Regina Clewlow, PhD, on Small Scooters and Big Data
Regina Clewlow, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Populus, spoke at the Volpe Center on July 30 about micromobility, big data, and transportation innovations.
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J. Scott Drennan on Airborne Ride Sharing
J. Scott Drennan, VP of Innovation at Bell Flight, spoke at the Volpe Center on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
U.S. Department of Transportation Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Award Recipients
The U.S. DOT has awarded 26 U.S. small businesses a total of $11,850,000 as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
ACES and the Future of Driving
Bryan Mistele, Co-founder, President and CEO, INRIX, spoke as part of the Volpe Center’s 2019 speaker series Our New Mobility Future. INRIX is a leading provider of connected car services and mobility analytics worldwide.
Beyond Big Data to Useful Data
Laura Schewel, founder and chief executive officer of StreetLight Data, spoke as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Our New Mobility Future series. “All of this data is out there, but that is not useful big data. You can’t make a policy about that road based on that data…you have to...
Kristin C. Lewis, PhD
Dr. Kristin Lewis is the principal technical advisor for aviation alternative fuels and resilient supply chains at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. Her work focuses on resilience in transportation; alternative jet fuel transportation, availability, and sustainability analyses; and environmental...
Autonomous Vehicles That Include Risk in Their Decision Making
Professor Brian Williams, MIT’s Bisplinghoff Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, recently spoke as part of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Our New Mobility Future speaker series. His research concentrates on the creation of long-lived autonomous systems that are able to explore, command, and...
Advancing Safety in Our New Mobility Future
U.S. DOT is working to usher in a new era of transportation innovation and safety. “As we prepare for the future of new, emerging technologies...one of the top Department priorities is to make sure we address public concerns about safety, security, and privacy, without hampering innovation,”...
FY 2019 Phase I & II Awards
FY 2019 Phase I & II SBIR awards.
SBIR Success Stories Archive
Browse the archive of SBIR success stories to learn more about how U.S. DOT’s SBIR program has supported small businesses in developing new and innovative technologies that have benefited the department and the public, while providing a basis for growth for small businesses.