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Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018

Tampa lawyer and mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wants to use public-private partnerships to create modern transportation solutions. Turanchik presented ideas during the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit this week. Public-private partnerships allow governments to tap into the private sector for a variety of projects, including transportation. Traditionally, such alliances have been used to pass financial […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 29, 2018

After two days of wall-to-wall speakers from high-tech companies, finance experts and land use planners, the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit wrapped up in Tampa this week with an array of geek-out-worthy autonomous vehicle demonstrations. The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the summit both this year and last, but Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes considers the annual event his baby. The […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018

For the second year in a row, Virginia-based Perrone Robotics showcased its autonomous vehicle technology that allows cars to operate without any human operation during the 2018 Florida Automated Vehicle Summit in downtown Tampa this week. The company equipped a new model Range Rover with lidar, radar, sensors and high-precision GPS to operate in fully […]

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Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik wants to tap private sector for transportation innovation

Jeff Brandes: 5 takeaways from autonomous vehicle summit

Unmanned Range Rover navigated Tampa’s Selmon Expressway in demo