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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute names Luke Neurauter director of the Division of Vehicle, Driver, and System Safety , articleNeurauter will lead a team of researchers that support the development and evaluation of advanced technologies and operations for automotive suppliers, policy makers, infrastructure owner operators, and improving safety and system effectiveness.
Date: Jan 26, 2022 -
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Institute's Sharing the Road with Trucks Program puts research into practice , articleResearchers with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute have developed a curriculum to educate teen drivers on how to apply safe driving practices when they encounter large commercial vehicles.
Date: Jan 11, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute research students accepted into the Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program , articleThe Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, advances the transportation workforce by helping to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, encouraging future transportation professionals to seek advanced degrees, and helping to retain top talent in the U.S. transportation industry.
Date: Jan 10, 2022 -
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Myra Blanco honored as SAE Contributor of the Year for 2021 , articleThe Society of Automotive Engineers' Contributor of the Year is the highest honor bestowed on a volunteer for his or her contributions to the society.
Date: Dec 17, 2021 -
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Hesham Rakha awarded the 2021 IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Outstanding Research Award , articleRakha, director of the Center for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, has been awarded with the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Intelligent Transportation System Outstanding Research Award for his contributions to large-scale transportation system optimization, modeling, and assessment.
Date: Nov 30, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute automated vehicle technology research helps eliminate first responder fatalities , articleThe report examines how law enforcement officials, other first responders, and crash scene investigators can better prepare for automated vehicle technology by highlighting curriculum recommendations to improve training on rapidly changing safety protocols.
Date: Nov 01, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute joins the National Distracted Driving Coalition to eliminate distracted driving fatalities , articleThe goal of the coalition is to accelerate national efforts to implement short- and long-term interventions that will promote attentive driving and eliminate distracted driving fatalities and injuries.
Date: Oct 13, 2021