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) Abstract

After years of decline, traffic fatalities are increasing, leading...

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) Abstract

Innovations in display technology, sensing systems and computational capabilities are rapidly impacting the driver-vehicle interface. New vehicle interfaces often...

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) Abstract

From early studies of...

What Can Intelligent Transportation Systems Offer?

Date: 09/17/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Professor Hesham RakhaOrganization: Virginia TechOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) Abstract

The transportation sector consumes around 100 quadrillion BTUs of energy...

Enabling Better Mobility Through Innovations For Mobile Devices

Date: 02/18/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Sean J. BarbeauOrganization: University of South FloridaOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) Abstract

Mobile phones are quickly reshaping our world. As of November 2014,...

Connected Motorcycle Research at VTTI and the Virginia Connected Corridors

Date: 03/18/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Zachary DoerzaphOrganization: Virginia Tech Transportation InstituteOST-R Office: University Transportation Centers (UTC) Abstract

Research indicates that applications enabled by...

Are Adaptive Signal Control Systems a Solution to Urban Congestion?

Date: 04/15/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Zong TianOrganization: University of Nevada RenoOST-R Office: University Transportation Centers (UTC)

Abstract

Adaptive traffic signal control systems are an emerging technology for urban...

Photovoltaics (PV), Electronic Vehicles (EV) and Your Home

Date: 7/15/2015, 12:30pm to 1:30pmSpeaker: Dr. James M. FentonOrganization: University of Central Florida, Electric Vehicle Transportation CenterOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)