The Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment met last week for what was likely their last round of presenters. The committee expects to put forward a draft of a plan at the May meeting and work toward finalizing that plan by their final meeting in late June. The three presenters […]
Gov. Walker’s Autonomous Vehicle Committee Continues to Collect Information
Date Tue, Apr. 10, 2018 - 1:00pm By Hamilton
Gov. Scott Walker’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment held their sixth meeting on March 28 in Madison. Over the next few months, the committee will draft a report with recommendations to the governor on how to coordinate testing and operation of autonomous and connected vehicles on Wisconsin’s roadways. The report […]
Governor’s AV Committee Meets to Discuss Insurance Issues
Date Thu, Mar. 1, 2018 - 3:26pm By Hamilton
On Feb. 28, the Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment convened for their fifth meeting. The Committee is charged with developing a report by June 30 to the governor regarding their findings and recommendations on autonomous vehicle (AV) policies in Wisconsin. The meeting began with a quick review of the […]
Rep. Spiros Named Interim Transportation Committee Chair
Date Fri, Jan. 19, 2018 - 10:02am By Hamilton
Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfield) was appointed Thursday as interim chairman of the Assembly Committee on Transportation. Spiros replaces former Rep. Keith Ripp (R-Lodi), whom Gov. Scott Walker recently appointed to be the assistant deputy secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Spiros served in the U.S. Air Force for six years and […]
Governor’s Autonomous Vehicle Committee January Meeting
Date Thu, Jan. 18, 2018 - 3:03pm By Hamilton
The Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment met at the Capitol on Jan. 17. Created under Executive Order 245, the Committee continues to collect a variety of information on autonomous vehicles that will inform a final report due to the governor by June 30, 2018. Presenting first to the committee […]
Governor’s Autonomous Vehicle Committee November Meeting
Date Fri, Dec. 1, 2017 - 8:49am By Hamilton
The Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment met at the Capitol on Nov. 15. Steven Cyra from HNTB presented on the federal Department of Transportation (USDOT) connected vehicle pilot in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa project, he said, used a mixture of USDOT funding and revenue from Tampa area tolls to […]
Gov. Walker’s Steering Committee on Driverless Cars Meets
Date Fri, Oct. 27, 2017 - 9:31am By Hamilton
In May 2017, Gov. Scott Walker issued an executive order creating a committee on driverless cars. The governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment convened for the second time on Oct. 18 to discuss Wisconsin’s current statutes surrounding driverless cars and examples from other states. After introductions of committee members, the […]
JFC Passes Budget Bill
Date Mon, Sep. 11, 2017 - 11:44am By Hamilton
Just before 9 P.M. on Sept. 6, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) completed its work on the 2017-19 state budget. JFC spent long days on Tuesday and Wednesday taking votes on Foxconn and the remaining budget issues: transportation, taxes, and the “wrap up” motion. Statutory language of the budget bill will be finalized in the […]
JFC Resumes Budget Work
Date Fri, Sep. 1, 2017 - 8:28am By Hamilton
After a two-month break, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) have resumed their work on the state budget. JFC met on August 24 and 28 to vote on some outstanding issues including Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Department of Public Instruction (DPI). JFC will meet again on Tuesday, September 5, to finish up their work, […]
DOT Reform Package Introduced
Date Fri, Jul. 21, 2017 - 8:57am By Hamilton
Last week a group of Republican legislators, led by Sen. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo (R-New Berlin), introduced a transportation reform package (LRB 3884). According to the author’s co-sponsorship memo, the legislation “combines various reform bills that have already been introduced into one omnibus reform package,” and “proposes several new ideas to address […]