Podcast appearances and mentions of kirk steudle

The advancements in transportation have been amongst the most exciting of the 21st century. The production and purchase of electric vehicles are on the rise. Research and development surrounding hydrogen vehicles are gaining momentum. And autonomous vehicles? Well.. it's what we're all curious about. In episode 5 of the Innovations Uncovered series, Kirk Steudle, former director of transportation for the state of Michigan helps to navigate this revolution and weighs-in on the timescale of it all.

The latest Talking Transport is a look ahead to the much anticipated ITS (UK) Summit that takes place on 27th November at the Bristol Harbour Hotel. Book your place at itssummit.co.uk. In this podcast, which is relevant to you whether you’re going to the event or not, the event’s keynote speaker Kirk Steudle talks about what he’ll cover in his speech about how to implement technology and where to find the budget. “The easiest thing is traffic signals," he says. "We replace traffic signals every single year... replacing it with a traffic signal controller that is adaptable to the future That's one way within existing budgets that we can be prepared to take advantage when it gets here." The Summit is discussing the real issues around implementation of technology in transport and not a day facing “death by powerpoint”. Among the sessions are a discussion about why great technology that the industry has invented doesn’t make it onto our network, is it because of understanding, budget, procurement or priorities? And how can we make the powers that be understand that ITS can often deliver benefits quicker, cheaper and more effectively than big infrastructure projects… You can join the conversation by signing up at itssummit.co.uk but be quick, places are selling out fast. The event is sponsored by Cubic, Kier, WSP and SNC Lavalin business Atkins. Another issue being discussed is ITS to improve the environment, so we hear from another of the Summit’s speakers – Dave Williams from Atkins – and also from Professor Margaret Bell of Newcastle University who talks about the transport-related environmental issues we face and what technology can do about it, and also has a reality check for people who work from home.

This episode features Kirk Steudle, Michigan Department of Transportation Director, who is retiring after 31 years with the department on October 31. He reflects on the changes, challenges, and successes across his three decades in transportation.

This episode of the ITE Talks Transportation podcast features Kirk Steudle, Michigan Department of Transportation Director, who is retiring after 31 years with the department on October 31. He reflects on the changes, challenges and successes across his three decades in transportation.

This episode features Kirk Steudle, Michigan Department of Transportation Director, who is retiring after 31 years with the department on October 31. He reflects on the changes, challenges, and successes across his three decades in transportation.

Wanna hear from the leading state in new mobility? Wanna hear from an international player in day to day traffic management with a great story on how America goes to Egypt? Wanna hear about new technology on the road and a new autonomous spec car with no steering wheel from a leading American OEM? Then you gotta listen to this new episode of POLICYSMART. We hear from TrafficWare's Jon Newhard, Michigan DOT's Kirk Steudle, and GM's Gary Smyth at ITS Detroit.

Kirk Steudle, the director of Michigan DOT, is distinguished in many ways but two factors that stand out are his years of service as the leader of the state's transportation agency and the national leadership roles he's had with AASHTO, TRB and ITS America. That experience give him unique insights not only into MDOT but what's happening nationally. He shares that perspective in the latest episode of Transportation Radio's profiles of state DOTs.

Most traffic accidents are caused by human error. Engineers are designing vehicles with built in sensors that send messages to other cars, trucks, bikes and even pedestrians, to prevent collisions happening. The idea is to make the vehicles react to whatever's going on faster than the human drivers. Jack Stewart drives around the university town of Ann Arbor, in Michigan, in some of the many vehicles that are fitted with experimental devices in the world's largest connected vehicles project. He finds out how the system works from researchers at UMTRI, the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute, including the director, professor Peter Sweatman and human factors expert Dr Jim Sayer, Kirk Steudle, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation and a resident who has had her car fitted with an experimental device. (Photo: Right hand wing mirror, Nevada, USA, BBC copyright)

Most traffic accidents are caused by human error. Engineers are designing vehicles with built in sensors that send messages to other cars, trucks, bikes and even pedestrians, to prevent collisions happening. The idea is to make the vehicles react to whatever's going on faster than the human drivers. Jack Stewart drives around the university town of Ann Arbor, in Michigan, in some of the many vehicles that are fitted with experimental devices in the world's largest connected vehicles project. He finds out how the system works from researchers at UMTRI, the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute, and Kirk Steudle, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation. Jack has a ride in Google's driverless car which has no steering wheel and no pedals. Google's Chris Urmson explains the company's approach to autonomous vehicles. Jack visits Stanford University's driverless car project where Professor Chris Gerdes shows him Shelley, an automated Audi that races around a track at speed as well as a human driver. Chris is collaborating with a philosopher to explore some of the difficult questions around autonomous vehicles, such as who's liable if there's an accident. Is it the human or the car?

Why is it that everyone wants better roads to drive on, but no one wants to fix them? If only we'd build them like the German autobahns, nary a pothole there'd be ... right? It may not be so simple. Kirk Steudle is the Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation and one of the foremost road experts in the country. We'll be asking him about what it takes to build highways and byways that last, and we'll discuss how we're going to pay for it one way or the other. We'll have plenty of news on tap as well including the latest car sales breakdown. Also, the long-forgotten Detroit Electric has been revived in the form of a sporty Tesla-like model. Plus, the latest news on GM's full-size trucks: do they have what it takes to compete? Joining John McElroy in studio is co-host Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design and Production.

Kirk Steudle, Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, sits down with us to talk about the priority road clearing system for winter weather, budget concerns over the price of road salt, and more.Kirk Steudle, Director of MDOT.mp3Join us weekday mornings on Sunny 101.9 WKQS. Or log onto the Sunny Side Up Blog for more!