attend the ITS World Congress, and one of the highlights for us at the show was the opportunity to speak and participate in the “Fueling Transportation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Edge” panel with Intel. Representatives from Intel, GRIDSMART, Advantech, and ITS Taiwan discussed the impact of technology and how companies are implementing new, […]

Project Playhouse: Building Foundations for our Children from the Ground Up

September 24, 2019

One of the foundations of INTERSECT is taking time to build character through relationships and service to those less fortunate in the local Knoxville community. We express this through our Day of Service and invite all INTERSECT attendees to participate. This year, we have partnered with Knoxville’s Habitat for Humanity on Project Playhouse. Following our […]

A Day in Next City

September 9, 2019

By Matt Cole, President at Cubic Transportation Systems and Corporate Senior Vice President at Cubic Corporation If you’ve read one of my articles before, you’ve probably heard me mention NextCity. While Cubic Transportation Systems delivers a wide and varying range of transportation solutions to customers throughout the world, our NextCity vision allows us to neatly sum […]

Engineering a Better Future for Students: Donate Your Time to STEM

August 8, 2019

Science. Technology. Engineering. Math; or as it’s more commonly called, STEM. It’s our line of work; it’s what we do every day. As these fields continue to evolve, it’s critical to become involved with STEM programs for children, so they learn the benefits of those fields. Recently, Andrew Hall, Principal Software Engineer at GRIDSMART, attended […]

The Endgame on Data Use in Transportation

July 31, 2019

About 12 years ago, I experienced one of my favorite career failures. I was serving as a Counsel for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. Senate committee staff write proposed new laws (bills) and try to convince stakeholders (other Senate staff, constituent citizens and companies, and federal agencies)—to approve of the language so that senators vote […]

Pedestrian Fatalities: What is Going On?

July 30, 2019

By Wes Guckert, PTP, President, The Traffic Group In recent years, the number of pedestrian fatalities in the United States has grown substantially faster than all other traffic deaths. According to a 2017 report from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the number of pedestrian fatalities increased 27% from 2007 to 2016, while at the […]

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November 19, 2019

NASCAR TURNS TO AUTOMATED SOLUTION TO INCREASE ACCURACY OF RACE OFFICIATING

By Josh Hamilton, Senior Manager of Racing Communications, NASCAR Imagine standing in the middle of a road with 40 cars roaring right at you at 55 miles per hour. Now add the responsibility of identifying a specific car, following its path towards you as it screeches...

November 19, 2019

EXPOSING THE DARK SIDE OF SMART CITIES

BY NAVEEN JOSHI, FOUNDER AND CEO, ALLERIN Smart cities have the ability to transform the lives of its citizens. However, there is a dark side to these smart cities that can go unnoticed. Smart cities are leveraging modern technologies such as Artificial Intelligence...

November 15, 2019

POLICYSMART 56: Planning for Consumer Goods Delivery in an Autonomous City with Allan Rutter, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

As more and more people move back into dense urban areas, demand for autonomous vehicles is inevitable. Whether you've thought about it or not, AV does affect logistics and consumer goods delivery. City planners must think quickly about how to manage this emergent...

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After much deliberation, and with much remorse, GRIDSMART has decided to cancel INTERSECT this year. The safety of our employees, distributors and customers is of utmost importance.

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