2019 UTC Student Awards PPT
2019 UTC Student Awards PowerPoint Slide Deck
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2020 UTC Student Awards PowerPoint Slide Deck
Student of the Year Awards
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) invests in the future of transportation through its University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program. The Congressionally-mandated program has been in place since...
An Energy-Harvesting Railroad Tie for Improving Track Condition Monitoring and Safety
Researchers at the Railway Technologies Laboratory (RTL) of the Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS) at Virginia Tech have designed and developed an energy harvesting railroad tie, shown in Figure 1, to power trackside electronics and sensors for improving track condition...
Using Video Feeds from Public Traffic Cameras and Computer Vision to Analyze Social Distancing and Travel Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Researchers at the Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Reliable Transportation (C2SMART) University Transportation Center (UTC), led by Professor Kaan Ozbay at New York University, have developed a continuous, real-time pedestrian detection framework...
AI Pedestrian Traffic Safety System
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of traffic fatalities in the United States was 36,096 in 2019, which is more than 11.17 deaths per 100,000 population. In 2019, more than...
METRANS Partners with City of Long Beach to Launch ITS Test Bed
The National Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS) Tier 1 University Transportation Center is bringing next generation micro-sensor technology toward real-world implementation through an innovative partnership with the City of Long Beach Public Works Department and...
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2019 UTC Annual Report to Congress
The University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program is a federal grant program that funds university-based transportation centers to conduct research, education and workforce development, and technology transfer activities. Grants are administered and managed by the United States...
TTI Researchers Develop Curriculum for Transportation Emissions and Health
Researchers in the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) have developed a cross-disciplinary course titled Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Emissions, Human Exposures, and Health. A Tier-1...