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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 estimated 56,000 electric cars (mostly retrofitted) currently in use in the United States. The Nissan...
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 not? How can they test this without posing risks to other drivers? What elements make up an...
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 your commute time, or telecommuting if your employer approves. After the highway reopens, you may...
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, positioning, and user-interface technologies to help bus drivers operate safely and comfortably on bus...
Tennessee State University, a member of the Environmentally Responsible Transportation Center for Communities of Concern (ERTC3) consortium led by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, is studying the mechanical properties of mycelium composites.
The mycelium-...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), pedestrian fatalities increased 75% from 2012 to 2021 in urban areas. A team consisting of researchers from Clemson University and Benedict College, consortium members of the Center for Connected ...
A research team at Louisiana State University (LSU) developed an innovative, rebar-free Construction 3D Printing (C3DP) process to encourage efficient and resilient transportation infrastructure development. LSU is the lead university at the Region 6 University...
A research team from Lehigh University, a consortium member of the Region 3 University Transportation Center at Pennsylvania State University, examined the potential of using corrosion-resistant steel girders to replace corroded carbon steel girders in several aging steel...
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) worked on a project sponsored by the Safety Through Disruption (Safe-D) National University Transportation Center (UTC) to improve algorithms that measure a driver’s attention level in real time, leveraging...