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Sep 4, 2019

Georgia to Test Connected Vehicle Tech on Stretch of Highway

Intelligent transportation systems built on sensors help municipalities respond to extreme weather events, improve traffic flows and enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety. But where will connected roadway technology go from here? Georgia wants to find out. In August, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced a plan to turn an…

Aug 27, 2019

Georgia DOT, FHWA, The Ray Formalize Partnership for I-85 Infrastructure

The Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and The Ray officially have entered a partnership that defines their commitment to transforming a stretch of Interstate 85 into a proving ground for innovative infrastructure projects. Read More.

Aug 23, 2019

Closer Look: Georgia Roadway Uses Solar Technology; Using 3-D Printing to Make Pediatric Tracheal Splints; Summer Indie Music Series With The Adam Klein Trio

0:00: An 18-mile stretch of I-85 starting in Lagrange, Georgia has been called ‘the highway of the future.’ Known as The Ray, the roadway is a testing point for pavement solar cells and allows the highway’s surface to generate clean energy. Allie Kelly, executive director of The Ray, and Andrew Heath,…

Aug 22, 2019

The Ray partnership made official

The Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Troup County has been making steady progress toward a greener, more sustainable future, and on Monday, partners on the project formalized the next steps for the road. On Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and The Ray announced the…

Aug 21, 2019

New charter for public-private-philanthropic partnership commits to transportation innovation along I-85

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and The Ray announced a new pact this week that will see all three parties committed to testing the implementation of transportation innovations and future-forward infrastructure along 18 miles of Interstate 85. Read more. …

Aug 20, 2019

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Georgia DOT, Federal Highway Administration and The Ray Sign Charter, Formalize Initiative to Build Future Infrastructure on Interstate 85

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and The Ray announced that the public-private-philanthropic partnership has signed a formal charter that defines the parties’ full commitment to working in partnership on the living transportation innovation laboratory along 18 miles of Interstate 85, known as The Ray.

Aug 19, 2019

Atlanta nonprofit testing green technologies signs partnership with state, federal transportation agencies

A nonprofit named in memory of Ray Anderson, a noted environmentalist and founder and chairman of Interface Inc., has formalized its partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Read More. (Paywall)…

Aug 19, 2019 Press Release

GDOT, FHWA & The Ray Sign Charter

August 19, 2019 (Atlanta, GA) — The Ray, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that the public-private-philanthropic partnership (P4) has signed a formal charter that defines the parties full commitment to working in partnership on the living transportation innovation laboratory along 18 miles of Interstate…

Aug 13, 2019

6 Examples of Solar Powered Roads That Could Be a Glimpse of the Future

Could you imagine a future where the very roads you drive on are generating power from the sun? Well it might be here. The roads, sidewalks and cycle paths of the future might well be able to generate electricity from the power of the sun as well as provide surfaces…

Aug 13, 2019

Georgia Highway Becomes Testbed for Connected Vehicles

An 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in Georgia, will be outfitted with a data management platform to support a connected vehicle pilot project and create a learning lab to educate jurisdictions about the technology. The Ray, a section of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia, will be outfitted with connected…

Aug 13, 2019

Georgia to trial Panasonic’s V2X platform along ‘The Ray’ I-85 testbed

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced a joint project with Panasonic to test a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) data ecosystem along its real-world proving ground on Interstate 85 to provide a proof of concept for potential state-wide deployment. Read More from TrafficTechnologyToday.com…

Aug 11, 2019

A ‘living lab’ for connected vehicles

A partnership between two Georgia testbeds for connected and automated vehicles will soon give transportation innovators access to fiber optics and 5G networks to study how cars of the future perform on urban and rural roadways. The Ray, a living lab that uses an 18-mile stretch of I-85 in southwest…

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