September 2018
From the President
Greetings! Podcar City 12 is coming up next month in Gavle,Sweden. The conference will have the usual interesting sessions and will cover all aspects of automated shared mobility. The program includes keynotes, presentations, panel discussions, conversations, and many opportunities for networking. You will meet researchers, planners, industry and politicians.

This is a significant event that helps forward ATRA's goal of spreading information about advanced transit. Please plan on attending. All the information you need about the conference is here.
As always, enjoy reading!

Best regards,
Peter Muller, ATRA President
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Netanya approves Israel's first skyTran pod transport system
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Reliability is key to AV acceptance, finds Dutch study
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