Creating a Foundation for Long-Range Transportation Planning for National Parks
Volpe supported creating a foundation for Long-Range Transportation Planning for National Parks
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Detecting Damage in Structural Components with New Infrared Technologies
Bridges and other structures can have subsurface damage that can’t be detected through visual inspections. New infrared technologies developed through U.S. DOT’s SBIR program are helping accurately detect and image hidden damage below the surface, reducing the cost and disruption associated with...
Eric Falzone
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Understanding Traffic Systems with Innovative Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection
A new technology developed with the support of the U.S. DOT SBIR program and FHWA can provide urban planners, designers, and transportation agencies a better understanding of their traffic systems.
Report to Congress Explores Safety and Security Technologies for Alternative Transportation Infrastructure
A recent report to Congress offers data on safety and security incidents at alternative transportation facilities—like bicycle lanes, walking paths, and transit stations—and provides recommendations for innovative technologies that could address some of the most urgent risks to the traveling...
How Much Time Do Americans Spend Behind the Wheel?
U.S. DOT Volpe Center Chief Economist Don Pickrell and a team of Volpe Center data experts recently completed an in-depth study for the Federal Highway Administration to produce detailed statistics on travel speeds and vehicle hours traveled that can provide new levels of insight into how...
Leveraging the Space Above Our Heads and the Emergent eVTOL Market
Getting stuck in traffic isn’t just a nuisance. On an aggregate level, traffic can have major financial impacts for cities and countries. Aviation innovator Carl C. Dietrich, PhD, co-founder and chief technology officer of Terrafugia, explains the potential to use the space right above our heads...
Safely Integrating Drones into the National Airspace
By 2021, there could be 4 million remotely piloted aircraft—commonly referred to as drones—in the hands of hobbyists and commercial users, according to projections from the Federal Aviation Administration. Safely and efficiently integrating the coming influx of drones into our nation’s...
Volpe Is Recruiting Student Interns for 2018
The Volpe Center is recruiting talented and diverse individuals to fill internship positions in a variety of fields. The summer 2018 internships are open November 16-30, 2017, or until the applicant limit is reached.
U.S. DOT SBIR FY 2018 Solicitation Document
U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. The attached document outlines the FY 2018 Solicitation request to invite small businesses...