Articles by Peter Eakland

About Peter Eakland

Mr. Eakland has worked 35 years as a traffic engineer and transportation planner in the San Francisco Bay Area and Alaska for consultants and local governments. He has played a leading role in corridor and traffic impact studies, signal timing, analysis of new technologies, and transit operations.

Autonomous Vehicles: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Headed?

Editor’s Note: The following article is a synopsis of Workshop #4 from Meeting of the Minds 2016. The author, however, has done a thorough job of researching the most current status of the technology, deployment, and regulations surrounding autonomous vehicles....