A driver-assistive system (DAS) developed by the Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory (IV Lab) at the University of Minnesota's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Institute integrates sensing,...

If you commute by car to work and a major highway closes, what do you do? You may take a detour or find alternate routes. Or you may try something new, like carpooling, taking transit, shifting...

Did you know that 76% of people with mild dementia could pass a driving test? How can experts determine who among people with cognitive impairments is still a safe driver and who is...

Electric vehicles, previously only spectacles of auto shows, science fiction, and a failed launch attempt in the late 1990s, are now becoming a consumer reality; there are an ...

On-road, real-world data on how second-by-second driving style, hybrid vehicles, climate, and topography affect vehicle tailpipe emissions are scarce. The University of Vermont (UVM...

The diverse assemblage of participants at last October's fifth annual UTC Spotlight Conference was a testament to the wide-ranging nature of livability and the need for different...

Alaska is well-known as a land of extremes. Extreme cold, long summer days and long winter nights, large mountain ranges and the lditarod Sled Dog Race all come to mind. But another extreme is the...

Use of smartphone applications to collect traffic data is being investigated at the Nevada University Transportation Center (NUTC) of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)....

A catastrophic disaster can disable or destroy the very same vehicles, roads, and bridges that are needed to provide emergency response. But for many communities, inland waterways may provide...

Given the high construction costs, physical restraints, and limited impact of simply building more infrastructure to resolve congestion issues, METRANS researchers are looking for...