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Pedestrian traffic deaths have been on the rise for a decade. Why is this happening and what can we do to stop it? The solution starts with design and improving our infrastructure to support pedestrian safety.
Read ArticleWe at Waycare are proud to join millions across the world in celebrating Women’s Equality Day. We asked several of our female employees to share which women have inspired them most in their own lives.
Read ArticleSpeed variability is an often overlooked cause of car accidents. Some cities across the United States have taken steps to address this issue by promoting speed harmonization, which is a method designed to decrease speed variability, effectively improving our road safety.
Read ArticleConsider the traffic light, an ever-present piece of machinery that seemingly keeps our intersections safe. Why are there three colors vertically aligned? Who made these decisions? Today we share some tidbits of knowledge that we hope will make you look at traffic lights a little differently.
Read ArticleThese are the words of Amy Stelly, an architectural designer, who lives in Tremé, a neighborhood in New Orleans. She is waging an uphill fight, to rid herself and her neighbors of the noisy, smelly Claiborne Expressway, which cuts through her place of residence like a scalpel.
Read ArticleThe Ever Given, a massive container ship weighing 200,000 tons, became trapped in the Suez Canal in late March. How does this compare to other issues in the mobility world? Can we use this as a learning lesson?
Read ArticlePulling over at a rest stop or interstate exit rather than the side of the road could mean the difference between life or death. Can we as a society work to reduce interstate pedestrian fatalities?
Read ArticleElectric vehicles will play a crucial role in improving our carbon footprint. Waycare looks into a potential solution for increased charging.
Read ArticleHow did a group of scrappy day traders end up shaking giant hedge funds? .. and what does this have to do with transportation anyway?
Read ArticleAs a Tel Aviv resident, my careful planning is often thwarted by unpredictable traffic. A 15-minute drive becomes a two-hour ordeal at the drop of a hat. This unpredictability seems random, however transportation experts have named the cause: non-recurring congestion…
Read ArticleProfessor and writer Shlomo Maital interviews Waycare’s Head of Strategic Partnerships, Paul-Matthew Zamsky.
Read ArticleProfessor and writer Shlomo Maital interviews Waycare’s Project Manager, Na’ama Goldberg, about her position and […]
Read ArticleTruck platooning is a step towards road safety, environmental protection, and building public trust in autonomous vehicles. But how does it work and what’s holding us back from the widespread adoption?
Read ArticleProfessor and Writer, Shlomo Maital, interviews Waycare’s Product Manager, Ayala Rosenbaum, about her journey functions at Waycare. The two discuss Ayala’s background in Cognitive Science and how it brought her into the field of Product Management.
Read ArticleAfter the world has suffered from the heavy impact of a global pandemic, is there any way to fight back and initiate a positive tipping point? How can this be done to improve public transportation?
Read ArticleWhile it is true that there has been a decrease in traffic and vehicles on the road during COVID-19, it hasn’t been all positive news from a traffic management perspective.
Read ArticlePost by: Shai Maron, VP R&D Take one look at the creatures who inhabit the […]
Read ArticleIn a recent webinar hosted by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE), three panelists explored the challenges that different agencies have experienced, as well as the adjustments they have made to communicating and operating as a result.
Read ArticleOne of the few silver linings brought about by the COVID-19 crisis has been a major reduction in driving activity. With states emerging from quarantine, what impact will this have on vehicle emissions and air pollution?
Read ArticleAs a result of changing traffic patterns, Waycare has developed new layers for its map-based interface, highlighting COVID-19 testing sites and essential locations which are more likely to become inundated with traffic.
Read ArticleToday, we hear the word algorithm and associate it with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and modern technology. It is interesting to note however, that algorithms and the concepts they are based on pre-date computers by thousands of years.
Read ArticleLargely ignored in all this has been the role of public transportation. With ridership down to nearly zero, and with it revenues, public transportation is now on life support.
Read ArticleWith a large fraction of the US under ‘shelter in place’ orders, we would expect to see a major decline in emergency braking, crashes, and traffic fatalities. But wait! …
Read ArticleWaycare has joined in the fight to combat the Coronavirus. We have designed a zip code level map accompanied by a questionnaire to support health professionals and the public identify regional hotspots.
Read ArticleWhat if we treated our vehicles like ants? What if vehicles exchanged information through their own antennae (sensors and WiFi)? In fact, they do.
