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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...
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...
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'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...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration turned to U.S. DOT’s Volpe Center to investigate the causes behind 93 real-life hazmat tanker truck rollovers, current training programs, and to develop recommendations to improve cargo tank safety.
As the nation observes Veterans Day on Saturday, November 11, we honor the many veterans who have transitioned from military service into a civil service career at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. Meet some of the veterans who work at the Volpe Center and join us in honoring their...
To provide service-wide guidance on maintaining and improving various transportation assets, the National Park Service recently released its first National Long-Range Transportation Plan, a 20-year vision plan that a team of Volpe planners helped develop.
Technology is advancing, societal trends are changing, and new visions for self-driving vehicles are emerging. Harry Lightsey of General Motors provides the manufacturer's perspective on how self-driving cars are putting safety in the driver's seat as part of The Ongoing Transformation of the...
Distinguished director of U.S. DOT’s Volpe Center from 1989 to 2004 and now director emeritus, Dr. Richard R. (“Dick”) John will retire from public service in November following a federal career that spanned five decades.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to issue its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Phase I solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research (...