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Federal meetings Thursday, Jan. 18 are tackling topics such as speed limiters, automatic emergency braking, autonomous trucks and lease-purchase plans, among others. Also, a wide variety of ages and experiences make up the OOIDA board. We recently spoke with two younger board members about the importance of being politically active in the trucking industry. And a renewed effort at the Missouri statehouse would tackle the issue of predatory, nonconsensual towing in the state. Meanwhile, competing bills in Indiana would either eliminate or increase the speed differential between cars and trucks.

0:00 – Newscast 

10:07 – Feds examine speed limiters, other tech and lease-purchase

24:49 – Younger truckers stress need for getting involved

39:14 – Indiana may end or increase speed limit differentials

Two states are acting to significantly increase the number of truck parking spaces within their borders. Wyoming is adding spaces to one location with a history of problems, while Indiana will add spaces to rest areas across that state. We’ll talk with both states’ DOTs to get the details. Also, 2024 is looking to be another big year for new regulations – and many of them do not appear favorable to truck drivers. We’ll get a rundown from OOIDA Director of Federal Affairs Jay Grimes. And it’s a new year, which means fuel tax rates are changing in many states. In a lot of those locations, the changes are automatic.

0:00 – Newscast 

10:07 – Two states to expand truck parking

24:49 – Rules on speed limiters, broker transparency expected this year

39:14 – States change fuel taxes for new year

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins the show to talk truck parking from an event in South Dakota dedicated to the issue. Automated trucks take the spotlight during a hearing in the House, and in the absence of a witness representing truck drivers, lawmakers step up to raise some valid concerns and questions. And finally, DAT expects the spot market to pick up a bit as retailers shift from back-to-school season to the holiday season.

0:00 – Newscast

9:54 – Secretary Buttigieg: U.S. DOT committed to truck parking

24:39 – Autonomous truck hearing in the House

39:33 – Spot market update

Marty Ellis has been talking with drivers about a question: Are trucks getting too automated? Are automated manual transmissions, adaptive cruise control or automatic emergency brakes too much? Also, some carriers are enforcing ever stricter policies on several issues, including personal conveyance, the split sleeper berth provision and inward-facing cameras. And OOIDA’s biannual board meeting recently took place. We’ll hear from one of the members of the board to talk about his career – and his side job running an animal rescue and sanctuary.

0:00 – Newscast. 

10:12 – Carriers cracking down on some policies.

24:52 – Bee Wings and Fuzzy Things.

39:36 – Are trucks getting too automated?

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• One thing you can do that will make you stand out when trying to connect with people
• What to look for in finding not just clients but referral partners
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📅   Date:  Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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He’s an Amazon bestseller with his two books “Marketing Tidbits” and “Networking Tidbits”

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Dr. Patricia Scanlon is CEO and co-founder of SoapBox Labs, the leading company focused on voice recognition technology for children. Most voice recognition solutions today are optimized for adult speakers and have high error rates when applied to children's vocal patterns which are constrained by immature biological development and language proficiency. SoapBox Labs was created to fill this gap in ASR performance for kids.

In today's interview, Scanlon discusses the EdTech market, the changing perceptions of venture capital related to the segment, new applications for speech recognition for children, and how COVID-19 has impacted the market.

Dr. Patricia Scanlon earned an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and then went on to complete her PhD in speech recognition with a focus on signal processing and machine learning at the University College Dublin. Those studies included research at both Columbia University and IBM. That was followed by seven years on the research staff at Bell Labs and Alcatel-Lucent before founding SoapBox Labs. 

Today’s machine tools create an enormous amount of data. One way of using this information is to implement automated feedback processes that improve machining operations. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Scott Mahrle, director of business development for Q-DAS and Hexagon Integrated Solutions, and Frank Krazer, system engineer for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, about what automated machine tool feedback is and how it impacts the manufacturing process; how automated machine tool feedback can increase the efficiency of both people and equipment; how it can produce costs savings; and how manufacturers can build workers’ confidence in this process.