Read ArticleTimes like these provide a stark reminder of the fragility of our highly interconnected society. How we will reimagine our transportation network when a sense of normalcy returns?
Read ArticleDear COVID-19, We didn’t think it would happen like this. We knew you were coming, […]
Read ArticleRead an interview with Michal Rosenthal, Data Scientist at Waycare. Michal expands on how she came into her role, what she does in her free time, and more.
Read ArticleAs a core member of the Waycare team, Yaniv Costica works as a Data Engineer in the Tel Aviv, Israel office. Yaniv joined the company over two years ago when there were only six employees on the team…
Read ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have long been hailed as the remedy for inefficiencies in public sector projects. Through the joined force of the public and private sectors…
Read ArticleMeet Efrat Barak Zadok, our Customer Support Manager based in our Tel Aviv, Israel office. Efrat has worked with Waycare since April 2019…
Read ArticleA runaway trolley is moving toward a group of five people who are tied up on the tracks. You are near a switch that could divert the trolley’s path to a side track, but doing so would kill one person on that track line.
Read ArticleWhen something happens, it generates data. But what about when something nearly happens, but doesn’t?
Read ArticleFederal research shows that about forty percent of car crashes occur in intersections, most of them due to left-hand turns. One company has been aware of this for over a decade.
Read ArticleCloud infrastructure has proven to increase effectiveness, however many government agencies have failed to implement it. How can they do so within a reasonable budget?
Read ArticleLet’s consider an alternate reality in which Eisenhower did not win the presidency. In that case, what would the USA look like without the federal highway system?
Read ArticleWhy is it taking so long for self-driven cars to take over our roads? So many lives could be saved! Here is the rather sad answer.
Read ArticleOf some 40,000 traffic deaths in the US every year, almost a fourth (9,723) were directly the result of excessive speed. The question is, how can we get drivers to slow down – and save lives?
Read ArticleCuritiba is a Brazilian city a thousand miles south of Brazilia, capital of the state of Parana, and built to replicate the futuristic city to the north. In 1972, cars were banned. No cars in center-city Curitiba!
Read ArticleWhat is a “Smart City” anyway? While definitions vary, Swisscom provides a comprehensive definition worth […]
Read ArticleThe phrase “untying the Gordian knot” has come to mean, solving a near-unsolvable problem. Traffic congestion in Israel a major problem, in fact it is 3.5 times that of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average.
Read ArticleThere is a great deal of talk about autonomous vehicles. But what about autonomous helicopters?
Read ArticleWhy did it take so long? How was it paid for? Why is the word “Defense” in the original bill? And what can we learn from this piece of history, regarding modern traffic management?
Read ArticleAmong baby boomers, there is a familiar phenomenon called boomerang boomers. They leave home, travel the world, seek their fortune – and sometimes, return home to Mom and Dad…
Read ArticleManagement begins with measurement. But if you measure incorrectly, you will almost certainly manage traffic incorrectly.
Read ArticleAutonomous vehicles (AVs) will inevitably become the dominant form of transportation in the 21st century. They represent a radical leap forward in automotive technology…
Read ArticleGDPR raises an interesting question. When autonomous cars each generate terabytes of information, what are the privacy implications?
Read ArticleThese days, everything is smart. Smartphones, smart digital assistants (Alexa), even smart refrigerators. Well, cities too want to be smart. But what exactly is a smart city? Here is a short guide.
Read Articlewhat value will connected cars create? What unmet needs will this technology solve? How comfortable are drivers sharing their data?
Read ArticleHow much does the Federal Government invest in road safety? Approximately 1% of spending on crime and less than 1% of spending on terror.
Read ArticleThe first set of traffic lights were gas-lit and installed in London, outside the Houses of Parliament, on December 9, 1868
Read ArticleThe US Department of Transportation has embraced DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) as its favored technology for “the future of safe driving”. What is DSRC?
Read ArticleWe have a problem with modern cities. Increasingly, a growing proportion of economic innovation and […]
Read ArticleThe term artificial intelligence is, in our view, is a very misleading one. Here is […]
Read ArticleAn article published some five years ago [1] in a European scholarly journal provides a […]
Read ArticleMachine learning is a part of what is known as “artificial intelligence”. It is essentially […]
Read ArticleWaycare makes use of the ‘deep learning’ technology, in turn closely related to ‘neural […]
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