This year’s holiday party was held at The Culinary Depot in Phoenix. Members of ITS Arizona and Arizona ITE enjoyed catching up over a delicious meal and social setting. The holiday party raised $500, which were used to buy jackets for donation at the Andre House in Phoenix.

Waymo One, self-driving service is open to the public. Waymo has started providing this service in the Phoenix Metro area including Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, and Gilbert. The service can be accessed via Waymo One App. 

More media coverage….

Riding with Waymo One today :https://medium.com/waymo/riding-with-waymo-one-today-9ac8164c5c0e

Waymo’s So-Called Robo-Taxi Launch Reveals a Brutal Truth: https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-self-driving-taxi-service-launch-chandler-arizona/

Waymo One: The next step on our self-driving journey: https://medium.com/waymo/waymo-one-the-next-step-on-our-self-driving-journey-6d0c075b0e9b

We followed Waymo’s self-driving cars around Arizona for 170 miles; Here’s what we saw: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/12/05/google-self-driving-cars-waymo/2213133002/

The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) 2018 Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Awards were given to showcase the very best in the transportation Industry. The awards recognize the impactful and creative solutions implemented to improve safety and mobility.

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) won two awards in the Best TSMO project category that recognizes the successful “on the ground” project that demonstrates the solution(s) of improved system management and operations compared with traditional capacity-based approaches.

Winner – Arizona Department of Transportation, US-60 Restripe Project: Arizona DOT Transforms Road Safety Using Full Suite of TSMO Capabilities (reducing crashes by 70% on an interstate merge)
Runner Up – Arizona Department of Transportation, ArizonaDOT’s Wrong-Way Vehicle Detection System & State Trooper Co-Location

Click to find more information regarding the projects.

The Town of Gilbert has an opening for Traffic Engineering Specialist Senior.

Applications are open now and will be accepted through December 18, 2018.

Apply online at Government Jobs Website.

The City of Mesa, has an opening for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Technician Trainee.

Applications are open now and will be accepted through December 6, 2018.

Apply online at Government Jobs website.