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Simulation: A multi-use tool for transportation safety
Date: 3/15/2017, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EDTSpeaker: Dawn Marshall, Director of SAFER-Sim Univesity Transportation CenterOrganization: University of MarylandOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) AbstractAfter years of decline, traffic fatalities are increasing, leading...
Transportation Technologies in DOE’s Critical Materials Strategy
Date: 07/17/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Diana Bauer, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Economic AnalysisOrganization: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of EnergyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology...Autonomous Automobiles - On the Road to Reality
Date: 08/21/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Professor Raj Rajkumar, George Westinghouse ProfessorOrganization: Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and...Strategies for Reducing Vehicle-miles Traveled (VMT)
Date: 09/18/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Susan HandyOrganization: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Director of Education for the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, DavisOST-R Office: Office of Research,...Enhancing Driver Focus - The Challenge of Optimizing the Driver-Vehicle Interface in an Increasingly Complex and Automation-Rich Operating Environment
Date: 05/21/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) AbstractInnovations in display technology, sensing systems and computational capabilities are rapidly impacting the driver-vehicle interface. New vehicle interfaces often...
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Disaster Response and Recovery
Date: 07/16/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) AbstractNatural disasters can severely impact transportation networks. In the hours and days following a major flooding event, knowing the location and extent of the damage is...
The Expanding and Accelerating Universe of Ground Transportation Tech Innovation
Date: 11/21/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Matthew W. Daus, Esq, Distinguished LecturerOrganization: City University of New YorkOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) Abstract:We are now at a technological cross-roads...
The Impact on Mode Choice of Activities Conducted while Commuting: Testing Transit-Advantage and Autonomous-Vehicle Scenarios
Date: 08/20/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Patricia Mokhtarian; Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringOrganization: Georgia Institute of TechnologyOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) AbstractFrom early studies of...
Long-Term Bridge Performance Program - An Update
Date: 09/19/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Ali MaherOrganization: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)Sponsored by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology...