80 episodes

Our ability to get from Point A to Point B is something lots of us take for granted. But transporting people and products across town or across the country every day is neither simple nor easy. Join us as we explore the challenges on Thinking Transportation, a podcast about how we get ourselves — and the things we need — from one place to another. Every other week, an expert from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute or other special guest will help us dig deep on a wide range of topics. Find out more: https://tti.tamu.edu/thinking-transportation/

Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations Texas A&M Transportation Institute

    • Technology
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

Our ability to get from Point A to Point B is something lots of us take for granted. But transporting people and products across town or across the country every day is neither simple nor easy. Join us as we explore the challenges on Thinking Transportation, a podcast about how we get ourselves — and the things we need — from one place to another. Every other week, an expert from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute or other special guest will help us dig deep on a wide range of topics. Find out more: https://tti.tamu.edu/thinking-transportation/

    Will AI Help Us Realize Our Highest Hopes or Our Deepest Fears?

    Will AI Help Us Realize Our Highest Hopes or Our Deepest Fears?

     Artificial intelligence seeks to replicate the analytical and creative capabilities of the human brain. Perhaps that lofty ambition helps to explain why so many humans are leery of the idea. 

    • 32 min
    More Transit Agencies Are Jumping on the Battery-Powered Bandwagon.

    More Transit Agencies Are Jumping on the Battery-Powered Bandwagon.

    Cities working to become leaders in clean transportation are electrifying their bus fleets, and learning that the road to success can be a bumpy one.

    • 28 min
    Neil Pedersen Has a Question: Are we willing to stick our necks out?

    Neil Pedersen Has a Question: Are we willing to stick our necks out?

    The former leader of TRB may have stepped away from full-time employment, but he hasn’t stepped away entirely from the industry he has helped to guide for half a century.

    • 46 min
    Roadside Mysteries: When utilities pose unique challenges for roadway construction.

    Roadside Mysteries: When utilities pose unique challenges for roadway construction.

    Every road construction project involves the hidden element of utilities in the right of way. That work isn’t necessarily as visible, but it’s every bit as consequential. 

    • 27 min
    Is Public Transit Back to Pre-pandemic Normal? That depends on where you look.

    Is Public Transit Back to Pre-pandemic Normal? That depends on where you look.

    The transit industry is better equipped to work through a public health crisis than it was before COVID-19. And even as it faces persistent challenges, public transportation continues to play a central role in everyday mobility.

    • 32 min
    Crash Data and an Aging Population Raise an Issue: How old is too old to drive?

    Crash Data and an Aging Population Raise an Issue: How old is too old to drive?

    Drivers over age 80 are more prone to serious and deadly crashes. As this population segment grows, researchers are working toward fresh countermeasures.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Keaton Schrank ,

Interesting and insightful!

It’s always intriguing to hear the perspectives of leaders and innovators in their respective fields, and I think that this podcast does a great job at bringing on folks who have interesting things to say about their work. I enjoy listening to these professionals, and I learn something new each episode! Great job, Bernie!

pkoonce ,

Transportation podcasts are what I am here for...

Great initial effort, although I have to say there was a little bit of a tease that Robert Earl Keen might have had more influence on the show with that first title. Looking forward to more insights from leaders in the industry

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