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In his talk for Volpe's speaker series Reimagining Transportation, Harry Lightsey, executive director of the Global Connected Customer Experience for General Motors, identified four foundational changes happening in the auto industry that are connecting vehicles to each other, to infrastructure...
MARAD maintains a fleet of U.S. Government-owned vessels to train merchant marine officer candidates and support other federal agencies in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. Based on a Volpe analysis, MARAD concluded that three of these ships will no longer be operational if no...
John Heywood, who spoke as part of Volpe’s Reimagining Transportation series, identifies three themes for transportation professionals working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
With the growing numbers of pedestrian fatalities in mind, the Federal Highway Administration, through U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research program, awarded a contract to develop a traffic signal interface app for smartphones called SmartCross.
By 2045, America’s population is forecast to grow by more than 20 percent. Our freight transportation system will need to keep pace with this growth and with changing trade and demand patterns. Maintaining an agile system is one of the key goals of the National Freight Strategic Plan, now in...
Each year, Volpe staff come together for Volpe Day, an opportunity to learn more about each other’s work, share ideas, and get to know colleagues. This year, Volpe debuted a new format: an “unconference.”
Luisa Paiewonsky, director of Volpe’s Center for Infrastructure Systems and Technology, received the Leadership in Infrastructure Revitalization Award from Boston-based The Engineering Center Education Trust.
NASA Director of Airspace Operations and Safety John Cavolowsky discusses coming changes in aeronautics, unmanned aerial systems, and how to find inspiration beyond aviation.
This document is the U.S. DOT SBIR 16.1 solicitation amendment 0001 for Topic 16.1-FA1.