Google joins panel discussion about future of self-driving cars

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 12, 2013

Representatives from Google, Toyota and Texas Instruments met on Capitol Hill on April 10 to discuss the development of self-driving vehicles, USA Today reported. The companies were part of a panel discussion sponsored by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. The vehicles ...

Granite Construction awarded $181 million design/build highway project in Texas

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 07, 2011

Granite Construction Inc.has been given the O.K. to proceed on a $181 million contract by the North Texas Tollway Authority to construct Section 6 of the new Chisholm Trail ...

LaHood awards $6.5 million to ease truck parking shortages in Michigan, Minnesota

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 04, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood awarded $4,480,000 to Michigan's I-94 Truck Parking and Information Management System and $2,049,940 to Minnesota's Comprehensive System for Assessing Truck Parking Availability. Both systems will deliver real-time information on parking availability through ...