Dive summary:

• Consider this question, which is on the minds of those who put together an American Road and Transportation Builders Association conference that will be held in October: If cars were driven by computers and navigation systems rather than by people, would bridges and roads look any different? And how?
• The group's annual "Transovation" session in San Jose, Calif., is taking it as a given that with Google trying to make a driverless car work and with other innovations bound to come in highway and driving technology, something is bound to change for the companies and people who design and build American roads.
• To look for insights, ARTBA will bring together people from the auto manufacturers, Microsoft, IBM, 3M and major contractors to consider technology and transportation together.

From the article:

Now in its third year, TransOvation brings together the brightest minds in transportation development and business to help them build innovative thinking into their professional skill set....