As part of the Cambridge Science Festival, come and hear a series of short, live talks direct from Volpe team members working on emerging transportation issues such as maritime security, nonmotorized transportation, and advancing the flow of aviation traffic. The talks will conclude with a tour of the Volpe train, airplane, and car simulators.
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Past Events
To read news and see videos from our past speakers, click on an event below. You can use the topic filter on the top-right to find events that are of greatest interest to you.
Transportation in a World that is Gray, Delayed, Small, and Female
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD, the Founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab, spoke as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's speaker series The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
How Much Time Do Americans Spend Behind the Wheel?
December 4, 2017
December 4, 2017
Don Pickrell, PhD, the Chief Economist at the Volpe Center, discussed how much time Americans spend driving as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's speaker series The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
The Emergent eVTOL Market
November 28, 2017
November 28, 2017
Carl C. Dietrich, PhD, the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Terrafugia, discussed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's speaker series The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
Putting Safety in the Driver’s Seat: A Progress Report on General Motors' Development of Driver Assist and Self-Driving
October 26, 2017
October 26, 2017
Harry M. Lightsey III, executive director of Emerging Technologies Policy in the Global Public Policy organization at General Motors, spoke as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's 2017 thought leadership series, The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
Rethinking the Human-Autonomy Team Architecture
October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
Amy Pritchett, professor and head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, spoke as part of Volpe's newest speaker series, The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
Safer at Any Speed: Cybersafety for Connected Vehicles
October 5, 2017
October 5, 2017
Joshua Corman, the director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center, spoke as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's 2017 speaker series, The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
Autonomy for Humans
September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
Jeffrey Schnapp, co-director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and founder/director of metaLAB (at) Harvard, kicked off Volpe's newest speaker series, The Ongoing Transformation of the Global Transportation System.
2017 Volpe Center Cybersecurity Conference & Expo
September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017
U.S. DOT's Volpe Center is hosting its annual Cybersecurity Conference & Expo. This annual event features guest speakers from government agencies and private industry to discuss current cyber threats and best practices to combat them.
Risk Modeling for Small UAS in Controlled Airspace Around Airports
September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017
Tom Sheridan, PhD, and Jason Lu will discuss how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center is working with FAA to develop a collision risk model for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in key terminal airspace where business and commercial users also enter the airspace. This work will inform requirements for an automated authorization and notification tool for small UAV operations.