NHTSA Arms Drivers with Easy-to-Find Vehicle Safety Information
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently unveiled a new tool that puts vehicle safety information in the hands of American drivers.
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Motor Vehicle Crash Avoidance Infographic
What’s one of the most promising ways to prevent crashes and save lives and money on America’s roadways? Crash-avoidance technologies that let cars communicate with drivers, each other, and infrastructure. Learn about the evolution of active safety technologies through this easy-to-read data...
Infographic - Motor Vehicle Crash Avoidance
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Insights into Nation’s Freight System Could Shape New Surface Transportation Legislation
The National Freight Advisory Committee is working to make the nation’s freight network safer and more efficient.
Mapping Speed Bumps from Your Mobile
In Boston, city planning innovators developed a smartphone application called Street Bump that helps the city pinpoint pothole problems and fix them quickly.
New Hazard Analysis Tool Released to Public
Volpe recently released a new software tool that can assist transportation professionals in conducting hazard analyses.
Monitoring GPS Performance to Ensure Safer Flights
Volpe technical experts designed, developed, and implemented RAIMPrediction.net, which provides critical information to pilots and flight planners.
U.S. DOT to Release SBIR Solicitation February 4
The U.S. DOT’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program will release the fiscal year 2014 solicitation on February 4, 2014.
Top DOT Leaders Turn Out for Volpe’s Second Innovation Challenge
Seven senior U.S. DOT leaders convened at Volpe to judge the organization’s second Innovation Challenge. In this now-annual contest, seven Volpe teams competed for seed funding to develop solutions to significant transportation problems.
Aiding a New Frontier in African Transportation
Volpe engineer Roger Wayson presented to five dozen government officials from across Africa at a recent conference. After the presentation, Wayson was surrounded by government officials who wanted more, including transportation knowledge on how to decrease the three months it can take a...