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2018 UTC Spotlight Newsletters
2018 UTC Spotlight NewslettersTransportation for Populations with Disabilities
Transportation is essential for people with disabilities and older adults to participate in society. It impacts access to healthcare, essential goods and services, interactions with friends and family, and ability to work or attend school, as well as a host of other...
2018 UTC Student Awards PPT
2018 UTC Student Awards PowerPoint Slide Deck
2019 UTC Student Awards PPT
2019 UTC Student Awards PowerPoint Slide Deck
2020 UTC Student Awards PPT
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...