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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment

Dallas’ Floating Oasis Above a Concrete Desert

A foosball table in the foreground at the Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Texas.
A foosball table in the foreground at the Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Texas.

Like a floating oasis rising above a concrete desert, the Klyde Warren Park stands firmly above the congested Woodall Rodgers Freeway in the heart of Dallas. From the vantage point of a car, it is unremarkable and looks like any other short tunnel one would encounter on a typical highway. At street level, however, it […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment

A 21st Century Transit Solution – Piloted in Houston Without Pilots

The autonomous shuttle circulator solution for first/last-mile transport.
The autonomous shuttle circulator solution for first/last-mile transport.

An autonomous first/last-mile circulator/shuttle combined with autonomous buses that connect disparate business districts could be the long-term solution to Houston’s traffic and congestion woes. Speaking at the SmartDrivingCar Summit, Sam Lott, Research Assistant Professor at Texas Southern University and Principal at Automated Mobility Services, LLC, describes a soon-to-be pilot that will launch on the campuses […]