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TTI Earns Awards, Helps TRB Celebrate Its Centennial

TTI Earns Awards, Helps TRB Celebrate Its Centennial FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was well represented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). This year’s meeting celebrated TRB’s centennial and had a record attendance of more than 13,900 participants from around the world. The…

TTI Helps Coordinate the CAV Task Force: Connected-Automated Vehicles Are Becoming a Reality
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TTI Helps Coordinate the CAV Task Force: Connected-Automated Vehicles Are Becoming a Reality

TTI Helps Coordinate the CAV Task Force: Connected-Automated Vehicles Are Becoming a Reality FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Connected-automated vehicles (CAVs) were once a figment of our imagination, something we only saw in science fiction movies; now, they’re becoming a reality. What exactly is CAV technology? CAVs leverage a combination of on- and off-vehicle…

People First: Advanced Technology Improves Safety near Transit Stops
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People First: Advanced Technology Improves Safety near Transit Stops

People First: Advanced Technology Improves Safety near Transit Stops FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Ensuring connected-automated vehicle technology benefits pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users is vital to transforming our transportation system in a way that meets the needs of all users. Aiming for zero traffic deaths by the mid-century mark, the Texas…

Looking to the Future with the Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project
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Looking to the Future with the Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project

Looking to the Future with the Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Imagine yourself driving a truck along I-35 filled with perishable goods. You rely on your eyes to predict what you might encounter on the road ahead, though you can’t always see every hazard. Advanced transportation technologies can make…

On a Typical Day, Texas Drivers Face Longest Delays on Houston, Austin Freeways
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On a Typical Day, Texas Drivers Face Longest Delays on Houston, Austin Freeways

On a Typical Day, Texas Drivers Face Longest Delays on Houston, Austin Freeways FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Fueled by the state’s steady growth and healthy economy in 2018, Houston’s West Loop this year is set to repeat its rank as the most gridlocked corridor in the state. Interstate 35 in central Austin comes…

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TTI News

TTI News FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) Manser Appointed to Motorcycle Safety Advisory Board TTI Senior Research Scientist Michael Manser was recently appointed to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s (TDLR’s) Motorcycle Safety Advisory Board. The board provides technical knowledge and industry expertise to TDLR about motorcycle rider training and education. With his…

The Last Stop with Greg Winfree — Transportation as a Disease Vector: Our Research Must Focus on Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Diseases
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The Last Stop with Greg Winfree — Transportation as a Disease Vector: Our Research Must Focus on Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Diseases

The Last Stop with Greg Winfree — Transportation as a Disease Vector: Our Research Must Focus on Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Diseases FROM VOLUME 56, NUMBER 1 (2020) In engineering, the term vector generally identifies a quantity that has magnitude and direction commonly represented by a directed line segment (i.e., an element of a vector space)….