Reimagining Transportation

Premier thought leaders discussed America’s transportation future during Volpe’s speaker series Reimagining Transportation.

Volpe Welcomes the Public During Cambridge Science Festival

Recently, Volpe offered the public a snapshot of its multimodal transportation research when it opened its doors to the Cambridge- and Boston-area community as part of the 2015 Cambridge Science Festival.

Side Guards Save Lives: A Success Story

In this video, Volpe engineer Alex Epstein discusses how the implementation of side guards is gaining momentum as a safety feature on large trucks.

Five Teams, Six Judges, Seven Minutes: Volpe’s Third Innovation Challenge

Five teams competing for seed funding waited anxiously to take the stage. Six DOT executives took their seats as judges of Volpe’s third Innovation Challenge. The teams each gave seven-minute presentations describing the problems they proposed to solve, the solutions they wished to develop, and...

U.S. DOT SBIR 16.1 Solicitation Now Open

Small businesses are invited to submit research proposals through December 16, 2015, for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Business Innovation Research program solicitation.

Infographic Shows How Technology is Transforming Aviation

The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling out the Next Generation Transportation System, NextGen, transforming how air traffic controllers and pilots see our national airspace. A key technology, called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B),  is helping FAA  transition...

African Nations Gain Vessel-Tracking Skills

Volpe hosted nine representatives from Cape Verde, Senegal, and Tanzania this summer to teach them how to install and maintain the Volpe-developed vessel tracking system that can help African nations combat criminal maritime activities

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.

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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