The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center published nearly 70 reports and conference papers in 2019 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and...

In the early 2000s, Volpe implemented a vessel communications and tracking network for the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The network, based on the automatic identification system, promises improved safety, security, and efficiency throughout the Seaway.

Anthony Townsend, senior research scientist at New York University’s Rudin Center, discussed the signals of our increasingly programmable world and examined mobility in an age of programmability, identifying four broad scenarios for America’s...

Earth-shattering innovations rarely happen in a vacuum. From Sputnik to Apollo 11, the Model T to self-driving cars, every transportation technology that challenged us to rethink mobility rose out of entire teams of engineers and designers who bucked...

General McDew commands USTRANSCOM, which delivers global defense logistics anyplace, anytime, and for however long is needed. He recently came to Volpe to discuss the nation’s most pressing military and civilian transportation challenges, and the new...

Regina Clewlow, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Populus, spoke at the Volpe Center on July 30 about micromobility, big data, and transportation innovations.

In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, “Volpe Voices” pays tribute to 50 years of staff dedication to advancing transportation innovation for the public good. 

A team from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center, U.S. Air Force, Raytheon, and MITRE Corporation developed and deployed an automated solution that enables remote operators to detect-and-avoid other aircraft.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center has officially broken ground on its new federal facility.