Rachael Tatman has a PhD in linguistics from the University of Washington and began testing voice assistant speech recognition systems like Amazon Alexa from a research perspective in 2016.

Today, Rachael is Senior Developer Advocate at open source conversational AI startup Rasa. She marries a deep computational and data science background with an understanding of linguistics to provide a unique view on conversational AI design and performance. 

Verbit just closed a $60M funding round after raising $30M earlier this year and $21M in 2019. We break down the company's AI-plus-human automated transcription business model, what is driving growth, and how the new funding will be employed. 

Tom Livne is CEO and co-founder of Verbit since 2017. Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of AppInsight. Tom is a graduate of the Yale School of Management and Technion and earned a law degree at IDC Herzliya. He previously appeared in episode 89 of Voicebot Podcast in early 2019. 

Peggy covers some of the latest big announcements in the world of technology, then digs into the newest happenings in Washington with AVs (automated vehicles).

She also discusses:

• Opportunities for autonomous driving and the biggest concerns that need to be overcome.
• What is being done with the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing Initiative.
• Why it is important to think outside the box and identify new ways that AVs can make a difference.

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Peggy explains how voice assistants impact transportation. She says Juniper Research predicts there will be $8 billion digital voice assistants in the U.S. by 2023 and ResearchandMarkets predicts the global voice assistants market will reach $5.4 billion by 2024.

She also talks about:

• How voice assistants will help during the shopping process.
• What is causing the growth of voice assistants.
• How it is going to impact transportation such as AVs and buses.

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(07.21.20 - #678)

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With AVs (automated vehicles) growing at a fast rate, Peggy details the U.S. DOT new initiative that provides an online public facing forum for sharing automated driving system testing activities and other safety information.

She also discusses:

• How this initiative will create transparency in the world of AV testing.
• How AVs will open the doors for a new transportation paradigm.
• The companies involved in the initiative and what they each provide.

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(06.30.20 - #675)

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LLN (2/6/20) - 5G is a new technology that could significantly change access to the internet – as well as other aspects of your daily life. We’ll cover that – and the latest on some DataQ problems. Also, the FMCSA came in just under the wire in publishing the delay to the entry-level driver training rules to the Federal Register, while the Senate discusses regulatory issues, and the federal government offers some guidance on automated vehicles. And elected officials in states from South Dakota to Virginia are discussing possible changes to speed limit rules. 

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Driver training delay; Senate on regulation; automated vehicle guidance.

24:35 – States consider speed limit changes.

39:03 – 5G is coming; DataQ update.

LLN (1/24/20) – Trucking organizations are taking a strong stand against the idea of taxing trucks only as a way to add funding for highways. Also, scientists who study transportation are asking questions about autonomous trucks, hours of service, ELDs and parking. We’ll tell you what they had to say. Truckers in California have more to say about the new independent contractor law and trucking parking. And we’ll preview an upcoming U.S. House committee hearing on funding highways.

0:00 – Newscast.

9:28 – Auto transporters, EPA initiative, meal and rest breaks.

23:49– Massachusetts CDL requirements.

38:17 – Protecting America’s infrastructure.

LLN (1/2/20) – OOIDA has long said the future of independent contractors would ultimately be decided in the courts, and this week a federal judge has stopped enforcement of California’s new contractor law. Also, we’ll have regulatory highlights from 2019, including hours of service reform, entry-level driver training and automated vehicles. And Wyoming lawmakers may consider whether to allow tolls on Interstate 80 there, while Missouri considers changes to several trucking laws.

0:00 – Newscast.

9:29 – 2019 regulatory highlights.

23:50 – Wyoming tolls; Missouri trucking law changes.

38:19 – Court stops enforcement of California independent contractor law.

Patricia Scanlon is CEO and founder of Soapbox Labs, the leader in automated speech recognition for kids.

Scanlon earned her PhD in speech recognition with a focus in signal processing and machine learning at the University College Dublin. She also has an undergraduate degree in electrical and electronics engineering. Before founding Soapbox in 2013, Scanlon worked for seven years as a researcher at Bell Labs of Alcatel Lucent.