Automobiles
Legacy ID
50
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...
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...
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) AbstractThe 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) AbstractMobile 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) AbstractResearch 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) AbstractAdaptive 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) AbstractThere are...
Reducing Driver Distraction for Young Connected Drivers with Voice Enabled Technologies
Date: 09/16/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Juan E. GilbertOrganization: University of FloridaOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)Abstract
Dr. Juan Gilbert and his research and his research team have been...